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Health Status And Physiological Condition Of Garments Textile and Firming Workers In Bangladesh

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dc.contributor.author Islam, Md. Tanbirul
dc.date.accessioned 2016-10-19T05:15:31Z
dc.date.available 2016-10-19T05:15:31Z
dc.date.issued 6/9/2016
dc.identifier.uri http://dspace.ewubd.edu/handle/2525/1913
dc.description This thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Pharmacy (M.Pharm) in East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. en_US
dc.description.abstract Readymade Garment and textile Industry is the most important sector of earning foreign currencies that strengthen the economy of Bangladesh for the last couple of decades. At the same time this industry opened a new door of employment for the rural marginal people. The working environment of the garment factories is not congenial to health and the income level of the workers in this industry is very poor to keep up their minimum living requirements in the society. As a result, the workers in the readymade garment industry are not physically and mentally sound to do the work efficiently. Another is firming house or factories that fulfill the local demand of our country. Firming worker faced many problems with their profession. Keeping this in mind, the study has been conducted to identify the major health problems of the workers in the garment Textile industry and firming workers of Bangladesh. In this study workers have been interviewed personally and collected data have been analyzed through factor analysis to identify the major health problems of the workers derived from the working environment and the nature of their job. This study identified more than fifteen major health problems of the workers. They are pain in body muscles, eye stain, neck pain, hepatitis, frequent headache, cut injury, fatigue, common cold, Heart burn, loss of appetite, numbness and tingling of fingers and arms, gastric pain and helminthiasis etc. The government along with other concern bodies should take necessary action to overcome the health problems of the workers so that they can contribute more for the development of the readymade garments, Textile industry and firming industry of Bangladesh en_US
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.publisher East West University en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries ;PHA00494
dc.subject Readymade Garment and textile Industry, Physiological Condition en_US
dc.title Health Status And Physiological Condition Of Garments Textile and Firming Workers In Bangladesh en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US


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