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Mixed experienceA cobbler in Pabna, in a Daily Janakantha report

From 25 paisa a job to 10 taka: forty years that put a son through a master's

A job once paid 25 paisa to 2 taka; forty years on, his minimum is 10 taka. On that he put his son through a master's and educated and married off his daughters.

This cobbler has stitched and dyed shoes and sandals at Jalalpur (Bakshipara) market in Pabna Sadar for forty years. When he began, a job paid between 25 paisa and 2 taka; his minimum now is 10 taka. On that income alone he put his son through a master's degree and educated and married off his daughters. Customers at the market say his stitching is careful and lasts a long time. About a decade ago, he says, people started looking at the trade differently. The rate per job has barely moved in forty years: this work grows by volume and by reputation, not by price.

Lessons

  1. 1.A very low price per job can still add up to a living if the work is steady and the household keeps its costs down
  2. 2.Forty years moved the rate to just 10 taka: in this trade income grows through volume and reputation, not rates

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