Which of the following statements about casualisation of workforce is NOT correct?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → It refers to the movement of workers from farm work to non-farm work.
Casualisation is about workers’ status: a move from self-employment and regular jobs to casual wage work. The move from farm to non-farm work is a change of sector, a different idea.
Option (1) It is the movement of workers from self-employment and regular salaried jobs to casual wage work. — True. This is the meaning of casualisation.
Option (2) Scholars say that it makes workers highly vulnerable. — True. Casual workers have no secure job.
Option (3) It refers to the movement of workers from farm work to non-farm work. — False. That is the shift from the primary sector to the secondary and service sectors.
Option (4) Construction workers are an example of casual wage labourers. — True. They are engaged casually and paid for the work done.
NCERT (2026-27): “6.6 Growth and Changing Structure of Employment … Distribution of workforce by industrial sectors shows substantial shift from farm work to non-farm work (see Table 6.3). In 1972-73, about 74 per cent of workforce was engaged in primary sector and in 2023-24, this proportion has declined to about 46 per cent. Secondary and service sectors are showing promising future for the Indian workforce. You may notice that the shares of these sectors have increased from 11 to 24 per cent and 15 to 30 per cent, respectively. The distribution of workforce in different status indicates that over the last five decades (1972-2024), people have moved from self-employment and regular salaried employment to casual wage work. Yet self-employment continues to be the major employment provider. … Scholars call the process of moving from self-employment and regular salaried employment to casual wage work as casualisation of workforce. This makes the workers highly vulnerable. …” |