Ergonomically designed intervention towards occupational wellness of women tea leaf pluckersin assam

Abstract

The Tea Industry is one of the largest employers of women amongst organised agro based industries in North east India particularly in Assam Women constitute nearly 51 of the total workforce in Assam Many of the activities especially the plucking activity 40 per cent of the total cost of production of tea leaves performed by the workers in tea plantation demand a high degree of physical effort because of repetitiveness and assuming static awkward posture leading to early fatigue and work