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WORKING

CONDITIONS

PROBLEMS FACED BY THE WORKERS

• Workers in underground mines face very dangerous conditions, due to

flooding, fire, the collapse of roofs and sides, the emission of gases
and ventilation failures.

• Many workers develop breathing problems and diseases like
tuberculosis and silicosis.
• Those working in over ground mines have to work in both hot sun and
rain, and face injuries due to mine blasting, falling objects etc.
• The rate of mining accidents in India is very high compared to other

countries.

• In many industries, the workers are migrants. The fish processing
plants along the coastline employ mostly single young women from
Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala.
• Ten-twelve of them are housed in small rooms, and sometimes one
shift has to make way for another.
• Young women are seen as submissive workers. Many men also migrate

singly, either unmarried or leaving.
• In 1992, 85% of the 2 lakh Oriya migrants in Surat were single. These

migrants have little time to socialise and whatever little time and
money they can spend is with other migrant workers.
• The nature of work in a globalised economy is taking people in the
direction of loneliness and vulnerability.