A Cross-Sectional study on industrial health hazards among garment factories workers of Tamil Nadu

Textile Workers and Musculoskeletal Disorders: An Anthropo- Medical Analysis

“…It has been found that about 77.2% of the workers were less than 35 years old and 17.3% of workers had been working for more than 5 years in the same factory. In a similar kind study conducted in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh in 2015-16 revealed that most of the workers 62.1% were in the age group of 20-34 years and 20.5% workers had been working for more than 10 years which indicates that the young people are coming more in the production life which is important for economic development of the country 19,31 . This study also revealed that about 12% illiterate and 50% of the workers were literate who can only read and write.…”

“…Likely explanations for the high prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders include repeated movement, static posture for a long time; prolong exposure to ergonomic risk factors 13,14. Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) accounts for a substantial portion of post-workday illnesses and injuries. Hence, it constitutes a major proportion of temporary or permanent disability among textile workers in many countries 12,15,16,17. In most countries, Lower back and neck pain was the leading global cause of disability in 2015 18,19 . Generally, in India, the textile workers suffer from vertigo, headache, low backache, joint pain, respiratory distress, anemia, female diseases, and dysentery 20 .…”

“…The competitiveness of the different sector of textile garment industry like cloth, sarees, carpet, sarees, thread etc. in the world market is seriously affected by the ill health of the workers since ill health decreases the labor productivity to a great extent 19,21 . There are risks of injuries and diseases in any occupational setting where men and machine are involved.…”