The Social Well-Being Status of Female Rice Mill Workers in Bangladesh: An Empirical Study
Keywords:
social well-being, female workers, rice mill, Bangladesh
Abstract
Rice mill workers can be considered as the lifeline to maintain the country's food security. More than half of them were female. However, a few studies focused on socioeconomic conditions and well-being of rice mill workers. The present study aimed to assess the social well-being of female rice mill workers in Bangladesh and socio-economic factors affecting it. The data were collected from a sample of 398 female rice mill workers (age mean = 31.82 years, SD = 8.39 years) who were selected through mixed sampling method. The data were collected using face-to-face interview with a structured questionnaire. The questionnaire included questions about personal information, education, income, living environment, health, violence, belongingness, equality, working environment, and social well-being. Results showed that there was a lower household income, a lower standard of living environment, lack of health and recreational facilities, unhealthy working environment, and a lower social well-being of female rice mill workers.
Downloads
How to Cite
References
T Choudhuri (2014) Women and Urban Informal Sector: The Case of Rice Mill Workers in Burdwan, West Bengal. 13(1), 1-16.
M Rahman, M Hasan (2011) Poverty reduction through women employment in farms and rice mills in an area of Dinajpur district. 9(1), 131-140.
Tasruzzaman Babu, Morium Akter (2023) Areas of green tribology: A review. 2(1), 38-45.
(2022) District-wise Govt. enlisted the number of rice mills and their fortnightly capacity of Boro milling: Boro season 2021.
Arifur Rahman, Al Mamun, Nabihatul Afrooz, Subrata Howlader, A. B. M. Qudrot- E-Khuda (2017) Rice Processing Industry of Bangladesh: An Economic Analysis.
M Islam (2014) Rice Milling in Bangladesh: Staging Spectacular Rise. 10(12), 2-8.
H Kabir, M Maple, M Islam, K Usher (2021) A qualitative study of the working conditions in the readymade garment industry and the impact on workers' health and wellbeing. 4(1).
M Kabir (2017) Development of Rice Milling Industry and Employment Generation: Policy Options for the Betterment of Rice Mill Workers in Bangladesh. 20(2), 32-52.
N Sultana, M Afrad (2014) Women"s Participation in Rice Mills in Sherpur Sadar Upazila of Bangladesh. 4(1), 36-39.
M Khatun, A Sayed, M Sakib, M Awal, M Rahman (2015) Impact of the Working Environment on Women Workers in Rice Mills in Sherpur District of Bangladesh. 3(4), 43-49.
M Desai, S Ghosh (2003) Aflatoxin Related Occupational Hazards Among Rice Mill Workers. 8(1-2), 81-87.
P Eshwaramma, Sudeena Sudeena, K Subhakar, D Chaladevi (2016) A study of Respiratory disorders in rice mill workers of the Mahaboobnagar and to compare with the control group from same district. 3(1), 175-180.
G Kumar, K Dewangan, A Sarkar, A Kumari, B Kar (2008) Occupational Noise in Rice Mills. 10, 55-67.
Soumit Roy, Aparajita Dasgupta, Lina Bandyopadhyay, Bobby Paul, Sayanti Bandyopadhyay, Mukesh Kumar (2020) Morbidities of rice mill workers and associated factors in a block of West Bengal: A matter of concern. 9(1), 359.
A Mcdowell, C Newell, Ian Mcdowell (2006) Measuring Health.
Frank Andrews, Stephen Withey (1976) Social Indicators of Well-Being.
Ross Mitchell, John Parkins (2011) The Challenge of Developing Social Indicators for Cumulative Effects Assessment and Land Use Planning. 16(2), 1-14.
Jennifer Robinette, Susan Charles, Jacqueline Mogle, David Almeida (2013) Neighborhood cohesion and daily well-being: Results from a diary study. 96, 174-182.
J Cramm, H Van Dijk, A Nieboer (2013) The Importance of Neighborhood Social Cohesion and Social Capital for the Well Being of Older Adults in the Community. 53(1), 142-152.
P Palit (2017) A Study on the Social Well Being of Rice Mill Workers in Burdwan City and Adjoining Areas, West Bengal, India. 6(3), 146-150.
D Smith (1973) Cohen, Dorothy,Advertising. New York: John Wiley & Sons. Inc., 1972. 2(1), 42-42.
R Tama, L Yng, F Happy, M Hoque (2018) An empirical study on socio-economic status of women labor in rice husking mill of Bangladesh. 2(2), 1-9.
S Hulley, S Cummings, W Browner, D Grady, T Newman (2013) Designing clinical research: an epidemiologic approach.
Corey Keyes (1998) Social Well-Being. 61(2), 121.
M Khan (2022) The Bangla translation of the Social Well-being Scale.
(2023) Fig. 10. Mobile electric charging station for public parking lots and parking lots. Borrowed from: https://soymotor.com/sites/default/files/usuarios/redaccion/portal/javimartin/bp-free-wire-mobi-charger_3.jpg. © Producciones Audiovisuales SoyMotor, S.L. Copyright, 2018. All rights reserved..
A Siddque (2007) Impact of Rice Mill on Human Health and Environment at Some Selected District of Bangladesh.
R Weech-Maldonado, M Miller, J Lord (2017) The Relationships among Socio-Demographics, Perceived Health, and Happiness. 12, 289-302.
Sayed Taghavi, Hamidreza Mokarami, Morteza Nazifi, Alireza Choobineh, Hossein Marioryad, Mehdi Kujerdi (2014) The Influence of Socio-Demographic, Health and Work-Related Factors on Health-Related Quality of Life among Iranian Industrial Workers. 06(16), 2250-2260.
Dr. Rahman (2024) Strategies of Subjective Well-Being: Experiences of Married Female Garment Workers in Bangladesh. 3601-3609.
Published
2024-09-05
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2024 Authors and Global Journals Private Limited
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.