Work-Life Challenges Faced by Sanitary Workers-A Special Reference to Thoothukudi District

Abstract

Waste production occurs due to business activities, consumption, and use of goods or materials. Solid waste handling, management, and precise and appropriate disposal is a hot topic and public and environmental health concern topic. Sanitary workers are primarily responsible for the health of the entire world. At the same time, challenges such as issues related them financial, mental, and physical problems. Injuries include cuts, bruises, musculoskeletal issues, respiratory issues, gastroenteritis, diarrhea, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and typhoid fever. Furthermore, they are facing a lack of financial security, and they are facing various social problems. This study selects the primary and secondary data. The primary data were directly collected from the respondents, and it had been preparing a structured questionnaire. Secondary data it had been collected from the website, published journals, and magazines. This has been chosen as the stratified sampling method. It has selected 120 respondents and describes the health problems faced by sanitary workers at work in Thoothukudi District. Public health research has not adequately considered the welfare and conservation of sanitary workers. Unlike other risk industries, sanitation does not have specific safety regulatory guidelines for resolving health risks.