Health Issues and Wellbeing

Abstract

Children are perceived as the future of any country. With this in mind, child labordoes nothing but destroy the future of the children. Carpet weaving is destructivefor childrenbecause children often sit in odd positions for extensive hours, inhaling dust and working ininadequate lighting situations, all these aspects are hazardous to the wellbeing of children.Child carpet weavers have to face occupational damages and diseases. Objective: To identifythe factors contributing to child labor and effects of work-related health issues on the wellbeingof carpet weavers. Study Design: Cross sectional survey. Setting: Punjab province. Meterial &Method: A sample of 320 carpet child workers of age group 8-17 years was interviewed. A wellstructuredquestionnaire was constructed to collect the data. The SPSS/PC + 20.0 StatisticalPackage for Social Sciences were used for analyzing the data. Results: The study found thatmajority of the respondents was facing the problem of body aches, backbone problem, eyestrain and general exhaustion and cuts and wounds. The significant relationship was observedbetween work-related illness (type of illness) and the personal wellbeing of carpet workingchildren. It was strongly suggested that comprehensive strategy consisting of macro as well asmicro policies is to be commenced to control, reduce and eradicate. The ill effects related tocarpet weaving. The participation of children in carpet weaving industry should be stopped orat least immunizad present. Conclusion: The carpet workers immediately need concentratedefforts not only to solve their work-related issues, but also to make them productive adult in theirown wellbeing as well as in the welfares of society.