A COTTON FARMER IN KURNOOL:
- A farmer grows cotton on his farm. Once the reaping is done, cotton balls are gathered.
- These are taken to the neighborhood merchant as the farmer had obtained cash from him to purchase seeds, manures, and so forth for farming.
- Even the market cost is high, the merchant gets it at a very low cost from the farmer.
THE CLOTH MARKET OF ERODE:
- the bi-weekly market of Erode in Tamil Nadu is one of the greatest biggest cloth markets in the world.
- Cloth made by weavers from all over come here for sale.
- Instructions about the type of fabric to be made is given ahead of time.
- The weavers get yarn from the shippers and supply them the fabric.
- It saves cash of the weavers as they don't need to purchase yarn. They also do not need to bother about the sales.
- Since weavers don't have a clue about the cost of the fabric, they do not get their desired money.
THE GARMENT EXPORTING FACTORY CLOSE DELHI:
- Erode dealers send the fabric to garments traders in Delhi.
- The workers of garment factory make shirts to be sold to the chain of business from the US and Europe.
- Buyers set standard of quality and time for the finished products.
- Factory owners tries to get maximum work done in lowest possible time and money.
- Most procured laborers are temporary and get low wages.
THE SHIRT IN THE US:
- The shirts sent from garment factory in India are sold in dollars in the US.
- The shirts sold for Rs 200 per piece by garment factory is sold at Rs 1,200 in the US.
- In this way a chain of businesses get linked right from the farmer to the buyer in a store.
Market and Equality:
- Foreign representatives make maximum profits in the market.
- Garment makers just make direct benefits.
- Weavers at Erode market and farmers don't make good profits.
- Poor individuals have no choice however to rely upon the rich for sale of their products.
- Poor are misused in the market.
- Laws ought to be made to secure the enthusiasm of weavers and small farmers.
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