Question 4 - Past Year Questions - 3 marks - Chapter 4 Class 10 History - The Age of Industrialization - History

 What was the role of the ‘Jobber’?

Answer: 

Points to remember:

• Getting jobs was always difficult even when mills multiplied and the demand for workers increased. 
• The numbers seeking work were always more than the jobs available. Entry into the mills was also restricted.
•  That is why industrialists employed “jobbers” to get recruits for them.
• The jobber later started demanding money and gifts for his favors and controlling the lives of workers.

Answer to be written in Exam:

• Jobber was an old and trusted worker employed by industrialists to get recruits.
• He got people from his village, ensured them jobs , helped them settle in the city, and provided them with money in times of crisis .
• The jobber was a person with some authority and powers.