Effects of Prevailing Socio-Economic Status of Workers for Worker Productivity with Reference to Si Lankan Tea Industry in Ratnapura District
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2011
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Uva Wellassa University of Srilanka
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The tea industry is the most important industry to the economy. It has given greater contribution to the Sri Lankan economy over the years. Further, it has represented considerable amount of the Gross Domestic Production (GDP) of Sri Lanka. It is the third largest agricultural industry in Sri Lanka by contributing 1.0% to the Gross Domestic Production (GDP) of Sri Lanka in year 2009. Tea is the second largest foreign exchange earner next only to apparel industry. In year 2009, Sri Lanka has earned Rs million. 136171 by exporting both bulk and value added form of tea 289.7kgmn (Central Bank Report, 2009). Further, it is the one of the major exporter to the world market. The Sri Lankan tea has good demand in the world market. In year 2008, Sri Lanka ranked at the second place in the world market by the quantity of tea exported.
The tea industry is the most important industry to the economy; because it creates more employment opportunities.Tea industry creates direct as well as indirect job opportunities. According to the labor survey done by the Department of Census and Statistic in year 2009, 33% of workers are employed in the agricultural industry.
This research is mainly focused on identifying the relationship between socio-economic factors and labor productivity in Sri Lankan tea industry with referring to Ratnapura tea planting district. Socio-economic factors are the social and economic experiences and realities that shape one's personality, attitudes, and lifestyle. Tea is the most labor-intensive crop among all the plantation crops. It has both an agricultural and a manufacturing dimension. Worker productivity is the amount of goods and services that a worker produces in a given amount of time.
The primary objective of this research is to identify the relationship between Socio-economic factors and worker productivity in tea industry. The secondary objectives are:
• Identify the various socio economic factors that affects the worker
productivity
• Give recommendations to improve the socio-economic status of workers
• Identify socio-economic issues in tea industry
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Human Resource Management, Entrepreneurship, Management