CH 9 URBAN LIVELIHOODS

 A Qall Centre is a centralised office that deals with problems and questions that consumers / customers have regarding goods purchased and services like banking, ticket booking, etc.

 In a garment factory a normal working day begins at 9 a.m. and finishes only by 10 p.m.

They must have a licence to do business.

(i)They own their own shops or business.(ii)They employ a number of workers as supervisors and helpers.

 It is now looked upon as a general benefit and as a right of people to earn their livelihood

Street vending was till recently looked upon only as an obstruction to traffic and to people walking.

Vendors usually sell things that are often prepared at home by their families who purchase, clean, sort and make them ready to sell.

 In a survey of Ahmedabad city it was found that 12 percent of all the workers in the city were people working on the street

Vending, hair-cutting, shoe-repairing, flower-selling etc.

There are four types of livelihood prevalent in urban livelihood, that is, street workers, factory workers, self-employed businessmen, and workers in organized sectors.