Author(s): V. Jhansirani
Now a days tailoring is chosen like employment from young to adult women, especially low family income women to support their families financially. Due to this Women sewing machine operators are need to manage well both the family and work, because of this women tailors are facing lot of work and health related discomforts like stress, fatigue, head ache, eye problems, neck and shoulder pain, back ache, leg cramps, leg pains and swelling, knee pains, gastric problems, over heat, urinary track infections etc. are mainly in this sector for reaching their targets. The present study is an attempt to analyze work area, compare discomforts between boutique and home based tailors and to suggest some solutions to resolve this work and health related discomforts in both boutique and at home. A sample of 120 women tailors were selected from boutique and self- employed (home based tailors) in Tirupati. Interview scheduled was prepared with multiple questions to collect the information from women tailors who are willing to participate in this. The results shows that maximum percentage of the boutique based women tailors faced neck and shoulder pain, back ache, right leg pain at hip joint area compare with home based tailors. Major percent of boutique tailors were over stressed. And both women tailors were expressed their work area does not have enough space and good lighting.