Volume : V, Issue : VI, June - 2016

HEALTH PROBLEMS OF WOMEN LABOURERS IN FIREWORKS INDUSTRIES A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

R. C. Saravana Kumar, Dr. G. Karunanidhi

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 Women workers engaged in fireworks industry in a particular district of Tamil Nadu, India. Virudhunagar district is a southern district of Tamil Nadu. As far as the Sivakasi Taluk in Virudhunagar district is concerned, crackers making is one of the major unorganized industries. This fireworks industry adds income to the economy. Most of the workers in this industry are women; the production of crackers is mainly lies in the hands of women. The present study focuses on the health problems of women workers in fireworks industries. The following objectives have been framed for the purpose of the study: i) to analyze the health problems of women labourers working in fireworks industries and ii) to suitable suggestion to reduce that problem in the study area. This study based on primary data. Primary data were collected from 300 sample respondents working in fireworks industries using systematic random sampling methods. The data were collected from the period November 2015 to December 2015. The collected data were analyzed with the help of Multi Dimensional Scaling Techniques. At the end of the paper suggestion and conclusion were given.

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R.C.Saravana Kumar, Dr.G.Karunanidhi HEALTH PROBLEMS OF WOMEN LABOURERS IN FIREWORKS INDUSTRIES A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY International Journal of Scientific Research,Vol : 5, Issue : 6 JUNE 2016

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