The determinants of job satisfaction of rubber latex harvesters: a case from smallholder rubber lands in Sri Lanka

IF 1.2 4区化学 Q4 POLYMER SCIENCE

Journal of Rubber Research Pub Date : 2023-02-23 DOI:10.1007/s42464-023-00191-w

J. K. S. Sankalpa, P. K. K. S. Gunarathne, Wasana Wijesuriya, P. G. N. Ishani, A. M. R. W. S. D. Rathnayaka

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To run a smallholder rubber plantation as a productive and profitable venture, the higher motivation of its waged labourers to their operational role in farming is essential. This study adopted Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory to identify the existing satisfactory level of smallholder rubber plantation labourers in latex harvesting in Sri Lanka. It formulates the relevant probabilities of improving job satisfaction concerning their satisfaction with needs. Using the ordered logistic regression, we examined the socio-demographic and job-specific environmental characteristics of 231 latex harvesters from the smallholder rubber lands in the Kegalle District of Sri Lanka. Our results revealed that the overall satisfaction of a latex harvester lies between dissatisfaction to a neutral level. Moreover, it can be improved by 5%–11% when the satisfaction level goes from dissatisfied to satisfied level in hierarchical needs. Results of the field survey suggest that working environment improvement of latex harvesters, relationships with the owner and incentives to harvesters are the foremost needs to motivate harvesters in the job. Some measures were discussed to uplift the satisfactory level of harvesters while safeguarding the smallholder rubber growers. Further investigation into other regions with diverse socioeconomic characteristics was also discussed to generalise the findings of this study.

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Journal of Rubber Research 化学-高分子科学

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3 months

期刊介绍： The Journal of Rubber Research is devoted to both natural and synthetic rubbers, as well as to related disciplines. The scope of the journal encompasses all aspects of rubber from the core disciplines of biology, physics and chemistry, as well as economics. As a specialised field, rubber science includes within its niche a vast potential of innovative and value-added research areas yet to be explored. This peer reviewed publication focuses on the results of active experimental research and authoritative reviews on all aspects of rubber science. The Journal of Rubber Research welcomes research on: the upstream, including crop management, crop improvement and protection, and biotechnology; the midstream, including processing and effluent management; the downstream, including rubber engineering and product design, advanced rubber technology, latex science and technology, and chemistry and materials exploratory; economics, including the economics of rubber production, consumption, and market analysis. The Journal of Rubber Research serves to build a collective knowledge base while communicating information and validating the quality of research within the discipline, and bringing together work from experts in rubber science and related disciplines. Scientists in both academia and industry involved in researching and working with all aspects of rubber will find this journal to be both source of information and a gateway for their own publications.