HEALTH HAZARDS AND SOCIAL VULNERABILITY OF SUGARCANE CUTTER WOMEN MIGRANTS OF MAHARASHTRA STATE

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (65) ◽  
pp. 15180-15187
Author(s):  
Nishikant C. Warbhuwan
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Social Vulnerability ◽  
Health Hazards ◽  
Women Migrants ◽  
Security Risks ◽  
Priority Group ◽  
Survey Report ◽  
Economic Survey

According to the Maharashtra Economic Survey Report 2018-19, about 36% of the country's sugar factories are in Maharashtra. Every year thousands of women from the asset poor regions migrate to the sugar belt of Maharashtra and Karnataka to cut cane with their husband in the form of Koyata owing to the practice of hiring couples. Migrant cane cutters especially women are most vulnerable and continue to suffer from a number of health and security risks. The vulnerable working conditions and demand of hard labour work affects the health of women. The study will throw a spotlight to reveal a range of health hazards and social vulnerability in migrants’ life. It will aid for a better inclusion of sugarcane cutter women migrants in India. It will help society to rethink about this underprivileged group and insist government and policymakers to recognize this population as a priority group for ensuring rights and entitlements. It will present coping strategies to reduce occupational health hazards and social vulnerability of women migrants.

scholarly journals An extensive analysis of the health hazards for RMG workers in apparel sector of Bangladesh

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rony Mia ◽  
Taosif Ahmed ◽  
Md Navid Tanjim ◽  
Md Azhar Waqar ◽  
Md Mahamudul Hasan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Health Hazards ◽  
Industrial Accidents ◽  
Improve Working ◽  
Manufacturing Plants ◽  
Extensive Analysis ◽  
Fast Development ◽  
The Government ◽  
Worldwide Network

Since the 1980s, the Ready-Made Garment (RMG) industry in Bangladesh has encountered fast development and is at present positioned the second most elevated exporter on the planet after China. The RMG business has made a generous commitment to the economy and society by fundamentally giving a wellspring of work to around over 4,000,000 laborers, for the most part, ladies. This amazing development is subverted by the absence of safety in the factories and industrial accidents, which has defined the health hazards associated with the RMG division. These mishaps stunned the nation and the worldwide network. Because of these mishaps, the Government of Bangladesh and the advancement accomplices have prepared extraordinary help and made responsibilities to improve working conditions and worker's safety in the RMG business in Bangladesh. This paper is an endeavor to confirm the advancement and execution level of various activities taken by Bangladesh Government and the worldwide purchasers and retailers of RMG explicitly in the field of occupational health hazards, for example, health and hygiene, safety, other issues of health, hygiene and safety, welfare as well as OHS management system & training. A useful study was done straightforwardly on RMG laborers to rough their insight level on consistency factors and their comprehension and acknowledgment of the current acts of occupational health hazards and safety in RMG manufacturing plants.

Assessing the common occupational health hazards and their health risks among oil and gas workers

2021 ◽  
Vol 140 ◽  
pp. 105284
Author(s):  
Chizubem Benson ◽  
Christos Dimopoulos ◽  
Christos D. Argyropoulos ◽  
Cleo Varianou Mikellidou ◽  
Georgios Boustras
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Health Hazards ◽  
The Common

scholarly journals Occupational health hazards of trichloroethylene among workers in relation to altered mRNA expression of cell cycle regulating genes (p53, p21, bax and bcl-2) and PPARA

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 748-757 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meenu Varshney ◽  
Abhijit Chandra ◽  
Rajeev Jain ◽  
Riaz Ahmad ◽  
Vipin Bihari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Mrna Expression ◽  
Health Hazards

scholarly journals A systematic review of working conditions and occupational health among immigrants in Europe and Canada

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Sterud ◽  
T. Tynes ◽  
I. Sivesind Mehlum ◽  
K. B. Veiersted ◽  
B. Bergbom ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Working Conditions

Filipino Domestic Workers and Their Capacity Development

2016 ◽  
Vol 59 (6) ◽  
pp. 824-841
Author(s):  
Jennifer Loh ◽  
Alicia F. Estrellado
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Capacity Development ◽  
Domestic Workers ◽  
Depth Interviews

This study explored the day-to-day experiences of female Filipino domestic workers in Singapore, including their working conditions, employee–employer relationships, and psychological health. In-depth interviews were conducted with 18 women. Using grounded theory, the emergent themes revealed high levels of variation, both within and between women, suggesting that the quality of domestic workers’ lives depends largely on the personal characteristics of their employers or the workers themselves, rather than on any system of protection. More importantly, participants displayed positive and resilient coping strategies which enabled them to thrive despite restrictive circumstances. Implications pertaining to capabilities and empowerment development were discussed.

scholarly journals Health hazards and risks for musculoskeletal problems among child labourers in the brickfield sector of West Bengal, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 250-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Banibrata Das
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Respiratory Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Health Hazards ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Control Subjects ◽  
Strenuous Activity ◽  
Musculoskeletal Problems

Abstract Aims The purpose of this study was to describe the health hazards among child labourers in brickfields, and to assess occupational health problems, together with physiological and respiratory stress, compared with child control subjects. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted on 112 child brickfield workers and 120 control subjects, and a modified Nordic Questionnaire was applied to assess the discomfort felt among both groups of workers. Physiological assessment of the workload was carried out by the measurement of heart rate, blood pressure and spirometry of the workers. Results Child brickfield workers suffer from pain, especially in the lower back (97%), shoulder (88%), hands (82%), wrist (76%), neck (73%) and ankle (71%). The post-activity heart rate of the child brickfield workers was 166.5 beats/min, whereas the systolic and diastolic blood pressures were 132.2 and 67.2 mm/Hg, respectively. The forced vital capacity value of child brickfield workers was 2.04, and in the case of the controls it was 2.18, which was significantly different. The forced expiratory volumes in 1 s of experimental and control subjects were 1.82 and 1.92, respectively. The peak expiratory flow rate was significantly different between the two groups. Conclusions Most of the brick-making activities were strenuous ones that affected the children. The cardiovascular and respiratory health of the child brickfield workers has changed markedly due to strenuous activity. The child brickfield workers also experienced other occupational health problems and severe musculoskeletal pain.

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