1. – Professor (retd), Indian Inst. Of Social Welfare & Business Mgt., Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
| Received
09-May-2014 |
Accepted
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Published
09-May-2014 |
Abstract
Although much of the manufacture
of garments is located in
South India, West Bengal has a
sizeable garment industry generating
annually about Rs 720
crores in wage income. It is virtually
an iceberg, with a small
registered and formal portion
and a vast unregistered and submerged
informal portion. The
informal part does not necessarily
cover only tiny, family based
units, but many manufacturers
operating several machines
which technically qualify for
registration under the Factories
Act. Outsourcing, fragmented
manufacturing process, and a
complex network of small units,
with a single garment passing
back and forth among them,
characterize this industry.
Wages are below the minimum
wage level, and there is little
unionization in the industry.
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