From Tradition to Tech: Investigating the Relation between Technology, Credit Access and Job Stability among Handloom Workers

Vol 11 , Issue 1 , January - June 2024 | Pages: 1-18 | Research Paper

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https://doi.org/10.17492/jpi.pragati.v11i1.1112401

Published Online: June 15, 2024

Author Details ( * ) denotes Corresponding author

1. * Jisha T.P., Phd Research Scholar, Department of Commerce , Bharathiar Univeristy, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India (jishavpz@gmail.com)

2. Sumathy M., Professor and Head, Department of Commerce, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India (tpjishavpz@gmail.com)

The research aims to investigate the impact of technology adoption and access to credit on the job stability of the workers of the handloom industry. Nowadays the handloom industry is in a position to solve the problem of job stability of the workers. Here the researcher addresses the issue of whether the technology adoption and access to credit have impact on the job stability of the handloom workers.The study area is Kuthampully handloom village. Researcher collected the data by using a structured questionnaire and it distributed to the handloom workers in the Kuthampully village. Here the researcher used descriptive statistics, correlation, regression, and t-test to analyze data. The study found that the majority of the workers are from rural areas and most of the workers use technology to understand the trend of the market and to market their products through different platforms. Then study found that technology adoption and access to credit have an impact on the job stability of wokers.

Keywords

Access to Credit; Adoption of Technology; Handloom Industry; Job Stability; Training and Development

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