NCERT Solutions for Class 9 Social Science
Chapter 1 The Story of Village Palampur
Question 6. Page No. 14
NCERT Academic Session 2023-2024
Descriptions:
Wages are payments given to workers for their labor or services rendered to an employer. These payments, often received weekly, monthly, or hourly, form the primary income for employees. Wages are based on an agreed-upon rate and are crucial for sustaining a worker’s livelihood.
Farm laborers in Palampur receive wages below the minimum due to seasonal work, limited job options beyond agriculture, surplus labor leading to wage competition, lack of unionization, and agreements with landlords for non-monetary compensation, collectively contributing to lower-than-minimum wages.