Health Hazards & Challenges Faced by Readymade Garment Factory Women Workers at Bengaluru - A study

Abstract

Purpose : The chief intention of presented research paper is to probe whether demographic and socio-economic profile of respondents impacts
on the study or not. Further, the study is conducted to know the health hazards faced by Ready Made Garment (RMG) factory women employees
in Bengaluru and challenges faced and stress and stress drivers. Bengaluru the 'garment capital' is a major hub, producing about 30% of the
nation's RMG. The flight of the women workers who are in majority migrants, who came to Bengaluru on different reasons is full of problems
and employers searching new options to make more and more profits like relocation in nearby villages, quick retrenchment to avoid legal
problems and reappointment etc., which are to be discharged.
Methodology : A structured questionnaire that is known previously was administered as schedule to collect the necessary data. Chi-square,
contingency co-efficient, regression analysis, Kendall's co-efficient of concordance and ANOVA statistical tools were performed and MS-Excel
16 also used while computing regression and ANOVA.
Findings : The study found that demographic socio-economic characteristics impacting on the study. Further, the study probed about the health
hazards and found musculoskeletal is the biggest health problem followed by anaemia and menstrual irregularities. The challenges faced by
women workers in the order includes rampant gender based violence, stagnant wages and infrastructure deficits. The stress drivers are in the
order job insecurity long hours working and strenuous working conditions.
Concluding remarks : The women workers working in the RMG factories are trapped and finds no escape on account of financial commitments,
the need to run their families decently. The study by labour groups reveals that workers are physically harassed like physical dragging, verbal
degradation and restricted toilet breaks are the usual strategies followed by maintain high production target.