Volume : 8, Issue : 3, March - 2019

Occupational Health Problems of Women Employees in Garment Industry: An Empirical Study in Bangalore City of Karnataka

Dr. Siddaraju V. G

Abstract :

The garment industry is highly labour intensive, providing employment to a large number of workers. The garment industry occupies a unique and important place in India. It is one of the earliest industries to come into existence in the country. The garment and textile industry is one of the oldest industries in India and has made significant contributions in the foreign exchange earnings and employment. It is one of the mainstays of the economy. In this paper, an attempt is made to study the occupation health problems faced by women employees of garment industries in Bangalore city of Karnataka. The overall analysis shows that the that the pertinent to health problems most of the workers accepted that occupation related diseases such as back pain while stitching, inhaling problem while collecting and dumping the garments, piles due to long hour of sitting at a place while stitching and knee pain for those standing for more than 13 hours, are high in the garment industries.