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O CCUPATIONAL HAZARDS AND COST OF NON C OMPLIANCE BY THE TEXTILE SECTOR IN P AKISTAN Muhammad Khan COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Lahore

Occupational Safety in the Textiles Sector  Cotton dust occupational hazard  Byssinosis – disabling lung disease  Studies confirm Byssinosis (8% to 35%)  Missing- Economic losses & role of socio-economic factors & safety measures in development of disease

Examining Health Hazards in the Textile units in Faisalabad  Study Area  11 Spinning factories - 210 workers  Health Diary questionnaire  General Worker Survey

10 20 30 40 50 60 0 Worker Education and Work Area Illetrate Primary Middle Lower secondary Higher secondary Graduation Male Female 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 0 5 Opening Blow Room Carding Samplex Ring Autocone Male Female

The Disease Burden Cough (%) Bronchitis Autocone Byssinosis (%) Shortness of breath Ring Blood Pressure Samplex Female % Wheezing Male% Card Section Blood with Both% phlegm Cough with Blow Room phlegm Opening/Mi Dry Cough xing 0 50 100 0 50 100 By Disease By Work Area

Economic Burden & Major Causes of Occupational Health 1200 120.0 1000 100.0 80.0 800 60.0 600 40.0 400 Ear Plug 20.0 200 0.0 Face Mask 0 Treatment Travel cost Work days cost lost

Implications More Attention

Implications Annual Examination of workers Meaningful participation of ………………………………….. Workers in OSH

Implications Tripartite Dialog Forum Government Workers Federation of Pakistan, Employers Federation Employer Worker