Living in The Rooms by the Looms

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AuthorReetika Revathy Subramanian
AreaSurat
Date Accessioned2024-11-07T07:16:05Z
Date Available2024-11-07T07:16:05Z
Date of Publication2018
DescriptionA story of Hadu Bahera and other migrant workers from Odhisa working in powerlooms in Surat.
AbstractThe case study of powerloom workers are stories of somatization, grief and suffering. It highlights deplorable and abusive living and working conditions of migrant workers leading to high morbidity and mortality. The case study shows how social and occupational context determines how biological body would behave. It also highlights the myths of migration in search of decent livelihood.
Identifier URIhttps://resourcerepository.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/handle/apurr/688
ProvenanceUrban
ProvenanceGujrat
ProvenanceIndia
KeywordMale Powerloom Workers
CitationSubramanian, R.R. (2018). Living in The Rooms by the Looms. People's Archive of Rural India.
TitleLiving in The Rooms by the Looms
StatusNot Ready (Need context and Discussion questions or Facilitation pointers)
CoverageOccupational Determinants of Health. Social Context and Health. Deterioriting Employment Conditions and Rising Vulnerability and Precarity in the Informal Sector. Understanding Health and Well-being through Suffering. Unacceptable forms of Work. Abuse of vulnerability in the Informal Sector.
Course TagHealth as Social Phenomena. Work and Health.
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