World of Industries

Earlier, the labour force in factories, mines and plantation was generally provided by the lowest castes, depressed classes and the unfortunates in the society.For example, in coal mines, the largest single group was that of Bauris of very low social rank followed by the santhals. In factories, the workers were drawn from Dosad, Maharas, Kolis, Julhansa, Lunyas, Kunbis, Gonds, Pasis, Panchansams, Mochis, Saibbs, Mali, Dheds, LOhar, Kumbhars, and many other schedule cast people. Now the workers come even from other communities and castes such as Brahmins, Rajputs, etc. Though caste and occupation have always interacted and the relation between the two has been elastic in our society, social mobility today accounts for the emergence of mied work force. Though caste and ocupation always interacted and the relation between the two has been elastic in our society social mobility today accounts for the emer- gency of mixed work force.