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Consumption means the final use of goods and services to satisfy human wants, needs and desires. It is a process of deriving utiUty from goods and services. People belonging to different classes of income have different structures of consumption. Economic development not only brings about significant changes in the socioeconomic 'and cultural life of a habitant population but it also influences the levels of living in the long nm. Increasing number of working women, rise in the per-capita income in forcible situations of other dominants, changing lifestyles and increasing level of prosperity of the surroundings with lack of saving attitude and appropriate awareness brought a significant changes in the expenditure patterns. Against this background the present study aims to explore expenditure pattern of unorganized women workers in Coimbatore city. Multi-stage sampling design was adopted for selecting the sample which was restricted only to urban slums in Coimbatore. The total sample size is 600 women. The study found that majority of the women workers spend major portion of their income on food and towards rent. The women workers spend 10 percent on health. Most of the women workers in these groups had saving habit. Consumption expenditure on non-food items as a percentage of total expenditure is the highest for this group. The low wages and untimely payment too have added to the financial burden on the women workers.

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A Study on the Health Problems of Women Working in a Textile Unit in Coimbatore

(2011) Sherly Thomas

Tlte economic .status of women is now accepted as an indicator of a society’s stage of development. Textile industry is the only industry to have employed women workers since long time. Women workers unlike the majority in the informal sector have been exposed to rigorous work, discipline, fixed working hours, specific production norms etc. In TamilNadu, the garment industry is female dominated field. There are many health problems to which the women workers in textile industry is exposed to. To examine the health problems of women workers in the textile unit a study is undertaken. The data was collected with the help of a questionnaire administered to 60 women. The study found out that many of them suffered from backache, joint pains, headache and general tiredness. 'I'he medical expenses were a big burden for these women. The women do not give much importance to their health. They try to work even when they are sick and weak, just to supplement the family income. The health hazards of the women working in the textile industry are much higher compared to their counter parts in other sectors. It is therefore an urgent need on the part of the policy makers to take effective steps to better the condition of women in textile industry.

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Sustain Agriculture for Livelihood Security

(2012) Sherly Thomas

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