Question

35 year old Sushila has spent many years as a worker in garment export industry of Delhi. She was
employed as a ‘permanent worker’ entitled to health insurance, provident fund, overtime at a
double rate, when Sushila’s factory closed in the late 1990s. After searching for a job for six months,
she finally got a job 30 km. away from where she lives. Even after working in this factory for several
years, she is a temporary worker and earns less than half of what she was earning earlier. Sushila
leaves her house every morning, seven days a week at 7:30 a.m. and returns at 10 p.m. A day off
from work means no wage. She has none of the benefits she used to get earlier. Factories closer to
her home have widely fluctuating orders and therefore pay even less.
Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option:
26.1 Which of the following phenomena has changed the working conditions of Sushila (1)
A. Stiff competition
B. Privatization of Industries
C. Globalization
D. Liberal labour laws

26.2 Why Sushila now deprived of the facilities she enjoyed in the previous factory (1)
A. Due to temporary nature of the work
B. Because she was a temporary employee
C. The factory was too small to provide any facilities
D.She did not work well

26.3 Which of the benefits are not included in the permanent job (1)
A. Medical benefits
B. Maternity benefits
C. Provision of Provident fund
D. Work for life time

26.4 How globalisation has affected workers like Sushila ? (1)

A. It has made the workers more competitive
B. The bargaining capacity of workers has enhanced
C. It has accelerated the pace of exploitation of the workers
D. Workers now have more choices

Answer 1

Answer:

answer of 26.1 is option c

answer of 26.2 is option b

answer of 26.3 is option c

answer of 26 4 is option a