About the Book :

This book makes a critical study of the dynamics of rural labour market in Kerala through a case study of tappers in small holding sector of natural rubber plantations. Taking a close look at the broader characteristics and underlying paradoxes of rural labour market in the state, it addresses the various issues related to employment, wages and labour tying mechanisms in the small holding sector of natural rubber plantations. Analysing the contractual arrangements and employment relations in the small holding sector, it also explores the livelihood diversification process of tappers and tapper households in the context of the crisis in the sector.

About Author :

Babu P. Remesh is Reader at the School of Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Studies, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi. He holds a Ph.D. (Economics) from Centre for Development Studies/Jawaharlal Nehru University. Prior to his joining IGNOU, Dr. Babu was Fellow and Coordinator, Integrated Labour History Research Programme and Archives of Indian Labour at the V.V. Giri National Labour Institute, NOIDA. He has many years of research experience in the fields of labour and development studies. He has to his credit several research papers published in reputed journals and books. He is author of Shifting Trajectories: Work Organisation, Labour Relations and Mobilisation in Contemporary India (2008). He writes a regular column on labour history, Labour in Those Years in Labour File.