The Punjabi footwear, aka Juttis, is known for its unique colorful designs. Although the juttis are exported to different parts of the world due to their popularity, the shoemakers are struggling to make ends meet. In this episode, we will focus on the lives of Punjab’s shoemakers.
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While it is true that a lot of hard work is involved in creating these hard yet beautiful shoes with intricate designs, the shoemakers remain extremely underpaid.
The juttis of Punjab have gained the attention of people all over the world. One can wear these shoes with Indian traditional attire. The younger generation, especially the college-going students, mix and match these juttis with Western outfits and look dazzling in them. Despite the Punjabi juttis’ fame, the shoemakers are forced to live in a poverty-stricken world.
Each justice is a work of art. It takes a long time to stitch these shoes followed by tightening them. The tighter the shoe: the more the longevity. After stitching in tightening, the shoes are given a final touch by intricately designing them. And after putting long hours of hard work behind each shoe, how much do these shoemakers make? Rs 80 for each!
In addition to low wages, the shoemakers are now facing additional burdens from machines, which are threatening to replace their jobs. Some women laborers from various villages in Punjab made their living out of making these wonderful shoes; however, with the onset of new technologies, the women shoemakers were forced out of work. Some craftsmen who are still involved with making shoes, now only cut them according to what their employers wish. According to the craftsmen, the juttis are slowly losing their charm because no intricate designs are involved anymore in making these shoes.
Punjabi juttis may be dying a slow death because craftsmen involved with making the shoes are slowly leaving the industry to find work in other sectors. The shoemakers also do not wish the next generation to be involved with making juttis because they do not see a bright future for the industry.
While the road ahead is bumpy for the shoemakers, there is still light at the end of the tunnel. The involvement of the government both at the state and the central level may breathe a new lease of life for these outstanding craftsmen.
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