Development of a scale to measure the livelihood status of migrant labourers in coffee Plantations of Kodagu and Chikkamagaluru districts Karnataka state

Abstract

In the current research study, efforts are directed towards the development and standardization of a scale to measure the livelihood status of the migrant labourers who are working in the coffee plantations of the Karnataka state. As the result, a highly reliable and valid scale was developed. The livelihood status scale consisted of 85 statements categorized under five components. The developed livelihood status scale was administered to 32 migrant labourers from four coffee estates of Karnataka state during 200-21. It was found that 09.38 percent migrants livelihood status was highly improved followed by improved (28.12%) and partially improved (34.37%).