A Study of Present Scenario of Women Participation in the Tea Industry in Shyamkhet, Nainital

Arati Pant; Mamta Joshi; Pooja Joshi; Subiya Naaz

doi:10.20425/ijts1616

Arati Pant Department of Commerce, DSB Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India.
Mamta Joshi Department of Commerce, DSB Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India.
Pooja Joshi Department of Commerce, DSB Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India.
Subiya Naaz D.S.B campus, Kumaun University,Nainital

DOI https://doi.org/10.20425/ijts1616

Abstract

According to World Bank estimates, female participation in the economy’s labour force has increased to 25% in 2020-21 from 18.6% in 2018-19. There is a notable rise in rural and semi- urban female labour participation, it further states that the female labour work group aged between (15-59) is showing an increasing trend.

Women account for more than 50% of the total work force in the tea plantation. Women workers are an asset and backbone of the tea industry.

This paper studies the contribution of women workforce and the impact on their socioeconomic life. In the tea garden of Shyamkhet, District Nainital.

This paper is an attempt to examine the challenges and problems faced by women tea plantation workers in performing their duties, gender roles, health & hygiene condition and giving recommendations for their upliftment and further development.

Keywords: working conditions, employment, empowerment, gender roles, challenges, assets etc.

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