Organising Rural Labour: Process and Experiences, Vol. 1

Problems and challenges faced by the rural labour in India are many both in terms of their magnitude and impact on the rural economy in general and rural labourers in particular. The magnitude and the growth of rural labour is also huge. In this perspective NLI envisioned a programme in the form of holding rural labour camps with a view to conscientising the rural labour. The purpose was to assist the rural labourer – particularly the largest component constituted by landless agricultural labourers, petty agricultural producers, sharecroppers and rural artisans, belonging especially to the vulnerable sections – to critically examine the nature and character of reality through a conscious reflection of the reality of their existence. This is the first Volume of a two Volume series of the results of the camp. The reports also suggest relevant strategies to be adopted for organising rural labour.