Volume : V, Issue : IV, April - 2015

Quality of work life in Garments Industry in Jetpur(Junagadh District)

Dr. Falguni C. Shastri

Abstract :

 One of the most pressing demands the industrial would facing today, is the improvement of the quality 

of work life (QWL). Doing better with what we have and working smarter and happier but not harder are 
the basic issues which affect the quality of work life. Clearly the increased productivity does not pre cycle high quality 
of work life. QWL refers to the favorable or infavourableness of job work environments. To meet the challenges and 
varied expectations of customers, the total involvement of employees is necessary for generation of quality product 
and services as described by customers. Motivation of employees is very much important to make them committed to 
organizational goals, viz., increased market share, extending quality services to customers etc.
People from organization people run organizations. It is the contribution of people which decades success or failure 
without adequate willingness and ability of human resources to put their efforts at work place probably meaningless. It 
is the people who give life to the organization. But on the contrary, the life at work, the organization largely influences 
people to contribute their might. Viewed from this angle quality of work life is a strong determinant of organizations 
performance and effectiveness. Needless to say, the responsibility of enriching the quality of work life lies with the 
management.
The work and work place unfortunately in most of the Indian organizations are considered as merely a means of livelihood rather than part of life. With the result, work gets accepted willingness but out of compulsion. This kind of attitude prevailing in most of the organization has given rise to the taught and practice of quality of work life means.” 
Concerns about the impact of work on people as well as on organization effectiveness and the ideas of participation in 
organizational problem solving and decision making”
Obviously, QWL seems essentially from employees perception towards job content, organization culture and their involvement in the total process of running it. Hence QWL and employees personal and societal life are interacted and 
complement each other. The principle of reciprocity that management respects the needs and aspirations to employees and in turn obtain involvement , commitment and contribution by them is to be rightly recognized. If management 
lives up to the expectation of the employees and the employees will live up to the expectation of the management.
Here is a case drawn from real life situation which portrays the idea of effective inter–relationship of management and 
employees and in turn enriches QWL for mutual benefit of individual employees as well as the organization. The case 
has been prepared on work environment in garments in Jetpur industrial estate of Junagadh district. The information 
and dater were collected from three garments units selected at random for the study, in each unit an average of 75 
employees are working. 

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Dr.Falguni C. Shastri Quality of work life in Garments Industry in Jetpur(Junagadh District) Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 4 April 2015


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