Question

In a village, the landowners mistreat the landless labourers. These labourers also face social discrimination. Therefore, they are now quitting agriculture.

Identify the ways to protect the rights of these labourers and to prevent them from quitting agriculture.

• A. Minimum wages should be introduced.
• B. Farmers should not have financial help.
• C. Landowners should be punished for ill-treatment of landless labourers.
• D. Farmers should be made aware of their rights.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (C), (D)

Farmers should be made aware of their rights.

The minimum wage is the minimum amount to be paid by the employer for the hard work of wage earners. This amount cannot be reduced. This will provide job security to the farmers in the village. The village administration should conduct awareness programmes for the farmers regarding their rights and power. The administration should make strict rules against the wrongdoers.