SOIL Report 2008 - ACCESS Development Services

Possibilities: Livelihood Opportunities and PotentialTable 4.5: Profile of workers in the main sub-sectors of Land TransportSub Sectors ofLand Transport60221 Other nonscheduledpassengerland transport by motorvehicles such astaxi operation, rentalof private cars withoperator and otheroccasional coach services60222 Other nonscheduledpassengerland transport, otherthan by motor vehicles(i.e. by bullockcarts, tongas and cyclerickshaws etc.)60231 Freight transportby motor vehicles60232 Freight transportother than bymotor vehicles (i.e. byman or animal drawnvehicles such as bullockcarts, cycle rickshawsand the like)Share ofEmploymentinLand TransportMillionWorkersSelf-EmployedRegular Salary/WageEmployedCasualWage Employed35% 4.4 50.71% 35.33% 13.26%11% 1.45 95.70% 1.34% 1.89%36% 4.6 15.06% 53.00% 31.19%12% 1.54 81.45% 3.16% 14.59%we see around us. These could be as small as a single person enterprise, and not move on to a largerenterprise-size even including hired labour.As a single-digit sector, this is a heterogeneous sector with a consolidated employment of 39.8 million,which is around 10.7 per cent of the total employment. The distribution of employment is uneven, withover 70 per cent in ‘Retail Trade’ and ‘Repair of Personal and Household Goods’. (See Table 4.6)Policy makersand livelihoodpractitionersneed to recognisethe role ofroad transportin creation oflivelihoods,and addressthe issues thatthe currentand growinglivelihoods inthe sector face.Consideringthe numbersinvolved andgrowth potentialwithin thisbroad sector,the highestpotential forlivelihoods ofthe poor is inthe retail sector.87