Social changes among leather artisans ( India).

A large socioeconomic survey was conducted among the leather workers in both the organized and unorganized sectors in Tamil Nadu. One of the major findings that emerged is that, the leather work is no more the exclusive monopoly of the erstwhile untouchables, especially in the organized sector. A differential pattern was observed in the income, occupational position, and educational attainments of workers belonging to the traditional caste workers and the non-traditional caste workers. -from Authors