Occupational Aspiration of Industrial Workers A case study of noodles factories in Pokhara

Abstract

Rising with the industrial era pulls diverse work force from rural to urban settings.The study of occupational aspirations has special relevance because industrialism is undergoing rapid economic transformation. The pattern of rural to urban migration in search of career identification with in urban-industrial surroundings marks the rise ofincreasing occupational aspirations. This research aims to explore about theoccupational aspirations of workers and examine the influences of its demographic covariates. Within noodle factory married male worker with the age of 30 are found in higher proportion. Study indicates factory work does not need higher education level,so just literates are in majority with the higher ratio of female. Higher ration of the respondents stay in joint family. In workers' experience; factory is able for well utilization of their time and skill with the permanent type of job.Workers' feeling for factory as signed work is medium type of work. Factory is encouraging workers by promoting them in upper level as per their experience. With the promotion,half of the respondents were facilitated. Workers are able to generate 150% extra income by overtime duty assigned by factory.Income and position is satisfying to them as per their qualification and experience and few of their family members are also being employed.They believe this job can fulfill their aspiration of life and company also with them.Beyond of work load, workers are enjoying basic facilities of the age for information with minimal amount of pay. This study found natural migration pattern of rural to urban with male majority and female majority is in urban to urban migration by marriage.Teaching technical subject rather than higher and university degree to their children is more likely to them.And in future most of worker likes to start their own business however it is small. Study found working in factory is not because of poor economic condition but, to in crease earning capacity.Almost three for the respondents were heard sexual harassment and among them female are in higher in ration. Harassment by whistling faced by all of the female workers, moreover this, asking for establish sexual relation with them(male members of factory), telling pornographic jokes, touching, hugging and kissing faced by more than one third population of female factory workers.