Division of Labour and Labour Sectors - Class X

Division of labour means work being done by people depending upon their area of expertise, specialisation, skills and abilities. Division of labour creates economic strata and class system. People from different area of specialisation who work together to generate their source of livelihood and earn income.

Division of labour is demarcation or separation of tasks or works among different people wo possess specific quality for the task. It reduces unnecessary labour and time and keep society structured. Division of labour increases productivity per worker and focus on generating economic growth with the works separated and people specialised in their task ot becomes more easy and effective to perform the task. In the contemporary world, with the era of Globalisation, division of labour is internationalised, countries are inclined to engage in work in the area they specialise to keep generate their economy and be in the league with rest of the Countries. They develop connection with other countries which specialises on other task or work thus facilitate global interaction.

Division of labour is separation or specialisation of jobs, works or tasks performed by people on the basis of their skills and specialisation. Social stratification is social differentiation where society is divided into groups based on their occupation, income, wealth, status etc. Stratified division of labour attract social inequality as some people specialise in particular task are not given proper resources or their share in society. It lead to alienation and accumulation of wealth and drying of income sources.

The division of labour is based on various factors, concerning the kind of labour required for the particular work. There are work that requires physical strength, so in order to efficiently perform the task the labour is divided according to the age and gender. Furthermore, there are variety of work that a skilled person can only perform for e.g., repairing a machine etc., in such a cases the labour is divided according tot he skills of a person regardless of his or her gender.

The unorganised sector of work is that sector of work is that sector where legal provisions do not completely govern. Unorganised sector, also known as own account enterprises, refers to all unlicensed, self-employed or unregistered economic activity such as owner manned general stores, handicrafts and handloom workers, rural traders, farmers, etc.

Unorganised sector, also known as own account enterprises, refers to all unlicensed, self-employed or unregistered economic activity such as owner manned general stores, handicrafts and handloom workers, rural traders, farmers, puncture repairers, fish on head, etc. 

More than 90 percent of the workforce and about 50 percent of the national product are accounted for by the informal economy. 10 A large proportion of socially and economically under- privileged section of the society are concentrated in informal activities.