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The paper tries to examine health, social security measures and determinants of earnings by labourers in textile firms of Tirupur in Tamil Nadu. Primary data have been collected from 100 labourers covering 30 textile firms in the month of September–October 2016 through random sampling method. Percentage ratio method and double-log multiple regression techniques are employed to analyse the objectives. It is observed that the labourers who work in textile firms live in unhygienic and deplorable condition without much provision of social security and coverage of health insurance either by the firms or by themselves. Low income is one of the important constraints. Education, working hours and skill training emerged as important factors influencing earnings of labourers. Experience, distance of the firm, migrant variable did not emerge to be significant. Gender bias is persistent in wage determination. With the movement from male to female labourers, on an average, wage decline by 0.46%. Appropriate provision of social security measures, improvement in work environment and checking for gender bias in earnings are necessary through public and legal policy interventions. Basic skill training and educational awareness about various trades and intra-firms’ promotion will help labourers to increase their earnings.
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Panda, P.K., Komalavalli, P. (2019). Health, Social Security and Earnings of Labourers in Informal Sector: Primary Data Evidence from Textile Firms of Tirupur, Tamil Nadu. In: Panneer, S., Acharya, S., Sivakami, N. (eds) Health, Safety and Well-Being of Workers in the Informal Sector in India. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8421-9_2
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