scholarly journals Educational, Social and Economic Status of Women in Textile Industry in India

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-43
Author(s):  
Sivasubramanian K
Keyword(s):  
Women Workers ◽  
Textile Industry ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Work Place ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Pass Through ◽  
Wage Earning

Retailing is one of the important industry in India recorded for almost 10 percent of nation’s GDP. The lesser wage earning workers are vulnerable to aggravation and other discrimination at work place. In the informal textile retail shops, women have to pass through numerous problems as they have to manage with both sides of life, say work and family. Predominantly, such women are semi-literates, educated unemployed and financially deprived. It is revealed from the data that there are 58 percent of the women workers are between ages of 30 to 40 and there is no women worker above 45 years. It is clearly shows that the shop owners are not interested to recruit or retain the women workers above 45 years. The educational status of workers constitutes an average of secondary level schooling and they could able to read, write in the local language and understand English slightly. Almost 60 percent of the women workers are belonging to marginalized section of the society. In the present study, social and economic status of sample respondents are analyzed and found that they are poorly paid in terms of wages, and work under deprived and vulnerable working condition. It is revealed from the primary data that women workers are affected by many occupational health issues only after engaging in this work. Moreover, the women workers are sexually exploited and physically harassed.

scholarly journals A STUDY THE PROBLEMS OF AUTO RICKSHAW DRIVERS IN KOLHAPUR CITY USING STATISTICAL TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES

2020 ◽  
pp. 162-170
Author(s):  
Prakash S. Chougule ◽  
Tejaswi S.Kurane ◽  
S. V.Patil ◽  
Dhanaji M.Kamble ◽  
Bhavana A.Kumbhare ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Graphical Representation ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Statistical Tools ◽  
Small Test ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
Tools And Techniques

Health is a very significant matter in the daily life of a vehicle driver. The aim of this study is to identify the problems among the auto rickshaw service providers in relation to their standard of living and the number of hours put in driving the auto rickshaws, their life style, economic status, technology awareness, educational status, awareness about insurance. For this purpose, a well designed questionnaire prepared for collection of primary data containing various attributes and was circulated to 125 auto rickshaw drivers through convenient sampling technique and The data had been collected from different location in Kolhapur city . The collected data were then analysed with the help of various statistical tools and techniques to know the socio economic lifestyle of the autorickshaw drivers in kolhapur city .In our study the obtained results shows revealed major issues and backlogs in their socio economic lifestyle. KEYWORDS: Graphical Representation, Large Test , Small Test, Level of significance.

scholarly journals Work-Family Conflict and Family-Work Conflict on Worker’s Work Roles Effectiveness in the Call Centre Industry in Klang Valley: A Comprehensive Model

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 116
Author(s):  
Raslan Nordin ◽  
Norfazlina Ghazali ◽  
Noorizan Mohamad Mozie ◽  
Suryani Che Din
Keyword(s):  
Family Conflict ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Work Place ◽  
Call Centre ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Family Work ◽  
Stressful Environment ◽  
Klang Valley ◽  
Work Family

Call Centre industry has been the most challenging and yet highly stressful environment work place. Call Centre are known implementing high target as well as rotating shift pattern that further challenges by causing conflicts on the employee’s focus between work and family. This study will focus on work-family conflict challenges and solutions among employees and organizations in the Malaysia on the Asian context. Is it imperative to find the relationship between work and family with the employee’s Job Role, Career Role, Innovation Role, Team Role, and Organization Role. The research will adopt the quantitative approach using the survey (through a structured questionnaire). Primary data for this research will be collected from original sources through distribution of questionnaires to employees of call centre organizations in Klang Valley. The findings are expected to benefits the employee’s, the human resource professional and the organization itself.

AWARENESS ABOUT INDOOR AIR POLLUTION IN GENERAL POPULATION OF RAWALPINDI AND ISLAMABAD

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 80-83
Author(s):  
Nadia Tariq ◽  
Tamkeen Jaffry ◽  
Rahma Fiaz ◽  
Abdul Majid Rajput ◽  
Sadaf Khalid
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
General Population ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
Indoor Air Pollution ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significant Difference

Background: Indoor air pollutants are increasingly being associated with respiratory illnesses leading to high degree of morbidity and mortality. There are not sufficient epidemiological studies from Pakistan which assess level of awareness of indoor air pollution resulting in respiratory diseases in population. Methods: This cross sectional survey was carried out on general population of Rawalpindi/Islamabad. Sample size was 223 study subjects selected by non-probability convenient sampling. Knowledge of the study subjects was determined with regard to indoor air pollution, its effects on health and different sources of indoor air pollution with the help of a questionnaire. The influence of age, gender, educational status and socio economic status on the level of awareness was also analyzed. Results: Out of total 223 participants, 115 were males and108 females. Participants aware of indoor air pollution were 91.5% and adequate awareness about its sources was 80.7%. Those who knew indoor air pollution is detrimental to health were 95.1%. Awareness about building construction dust as source of indoor air pollution was maximum (84.8%). There was significant difference in awareness among participants with different monthly incomes and educational status and also between males and females. Conclusion: This study concludes that general population of Rawalpindi/Islamabad has fairly good awareness about sources of indoor air pollution. Use of harmful material causing indoor air pollution should be limited or substituted with better ones where possible.

A Study on Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders among Sewing Machine Operators

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ekta . ◽  
Manju Mehta ◽  
Praveen Kumar Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Textile Industry ◽  
Work Organization ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
The Body ◽  
Musculoskeletal Symptoms ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Workplace Design ◽  
Sewing Machine ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Machine Operators

A musculoskeletal disorder is highly dependent on the workplace design. The workers whose job requires repetitive tasks, are more prone to this disorder. Textile industry is one of the labor intensive industries and most of its jobs require continuous engagement with the work. Sewing machine operators in this sector due to workplace design are facing high risk of health issues due to focused attention and static posture of the body. Understanding the health issues linked with continuous working hours and static posture need to be addressed. Both Government and non- government organizations need to be better involved in designing interventions targeting these people and protecting them from such health risks.The present study was conducted in Hisar district from Haryana state in which respondents were selected randomly. Total number of respondents were 60 in which 28 were males and 32 were females with objectives to assess work organization and work space design and to find out the occupational health problems and musculoskeletal symptoms among sewing machine operators. The results showed that maximum numbers of the respondents (68.4%) were took break of fixed duration and (53.4%) respondents were work along with others. Majority (43.3%) respondents were the first experience of MSK symptoms from 7 days to 12 months followed by (33.3%) respondents in 2-3 years.

scholarly journals Rural Development from a Gender Perspective: The Case of Women Farmers in Southern Spain

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 75
Author(s):  
Jaime De Pablo Valenciano ◽  
Juan Milán-García ◽  
Juan Uribe-Toril ◽  
María Angustias Guerrero-Villalba
Keyword(s):  
Women Workers ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Women Farmers ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Employment Contracts ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Using Data

This article analyses the contribution to local development by women workers in the fruit- and vegetable-handling sector in Almería (Spain) over the last five years (2015–2019). It is a continuation of research carried out during the period 2000–2014. Using data collected through surveys and focus groups, the aim is to ascertain if the results obtained in this analysis meet the condition of sustainability, i.e., whether the improvement in working women’s quality of life has been maintained over time, and whether these beneficial effects have multiplied. The results show that women workers in the fruit- and vegetable-handling sector are satisfied with their jobs and with the company they are working for. The existence of fixed-discontinuous employment contracts facilitates greater flexibility for women in terms of balancing work and family life. This main contribution of this study lies in extrapolating the sustainability of a local development model in regard to other initiatives that aim to increase women’s empowerment in the labour market.

Impact of accounting information system on corporate governance: evidence from Pakistani textile sector

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Samza Fatima ◽  
Muhammad Ishtiaq ◽  
Adnan Javed
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Textile Industry ◽  
Accounting Information ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Specific System ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Accounting Information Systems ◽  
Textile Sector

Purpose Efficient corporate governance is always important to safeguard the interest of all the stakeholders in the business environment. Therefore, this study focuses on the investigation of the relationship between accounting information systems (AIS) and corporate governance in the textile sector of Pakistan. The textile sector is the backbone of the Pakistani economy and has an important contribution toward the gross domestic product and as well as exports of the country. Design/methodology/approach The data were collected from the finance managers with the sample size of 300 firms of All Pakistan textile mills association, self-delivery and collection method used. Both descriptive and inferential statistics used to analyze data through the Statistical Package for Social Sciences 23. Findings The findings of this study proved that AIS has a significant impact on corporate governance. It is important from the management point of view to record the daily transaction in a better way with the use of a specific system and every member uses the computerized system to accomplish their tasks in the organization. Originality/value The textile industry is the backbone of Pakistan’s economy. The study conducted in this paper by primary data and drawing original contributions in the existing literature. Moreover, the findings of this study are going to have considerable theoretical and practical implications for the market.

Latin American Women Workers in Transition: Sexual Division of the Labor Force in Mexico and Colombia in the Textile Industry

1984 ◽  
Vol 40 (04) ◽  
pp. 491-504 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dawn Keremitsis
Keyword(s):  
Women Workers ◽  
Labor Force ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Textile Industry ◽  
18Th Century ◽  
Transition Element ◽  
Work Force ◽  
World Market ◽  
Sexual Roles ◽  
Urban Labor

When the cottage textile industries in 18th century England were moved to urban factories, women and children also left their private existence and moved into public work in the mills. The situation was similar in Mexico and Colombia when their factories started to produce cloth, but after an urban labor force developed, men replaced women in the plants. In developed nations, women still dominate the textile work force, especially when products compete on a world market. Few studies have attempted to analyze the difference historically as the labor force divides into sexual roles, either in advanced or underdeveloped nations. Although Ester Boserup's study of third world women indicates that this transition occurs (in one direction) when mechanization advances to replace manual or simple tasks, lately her conclusions have been questioned as technologically advanced industries such as computers have hired women rather than men to assemble instruments. The textile industry has often been viewed as a force in the beginning of industrialization and can illustrate how women are used as a transition element as they first move from private home activities into public roles in the factories and then as plants become more capitalintensive, they are again returned to their private space. At first their willingness to accept low wages in the mills left the men performing agricultural labor. As promotion of industrialization brought an urban labor force into existence, a variety of social and economic pressures removed them from participation in production of goods. Their reserve labor remained available for other functions as the need arose.

Gender Research as Labor Activism: The Women's Bureau in the New Era

2008 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 482-515 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Hendrickson
Keyword(s):  
Women Workers ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
New Era ◽  
Gender Research ◽  
Labor Activism ◽  
Unique Site ◽  
Wage Earning ◽  
The Right ◽  
Harsh Reality ◽  
Women's Bureau

On June 5, 1920, Congress established the Women's Bureau, charging it to “formulate standards and policies which shall promote the welfare of wage-earning women, improve their working conditions, increase their efficiency, and advance their opportunities for profitable employment.” Support for the bureau was such that the House passed the bill by a vote of 255 to 10, and the Senate passed it without a recorded vote, though theMonthly Labor Reviewnoted that “there was some opposition.” During a decade when policymakers celebrated the fruits of economic abundance garnered with only the lightest touch from the state, bureau leaders and investigators saw gender research as a form of labor activism that would advance the cause of all workers. The bureau provided a unique site for discourse and deliberation concerning labor standards that did not exist in any other branch of the federal government. No other organization in the federal government thought harder about how policies could be constructed to protect workers, irrespective of gender, from the continued harsh reality of employment in American industry. Along the way, advocates of protective legislation for women sought not only to protect the particular interests of women workers, but also to drive a wedge through a post-Adkinsunderstanding of the “right to contract” and to expand the number of issues that should be seen as affected with a public interest.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Social Support and Postpartum Depression in Mothers with Premature Babies

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Shafie ◽  
Hamideh Davoodizadeh Jolgeh ◽  
Maryam Dabirifard ◽  
Sara Dabirifard ◽  
Milad Shafiee
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Postpartum Depression ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
P Value ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Premature Newborns ◽  
Premature Babies ◽  
The Social

Introduction: Failure in social support is one of the important factors in developing postpartum depression. Since mothers with premature or sick babies have higher levels of anxiety during postpartum period in comparison with other members, they need more social support. So, in this study we decided to evaluate the relation between postpartum depression and the level of social support in mothers who have premature newborns. Methods: This descriptive-correlative study was conducted on 100 mothers who had premature newborns and were  discharged from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Shahid Sadoughi Hospital in 2016. The sampling was conducted using the available sampling method. Mothers were asked to complete the social support and postpartum depression questionnaire. . All collected data were entered to the SPSS v.17 and analyzed by the analytic and descriptive statistical indices. The significance level was set at p-value<0.05. Results: The final results revealed that social support had a significant association (p-value<0.05) with the number of mother’s child, her husband’s job,  and family economic status . Furthermore, the findings revealed that postpartum depression had a significant association with the father's job, the educational status of father, and the economic status of family. Conclusion: It can be concluded that the more social support leds to the less incidence of postpartum depression.

scholarly journals Analysis of the Socio-Economic and Psychological Status of the Widows: A Study on Jhenidah District

2020 ◽  
pp. 9-18
Author(s):  
Avik Ranjan Bhowmik ◽  
Md. Kamal Hossain ◽  
Nadia Chowdury ◽  
Md. Shahidul Islam
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Method ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Psychological Status ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

This paper aims at analyzing the socio-economic status of widows in the Jhenidah district and evaluate the impact of socio-economic status on the widows’ livelihood in society. For achieving the purpose of the study, the researchers collected the primary data by a structured questionnaire, and data were gathered from sixteen respondents from Jhenidah district by a convenient sampling method. The researchers in this study found that widows suffer from multiple social problems and restrictions. Moreover, the widows are feeling discouraged in their lives though they earn a satisfactory figure since dissatisfaction arises from the multiplicity of social problems for the widows.

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