Question
How does Job recuritment take place through the 'contractor system'?
Solution
- In the past, many workers got their jobs through contractors or jobbers. These jobbers were also called as mistris and were themselves workers.
- The contractor system is most visible in the hiring of casual labour for work on construction sites, brickyards and so on.
- The contractor goes to villages and asks if people want work. They promise to loan them some money. This loan includes the cost of transport of the workside.
- The contractors came from the same areas and communities as the workers, as they had the owner's support they bossed over the workers.
