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Economic Liberalization and Mill Workers in India : A Sociological Study of Household Strategies on a Long-term Basis

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15510207
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Area studies
Research InstitutionKyushu International University

Principal Investigator

HIGUCHI Rika  Kyushu International University, Faculty of International Studies, Lecturer, 国際関係学部, 講師 (40330956)

Project Period (FY) 2003 – 2005
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2005)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥1,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥1,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000)
KeywordsIndia / Urban Poverty / Economic Liberalization / household strategies / displaced workers / unemployment / informal sector / industrial restructuring / 早退退職 / 労働組合 / 合理化 / 工場労働者 / リストラ
Research Abstract

In this study we (1)verified measures to help the urban unemployed who had lost their jobs because of shifts in economic policy adapt to new lives ; (2)examined the perspectives important to the unemployed in developing their own life plans on a long-term basis ; and (3)considered what policies are needed to support the measures. We conducted fieldwork on mill workers in Mumbai, India, and found that :
(1)The problems with which the unemployed were faced varied depending on the nature of the job loss process. This process had a great impact on financial status, how the unemployed felt about being out of a job, and their motivation for reemployment.
(2)There was a big difference in willingness towards working in the informal sector between the chronically urban poor who have no experience in working in the formal sector, and the newly urban poor who had lost their jobs in the formal sector only recently. Therefore, analyses of such difference within the "poor" are necessary, because the differences affect greatly on their motivation for reemployment.
(3)Companies and trade unions must meet their social responsibilities in order to make up for the insufficient public safety net system in India.
In recognizing the situations mentioned in (1) and (2), there is a need to provide social services to enhance workers' willingness and motivation for employment opportunities.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2005 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2004 Annual Research Report
  • 2003 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (3 results)

All 2003 Other

All Journal Article (2 results) Publications (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] 経済自由化に揺れるインドの労働者-失職後のムンバイ-綿工場労働者の対応を事例として-2003

    • Author(s)
      樋口里華
    • Journal Title

      九州国際大学国際商学論集 15巻1号

      Pages: 121-144

    • NAID

      40006176512

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] New Economic Policy and Cotton Mill Workers in India2003

    • Author(s)
      HIGUCHI, Rika
    • Journal Title

      Kokusai Shogaku Bulletin Vol.15,No.1

      Pages: 121-144

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 樋口里華: "経済自由化に揺れるインドの労働者-失職後のムンバイ-綿工場労働者の対応を事例として-"九州国際大学国際商学論集. 15巻1号. 121-144 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2003-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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