scholarly journals A Study on Working Conditions of Women Beedi Workers at Aralvoimozhi Town Panchayat of Kanniyakumari District

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-53
Author(s):  
S Prethesa Mercy ◽  
C Selva Smiley
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Throat Infection ◽  
Household Members ◽  
Unorganized Sector ◽  
At Home

In the unorganized sector, beedi manufacturing provides employment opportunities, particularly for the women in Aralvoimozhi of Tamil Nadu. Since beedi work is undertaken at home without basic facilities, all the household members, including children, are exposed to the hazards of inhaling tobacco smell. The most common problem experienced by them was backache, eyesore, rickets, thyroid and tuberculosis, and throat infection.

scholarly journals Household transmission and incidence of positive SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR in symptomatic healthcare workers, clinical course and outcome: a French hospital experience

2020 ◽  
pp. oemed-2020-106866
Author(s):  
Evguenia Krastinova ◽  
Valérie Garrait ◽  
Marie-Thérèse Lecam ◽  
André Coste ◽  
Emmanuelle Varon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Current Smoker ◽  
Infection Rates ◽  
Rt Pcr ◽  
Living Situation ◽  
Household Transmission ◽  
Occupational Profile ◽  
Household Members ◽  
French Hospital ◽  
At Home

ObjectivesAlthough healthcare workers (HCWs) have been particularly affected by SARS-CoV-2, detailed data remain scarce. In this study, we investigated infection rates, clinical characteristics, occupational exposure and household transmission among all symptomatic HCWs screened by SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR between 17 March (French lockdown) and 20 April.MethodsSARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR was proposed to symptomatic (new cough or dyspnoea) HCWs at Creteil Hospital in one of the Parisian suburbs most severely affected by COVID-19. Data on occupational profile, living situation and household, together with self–isolation and mask use at home were collected, as well as the number of cases in the household.ResultsThe incidence rate of symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 was estimated to be 5% (110/2188). A total of 110 (35%) of the 314 HCWs tested positive and 9 (8%) were hospitalised. On multivariate analysis, factors independently associated with positive RT-PCR were occupational profile with direct patient facing (OR 3.1, 95% CI 1.1 to 8.8), p<0.03), and presence of anosmia (OR 5.7, 95% CI 3.1 to 10.6), p<0.0001). Being a current smoker was associated with negative RT-PCR (OR 0.3, 95% CI 0.1 to 0.7), p=0.005). Transmission from HCWs to household members was reported in 9 (14%) cases, and 2 deaths occurred. Overall, self-isolation was possible in 52% of cases, but only 31% of HCWs were able to wear a mask at home.ConclusionThis is the first study to report infection rates among HCWs during the peak of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in France and the lockdown period, highlighting the risk related to occupational profile and household transmission.

scholarly journals Holiday gatherings, mobility and SARS-CoV-2 transmission: results from 10 US states following Thanksgiving

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shruti H. Mehta ◽  
Steven J. Clipman ◽  
Amy Wesolowski ◽  
Sunil S. Solomon
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Significant Interaction ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Mcmc Methods ◽  
Us States ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Public Health Officials ◽  
Community Transmission ◽  
Household Members ◽  
At Home

AbstractPublic health officials discouraged travel and non-household gatherings for Thanksgiving, but data suggests that travel increased over the holidays. The objective of this analysis was to assess associations between holiday gatherings and SARS-CoV-2 positivity in the weeks following Thanksgiving. Using an online survey, we sampled 7770 individuals across 10 US states from December 4–18, 2020, about 8–22 days post-Thanksgiving. Participants were asked about Thanksgiving, COVID-19 symptoms, and SARS-CoV-2 testing and positivity in the prior 2 weeks. Logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 positivity and COVID-19 symptoms in the weeks following Thanksgiving. An activity score measured the total number of non-essential activities an individual participated in the prior 2 weeks. The probability of community transmission was estimated using Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods. While 47.2% had Thanksgiving at home with household members, 26.9% had guests and 25.9% traveled. There was a statistically significant interaction between how people spent Thanksgiving, the frequency of activities, and SARS-CoV-2 test positivity in the prior 2 weeks (p < 0.05). Those who had guests for Thanksgiving or traveled were only more likely to test positive for SARS-CoV-2 if they also had high activity (e.g., participated in > one non-essential activity/day in the prior 2 weeks). Had individuals limited the number and frequency of activities post-Thanksgiving, cases in surveyed individuals would be reduced by > 50%. As travel continues to increase and the more contagious Delta variant starts to dominate transmission, it is critical to promote how to gather in a “low-risk” manner (e.g., minimize other non-essential activities) to mitigate the need for nationwide shelter-at-home orders.

Raising Educational and Occupational Aspirations: Encouraging Family Conversation

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-26
Author(s):  
Susan Golding
Keyword(s):  
Family Members ◽  
Occupational Aspirations ◽  
The South ◽  
Industrial Community ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Household Members ◽  
Post Industrial ◽  
Educational Careers ◽  
At Home

This paper considers the importance of conversations at home about the educational qualifications and aspirations of family members and how these may impact on post-16 choices. It presents previously unpublished data gathered in an 11–16 school situated in a post- industrial community in the south Wales valleys. Pupils in Year 11 were asked on several occasions to find out about the educational qualifications of household members – it is the responses to these questions that became the focus of this paper. In conclusion, the need to consider the support and information provided to pupils and their families at key transitional points in their educational careers is emphasised in light of continued debates about underachievement in Welsh schools.

The Death of Charlotte Bloomfield in 1828: Family Roles in an Evangelical Household

2014 ◽  
Vol 50 ◽  
pp. 354-365
Author(s):  
Anthony Fletcher
Keyword(s):  
Medical Treatment ◽  
Family Roles ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
Family Crisis ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family And Household ◽  
Small Collection ◽  
History Of ◽  
Household Members ◽  
At Home

A small collection of family papers provides intimate and illuminating material on the illness and death of a much-loved teenager. Charlotte Bloomfield was the daughter of Lord Benjamin Bloomfield, confidant of the Prince Regent and from 1823 British ambassador at Stockholm. In 1825 Bloomfield had Charlotte painted with pretty golden curls by the fashionable miniaturist Anne Mee (Fig. 1). She holds her pet rabbit. Her story has rich resonances for the study of the evangelical household. This essay explores how a lingering death of this kind could produce a family crisis, which was in effect a test of faith. The case is also interesting in terms of the history of the medical treatment of children at home. Moreover, it shows how memorialization of such a death sustained the evangelical piety of the family in the decades that followed. This account gives particular attention to the particular roles and responsibilities of family and household members.

scholarly journals Unemployed Female Translators in Saudi Arabia: Causes and Solutions

2002 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 391-397 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reima Sado Al-Jarf
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Insufficient Information ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Social And Cultural Factors

Abstract The present study found that 90% of female Saudi translators who graduated between 1990 and 1996 are not working as translators. Although translation jobs are available in hospitals, translation bureaus, and embassies, many graduates find the jobs open for women unsuitable because of working conditions, stringent qualifications, staff policies, salaries and benefits. Others disliked the nature of the work and cited insufficient information about employment opportunities, lack of motivation, and familial, social, and cultural factors as reasons for unemployment.

scholarly journals Common morbidities and felt needs of salt pan workers in a coastal area of Tamil Nadu, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 805
Author(s):  
Jyothi Vasudevan ◽  
Saravanan Vaithiyalingam ◽  
Velavan Anandan ◽  
Amit Kumar Mishra ◽  
Anil J. Purty
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Work Place ◽  
Qualitative Aspect ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Musculoskeletal Problems ◽  
Salt Pan ◽  
The Government

Background: The occupational hazards faced by salt pan workers during their occupation are myriad, a fact compounded by the lack of basic amenities at their workplace and lack of awareness regarding usage of personal protection equipment.Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out among fifty-six salt pan workers in Marakkanam, Tamil Nadu to assess their common health problems and a qualitative component was added to assess their felt needs in work place and daily living. Data was collected using pre-designed data collection sheet for assessing the common morbidities. For the qualitative aspect of the study, in-depth interviews were conducted among twenty workers based on convenient sampling, using open ended questions. Data was collected after obtaining informed consent and steps were taken to ensure confidentiality at all stages.Results: The most common health problem of the workers in present study area included dental caries (41.7%), skin conditions (38.1%) musculoskeletal problems (36.7%) and anemia (35.1%) being other significant health problems. The qualitative aspect of the study revealed that the felt needs were improvement of their working conditions and more social support from the Government and the employers. There was very little awareness among the workers regarding use of PPE and none of them used any form of PPE.Conclusions: Salt pan workers had dental problems, dermatological problems and musculoskeletal problems as most common morbidities among them. Harsh working conditions, financial insecurity etc. are some of their work-related problems. Provision of housing facility and financial assistance during off- season by the government, basic amenities at the work place, paid leave in case of injuries, and insurance schemes for them by employer are their main felt needs. They also had no awareness regarding usage of personal protective equipment at the work place.

scholarly journals A Research on the Opportunities Available for SMEs in Tamil Nadu in Procuring Funds for their Business Operations

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 3291-3294
Keyword(s):  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Equity Capital ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Equal Distribution ◽  
Indian Economy ◽  
Medium Scale ◽  
Manufacturing Enterprises ◽  
Business Operations

SME, synonym for the Small & Medium Scale Industries, considered as backbone for our Country for the simple reason that it contributes to the tune of 40% of the overall industrial production and of course 34% of national exports, to the Indian economy. The Indian Economy’s annual rate shall grow up to 7.8% in 2019 and 8 % in 2020. SMEs play an important and dynamic role in developing the Indian Economy. As per MSMED Act 2006, SMEs are classified as Manufacturing Enterprises according to their investments in plant as well as machinery and service enterprises according to their investments in equipment respectively. Any enterprise engaged in manufacturing of goods by employing plant and machinery comes under manufacturing enterprises category whereas enterprise which is engaged in rendering services comes under service enterprise. Manufacturing enterprises are categorized as micro firms, small firms and medium scale enterprises according to their investments in plant as well as machinery. Similarly, service enterprises are also classified as above based on investments in equipment. Since 2007, registered units under SME have risen to 217981 from 27209 units in Tamil Nadu offering employment opportunities to 1378544 as against 242855 during 2006-07. The SME industries are enjoying various subsidy schemes namely Generator subsidy, Capital subsidy, LT power tariff subsidy, back ended interest subsidy, etc. As per the Govt. of Tamil Nadu notification, there is a credit flow of 46.57% exclusively to MSME industries out of the total disbursements by the banks during the period between April 2017 and December 2017. Their role in Indian Economy is very vital as they provide huge employment opportunities. In fact, India is a country facing unemployment problems for which SME industries have become a great boon as they provide 9 times of employment opportunities in comparison to large industries. SMEs have all merits on their side like adding significant GDP in the manufacturing sector, mitigating imbalance in balance of payment problem in case of exports, increasing the capable entrepreneurs, helping equal distribution of income and wealth etc., However, on the other side, lack of adequate finance is a major issue for SMEs for various reasons attributed like lack of cash flow consistency, inadequate collaterals, non-availability of timely and sufficient credit, huge credit costs, restricted access to equity Capital etc. This article is trying to analyze the blockage of getting adequate finance for SMEs since its inception.

scholarly journals Perlindungan Hukum Bagi Pekerja yang Dirumahkan Akibat Pandemi Covid-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 833
Author(s):  
Ananda Chrismond Endika Putra
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Employee Relations ◽  
Working At Home ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Special Rules ◽  
The Right ◽  
Home Workers ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
At Home

AbstractThe problem that becomes an obstacle is the imbalance of employment opportunities for workers, welfare and protection of workers. Problems related to the welfare and protection of workers include the minimum wage that is still needed. Currently the Covid-19 Pandemic has had quite a number of workers who have changed their habit of office activities by working at home or at home. During the Covid-19 pandemic, workers or workers have the right to protection for safety and health in doing work. Protection of workers can be carried out, by providing guidance, as well as by increasing recognition of human rights, physical protection and technical, social and economic protection. There are special rules regarding home workers in the Circular of the Minister of Manpower Number: SE-05 / M / BW / 1998 concerning Wages for Home Workers not towards termination of the relationship but the company still pays the full wage and can regulate but is obliged to negotiate with the union laborers / workers. Disputes over employee relations with the company can go wrong through the non-litigation and litigation channels.Keywords: Protection; Wages; Settlement.AbstrakDalam masalah yang menjadi hambatan yaitu tidak seimbangnya kesempatan kerja bagi pekerja, kesejahteraan dan perlindungan terhadap pekerja. Terkait permasalahan dalam kesejahteraan dan perlindungan terhadap pekerja antara lain upah minimum yang masih dibawah kebutuhan. Saat ini Pandemi Covid-19 cukup banyak para pekerja yang mengganti kebiasaan kegiatan ke kantor dengan bekerja di rumah atau dirumahkan. Saat pandemi covid-19 ini para pekerja ataupun buruh berhak mendapatkan perlindungan atas keselamatan dan kesehatan dalam melakukan pekerjaan. Perlindungan pekerja dapat dilakukan, dengan memberikan tuntunan, maupun dengan meningkatkan pengakuan hak-hak asasi manusia, perlindungan fisik dan perlindungan teknis sosial dan ekonomi. Terdapat Aturan khusus mengenai pekerja yang di rumahkan pada Surat Edaran Menteri Tenaga Kerja Nomor: SE-05/M/BW/1998 tentang Upah Pekerja yang Dirumahkan bukan kearah pemutusan hubungan namun perusahaan tetap membayar upah secara penuh dan dapat dikurangi namun wajib melakukan perundingan dengan serikat buruh/pekerja. Persoalan perselisihan hubungan pekerja dengan perusahaan dapat diselesaikan melalui jalur non-litigasi dan jalur litigasi. Kata Kunci: Perlindungan; Pengupahan; Penyelesaian.

scholarly journals Quality of Work Life of Women Employees in Fireworks and Match Industries in Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 50-56
Author(s):  
R. Padmaja
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Older Workers ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Work Organization ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
Women Employees

Generally the quality of work life of employees is based on Hours of work and arrangements of working time; Work organization and job content; Impact of new technologies on working conditions; Working conditions of women, young workers, older workers and other special categories; Work-related welfare services and facilities. This paper highlights about the quality of work life of the women employees working in the various fireworks and match industries in Sivakasi.

scholarly journals Older and ‘staying at home’ during lockdown: informal care receipt during the COVID-19 pandemic amongst people aged 70 and over in the UK

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Evamdrou ◽  
Jane Falkingham ◽  
Min Qin ◽  
Athina Vlachantoni
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Community Action ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Household Members ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Staying At Home ◽  
At Home

On 23 March 2020 the UK went into lockdown in an unprecedented step to attempt to limitthe spread of coronavirus. Government advice at that time was that all older people aged 70and over should stay at home and avoid any contact with non-household members. This studyuses new data from the Understanding Society COVID 19 survey collected in April 2020,linked to Understanding Society Wave 9 data collected in 2018/19, in order to examine theextent of support received by individuals aged 70 and over in the first four weeks oflockdown from family, neighbours or friends not living in the same household, and how thatsupport had changed prior to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. The researchdistinguishes between different types of households as, given with guidance not to leavehome and not to let others into the household, those older people living alone or living onlywith a partner also aged 70 and above are more likely to be particularly vulnerable. Theresults highlight both positive news alongside causes for concern. The receipt of assistancewith Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs), especially shopping, has increasedparticularly among those living alone or with an older partner, reflecting the rise ofvolunteering and community action during this period. However, not all older people reporteda rise, and the majority reported ‘no change’, in the support received. Moreover, amongstthose older people reporting that they required support with at least one Activity of DailyLiving (ADL) task prior to the pandemic, around one-quarter reported receiving no care fromoutside the household and one-in-ten of those with two or more ADL care needs reportedreceiving less help than previously. Although formal home care visits have continued duringthe pandemic to those who have been assessed by the local government to be in need, it isimportant to acknowledge that some older people risk not having the support they need.

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