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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Hearing loss to tuberculosis: The occupational health hazards faced by garment workers -Sarayu Srinivasan, R Bhavani, Cibi S, Nithin Deepak & Soundarya Iyer

Hearing loss to tuberculosis: The occupational health hazards faced by garment workers -Sarayu Srinivasan, R Bhavani, Cibi S, Nithin Deepak & Soundarya Iyer

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published Published on Jul 5, 2021   modified Modified on Jul 6, 2021

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Workers in these industries are prone to several health vulnerabilities including hearing loss, respiratory illnesses, and musculoskeletal discomfort, that need to be better understood and addressed.

Bronchitis, tuberculosis, weight loss and hearing loss are oft-heard health problems among workers of fine-dust producing industries in the Tirupur-Coimbatore region in Tamil Nadu. With a plethora of cotton spinning mills, garment units and power looms, these fine dust producing industries are the primary employers of rural men and women in the region. 

Power loom worker Swamy sometimes requires hospital care due to excessive cough build up. He is unable to take a break to look after his health, although he has been serving the same employer for over 25 years. He also suffers from partial hearing loss, weight loss, and chronic bronchitis.  “When I would cough, I would see minute cotton particles in the discharge. With blood in the discharge, I got worried and consulted the doctor. When we go to the government primary health centre (PHC) in the village, they have very specific medicines for power loom workers. So if I have a cough or breathing trouble, they will suggest the same set of medicines every time I go to the PHC,” Swamy said, adding that he also suffered weight loss of over 10 kgs in the last few months.

Nationally representative surveys in India do not capture occupational health diseases. Socio-economic surveys such as the National Sample Survey Organisation primarily collect data on socioeconomic status and employment. On the other hand, health and demographic surveys such as the National Family and Health Surveys capture tobacco and alcohol consumption, high blood glucose, hypertension, obesity, tuberculosis, and reproductive health, but we know little about how this links to the work that people do. Further occupational health nursing is practically absent in the unorganised sectors. There is a paucity of research on health vulnerabilities of garment workers in South and South-East Asia and a recent systematic review shows that workers in these industries are prone to several health vulnerabilities including hearing disabilities, respiratory illnesses, and musculoskeletal discomfort, that need to be better understood and addressed. 

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TheNewsMinute.com, 5 July, 2021, https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/hearing-loss-tuberculosis-occupational-health-hazards-faced-garment-workers-151762


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