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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Hysterectomy In Lieu of Leave for Woman Farm Labour in Beed -Jai Narayan Tiwari

Hysterectomy In Lieu of Leave for Woman Farm Labour in Beed -Jai Narayan Tiwari

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published Published on Apr 1, 2022   modified Modified on Apr 4, 2022

-TheCitizen.in

There are no sweet moment for Sugarcare farm labourers

“My body aches, my hands and legs hurt a lot, but I still have many trucks to load. If I delay it the workload will increase. I can eat only after the task is done,” said Sarika Laxman Chole, a 25-year-old labourer working on a sugarcane field at this village in Beed.

She works from 8 am to midnight, to earn Rs 300-350 a day. These gruelling work conditions have taken a toll on her health and that of others like her working as labourers on sugarcane fields, in Beed, Maharashtra.

The farm labourers are hired on a contract basis during harvest season, many couples take it up as they have no other option to earn a livelihood. Each worker is paid Rs 1 lakh when they are hired, and have to toil hard to complete meet the targets. The workday is up to 16 hours of work a day. Taking a break or a leave means they have to work extra hours or days.

Women labourers are “encouraged” and sometimes forced to undergo a hysterectomy, so that they do not have to skip work due to menstruation or pregnancy. A survey of 200 women in Beed district by the Maharashtra State Commission for Women in 2018 found that 36 per cent had undergone hysterectomy.

Vrundavani Panchal (40) who underwent a hysterectomy five years ago said, “I used to work in sugarcane farms but when I had irregular periods, a doctor advised me to go for the surgery.” She has not yet regained her health, is unable to eat properly and gets tired fast. As a result, she has not worked since last year.

The women labourers say that even if they go to a doctor for minor gynaecological problems they are advised to undergo a hysterectomy.

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TheCitizen.in, 1 April, 2022, https://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/NewsDetail/index/13/21663/Hysterectomy-In-Lieu-of-Leave-for-Woman-Farm-Labour-in-Beed?fbclid=IwAR1KEoA_kfTVOAclZxtlH2V4SzggBVxVxU8vxhnrBxgQV2AZmnjhYiuU-1k


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