The cloth market of Erode and weavers Flashcards
How often is erode’s cotton market
bi weekly (twice a week)
who buy the cloth here
offices of cloth merchants,Other traders
from many south Indian towns
Explain what the merchant does with the cotton from the previous deck
1) Trader sells the cotton at the cotton market.
2) Ginning mill buys the cotton
3) Ginning mill removes the seeds and presses the cotton into bales
4) Spinning mill buys the bales
5) Spinning mill spins the cotton into yarn
6) Spinning mill sells the yarn to yarn dealers
What do the traders do with yarn
1) The merchant distributes work among the weavers based on the orders he has received for cloth
2) The weavers get the yarn from the merchant
3) They then bring back the finished cloth to the traders
4) The trader keeps an account of the yarn given and pays them money for weaving this into cloth.
5) Then merchants supply cloth on order to garment manufacturers and exporters around the country
What is the putting out system
1)The arrangement between the merchant and the
weavers whereby -
the merchant supplies the raw material and
receives the finished product
What are the advantages of the putting out system
1) The weavers do not have to spend their money on purchase of yarn
2) the problem of selling the finished cloth is taken care of
3) Weavers know from the outset what cloth they should make and how much of it is to be woven
What are the disadvantages of the putting out system
1) dependence on the merchants both for raw materials and markets means that the merchants have a lot of power
2) They give orders for what is to be made and they pay a very low price for making the cloth
3) The weavers have no way of knowing who they are making the cloth for or at what price it will be sold
A loom costs _______ rupees
20,000
On average how much does a weaver earn per month
3,500
The market works in favour of the weavers
True or False
False
The market works in favour of the merchants
How does the govt. help weavers co operatives
1) by buying cloth from them at a reasonable price
For instance, the Tamil Nadu government runs a Free School Uniform programme. They buy cloth from weavers cooperatives
2) the government buys cloth from the handloom weaver’s cooperatives and sells it through stores known as Co-optex
How many powerlooms do most weaving units have
2-8
How do weavers reduce dependence on merchants and earn higher wages for weavers
by forming cooperatives
What is a cooperative
In a cooperative, people with common interests come together and work for their mutual benefit.
How is the role of the merchant
is reduced in cooperatives
1) the weavers form a group and take up certain activities collectively.
2) They procure yarn from the yarn dealer and distribute it among the weavers.
3) The cooperative also does the marketing
