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Title Unemployment and labour redeployment among trawler workers during trawl ban period
 
Names Srinath, K.
Menon, S.J.
Gopal, N.
Thomas, M.
Edwin, L.
et al.
Date Issued 2002 (iso8601)
Abstract The 45 day trawl ban during monsoon season affects nearly 30,000 labourers working in 5,000 mechanised rafts (small trawlers) in Kerala, India. They are either alternatively employed (in the traditional sector or otherwise) or are unemployed during the period. It was observed that unemployment levels of the trawler workers are high during the period in Munambam and Ponnani, Kerala, India two of the major fishing centres studied. Only a quarter of the total work force in trawlers could find alternative employment. Labour movement towards grounds closer to their homes was also observed. In Ponnani, Very few shifted at the traditional sector. Although the percentage of redeployment of trawler workers to traditional crafts is very low, from the observations made during chakara (at Puthenkadapuram (Malappuram, Kerala, India) and koorikuzhi (Thrissur, Kerala, India), it was found that there was redeployment of trawler workers on mini trawlers, large plank built crafts and small plank built crafts. Less than 30 percent of the respondents favoured the imposition of the ban, because of economic and livelihood considerations.
Genre Article
Topic Trawler workers
Identifier Fishing Chimes 2002: 22(1), 137-139