ILAW Network

Occupational Heat Stress Impacts on Health and Productivity in a Steel Industry in Southern India

The study investigates the heat-related illnesses that laborers are prone to while working in steel industries where the thermal conditions are poor. The findings are based on a cross-sectional study …

Jeremiah Chinnadurai, Krishnan Srinivasan, Kumaravel Perumal, Latha Perumal Kamalakannan, Manikandan Krishnamurthy, Paramesh Ramalingam, Rekha Shanmugam, Vidhya Venugopal

Informal Economy, Migrant Workers, OSH

India: Occupational health status of construction workers: A review

This article summarizes the occupational health risks faced by construction workers globally. The article presents a comprehensive list of risk factors as documented from 1972 to 2016 and discusses the …

Arkajit Bhattacharya, Gourab Biswas, Rina Bhattacharya

Informal Economy, Migrant Workers, OSH

Ethics in occupational health and safety: case studies from Gujarat

This article discusses the absence of strong labor laws and policies, poor enforcement regulations, as well as a gap in research on occupational health in India. The article summarizes the …

Jagdish Patel, Siddarth David

Informal Economy

Litigation as TB Rights Advocacy: A New Delhi Case Study

Despite many governmental programs, international conventions, and legal remedies, around one thousand people die of tuberculosis every day. These deaths are caused because patients are unable to access healthcare and …

Kerry McBroom

Discrimination, Migrant Workers, OSH

Migrant women in construction work: Examining issues and challenges in Delhi, India

This paper summarizes the challenges faced by migrant women in the construction sector in Delhi. The paper studies the experiences of 500 migrant women across nine districts of Delhi. The …

Sanghmitra Acharya, Sunita Reddy

Employment Relationship, OSH

Occupational health scenario of Indian informal sector

The study investigates the health concerns of workers in the informal sector in India. The study covers several industries such as transportation, power loom weaving, handloom weaving, tobacco processing, fish …

Anjali Nag, Heer Vyas, Pranab Nag

Informal Economy, OSH

Heat and PAHs Emissions in Indoor Kitchen Air and Its Impact on Kidney Dysfunctions among Kitchen Workers in Lucknow, North India

This study addresses health concerns, especially kidney dysfunctions among kitchen workers in commercial kitchens due to heat stress. The study is conducted across 94 commercial kitchens in Lucknow, India. The …

Altaf Hussain Khan, Amarnath Singh, Chandrasekharan Nair Kesavachandran, Gubbala Naga Venkata Satyanarayana, Manoj Kumar Gupta, Mohana Krishna Reddy Mudiam, Nishi Shukla, Ritul Kamal, Vipin Bihari

Informal Economy, OSH

Occupational Health Hazards and Awareness of Occupational Safety among Workers of Textile Dyeing Industries in Jaipur, India

This study, conducted with 500 workers in the textile dyeing industries of India’s “Pink City”, looks at the health hazards faced by the workers such as respiratory, skin and musculoskeletal …

Megha Bansal, Rajesh Kumar Yadav

Employment Relationship, Informal Economy, OSH

Occupational Heat Stress Profiles in Selected Workplaces in India

This study looks at heat stress as a significant occupational hazard across organized and informal workplaces in India. This study investigates quantitative and qualitative data from 447 workers in 18 …

Jeremiah S. Chinnadurai, Rebekah A. I. Lucas, Tord Kjellstrom, Vidhya Venugopal

Informal Economy, OSH

Occupational Health among Workers in the Informal Sector in India

This paper addresses the occupational health of workers in the informal sector, especially the small and medium firms such as mining, construction, and manufacturing. The paper brings to attention how …

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