Who was a jobber? Describe his functions and position.

(a) He was a person who was employed by the industrialists to get new recruits. He was generally an old and trusted worker.
(b) (i) His main function was to get new recruits.
(ii) He generally got people from his village and ensured them jobs.
(iii) He helped them settle in the city and provided them money in times of crisis.
(iv) He was a person with some authority and power.
(v) He often began demanding money and gifts for his favour and controlling the lives of workers. For example, Vasant Parkar, a millworker said, “The workers would pay the jobbers money to get their sons work in the mill.”