Open AccessWorking condition and health hazards in beedi rollers residing in the urban slums of Mumbai
Author(s) -
Rupali Sabale,
S Kowli,
Padmaja H Chowdhary
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine/the indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3670
pISSN - 0973-2284
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5278.107075
Subject(s) - environmental health , hazard , occupational safety and health , population , socioeconomics , medicine , geography , sociology , chemistry , organic chemistry , pathology
Beedi rollers are exposed to unburnt tobacco dust through cutaneous and pharyngeal route. They are not aware of their rights. Studies have been conducted on beedi workers but not many studies are carried out in urban areas. Thus, study was carried out to understand working condition and health hazards in beedi workers residing in the urban slums of Mumbai and to know whether beedi roller are in better condition in urban areas.