Labour Force Bolan
The regular labour force in the district can be broadly divided into the following categories: coal mine workers, crush-stone machine workers, tenants, and daily wage workers. Due to the lack of industrial development there is no industrial labour in the district.
The coal-mine industry in Mach area employs approximately 1,200 people (in 40 mines), excluding those holding jobs as experts, engineers, supervisors or managers. They are hired privately, but registered with the Directorate of Mineral Development.
The stone crushing machines are all privately owned except one which is owned by the army’s National Logistics Cell (NLC). The number of labourers varies from plant to plant, however, approximately each plant has 10 to 20 men employed. They are paid on monthly basis.
The tenant force in the district exists of approximately 2,000 men, excluding the women and children helping their husbands and fathers. The men are hired to cultivate the land of a landowner on fixed terms, in return of which he gets, amongst other things, a place of shelter for his family on the landowner’s territory.
Daily wagers are usually hired on a daily basis, but sometimes receive weekly or monthly wages. They are hired by landowners and contractors for labour support in road construction, construction works, harvesting and work in shops.
As a result of the wretched poverty and illiteracy, there is a large number of old age labourers in the district. They are engaged in petty labour or tend herds for a share of wheat at the end of the harvesting season.