In academics all the untouchable related studies are done by the upper caste people. All the reporting on atrocities on untouchables, are done by the upper caste reporters or journalists; and from their point of view. The untouchable manager in corporate sector is nowhere to be seen. And any covert entry by an untouchable there is bound to rebound on him only. In most cases it may result in immediate revocation. In other cases the carrier stops then and there, no further promotion. Similarly are the missing untouchable engineers from private sector. It is in spite of existence of a large pool of educated MBAs and Engineers among untouchables due to reservation policy in education.
Normally, the untouchables get lowly paid and irregular jobs. One reason is that they do not have required skills and education for better-paid jobs. Secondly they got the lowly paid jobs because there is no competition from upper castes. For them it is easier to get the jobs in the traditional occupations of their jatis. In other word it is easier for them to get the unclean jobs, which nobody else is willing to do. The polluted jobs for polluted people, a perfect fit for market as well as society. Both the purposes are served at the same time. This points out the value of society doubling as market. These jobs are unclean and they have heredity birth right over such jobs. This encloses them in a space where they actually do not want to stay. This is called job security by the esteemed defenders of Varna dharma or caste system. However, this security of job does not get translated into the ability to make both the ends meet. These jobs cannot remove the poverty of untouchables. An untouchable is normally unwilling to do such jobs but he has to because other jobs are not available to him. The society follows him into market also. Even with this job monopoly over the unclean jobs they cannot make a respectable living. If they are able to ward off the hunger then it is sufficient. The reason is that the demand for goods and services in the unclean sector is not sufficient to provide full time employment to one fifth of the labor force. This is not feasible in any kind of society or economy. Actually it is a grand mockery of market system and the so called division of labor.
Normally, the untouchables get lowly paid and irregular jobs. One reason is that they do not have required skills and education for better-paid jobs. Secondly they got the lowly paid jobs because there is no competition from upper castes. For them it is easier to get the jobs in the traditional occupations of their jatis. In other word it is easier for them to get the unclean jobs, which nobody else is willing to do. The polluted jobs for polluted people, a perfect fit for market as well as society. Both the purposes are served at the same time. This points out the value of society doubling as market. These jobs are unclean and they have heredity birth right over such jobs. This encloses them in a space where they actually do not want to stay. This is called job security by the esteemed defenders of Varna dharma or caste system. However, this security of job does not get translated into the ability to make both the ends meet. These jobs cannot remove the poverty of untouchables. An untouchable is normally unwilling to do such jobs but he has to because other jobs are not available to him. The society follows him into market also. Even with this job monopoly over the unclean jobs they cannot make a respectable living. If they are able to ward off the hunger then it is sufficient. The reason is that the demand for goods and services in the unclean sector is not sufficient to provide full time employment to one fifth of the labor force. This is not feasible in any kind of society or economy. Actually it is a grand mockery of market system and the so called division of labor.
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