Abstract:
The plantation sector is undoubtedly a key sector under inclusive
growth regimen. Plantation assumes special significance not only as a
source of foreign exchange but also due to its contribution towards the
employment of millions of plantation labourers, namely women who
have hitherto been bypassed by the process of economic growth and
face multiple deprivations. The objective of this paper is to review
studies on labour market issues in the Indian plantation sector. The
review is intended to throw some insights into the challenges faced by
plantation labourers focusing on the issues namely the role of labour
market institutions in plantations, nature of industrial relations
prevailing in the sector and most importantly, the impact of production
organisational innovations in the sector. Studies on social and economic
status of workers as well as their working and living conditions are also
discussed. This would serve to guide us to identify the underlying
research gaps in the existing literature which sets the basis for future
study.
