Comment on Average work hours in India.
emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 1 year agoThe majority of Indians are farmers, and they don’t have fixed hours. They do whatever it takes to get a good harvest, or they’re in trouble.
You can see in the map how the agricultural state have higher numbers, with Bihar being the big exception.
emc@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The survey title seems to indicate they are targeting urban men with these surveys. I would think that would exclude agricultural workers, wouldn’t it?
WarmSoda@lemm.ee 1 year ago
From what I’ve casually heard over the years, and someone correct me if I’m wrong, lots of people try to get urban jobs because most are from farms and they’re poor. That’s one of the reasons call centers are so big.
emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
This is true, but most of them actually work in light industry, construction, garments and so on. Call centres are a fairly minor sector.
WarmSoda@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Gotcha, thank you
emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
My bad! I’m middle class so I know things are worse for many people, but I didn’t realise it was this bad.