Unit 1 Ch 4 : The Age of Industrialisation — Social Studies STD 10 — Question

Jobbers were usually employed by the industrialists to recruit the right people for for work from villages out of the various job seekers. A jobber often demanded money or gifts for his favour (that is finding a job for someone).The function of jobber are as follows:

1. They got new recruits for mills.
2. They got people from their villages.
3. They helped new recruits to settle in the city.
4. They also provided them money in times of crisis.