HEALTH PROBLEMS OF WOMEN BEEDI WORKERS

The increasing number of women in the small business has been a global phenomenon in developed and developing world. Most of the women work at home based unorganized sectors and become invisible and are extremely vulnerable to exploitation. The beedi industry is the one of the biggest among the unorganized sectors spread all over India, employing a large number of women and girls helping the owner to make huge projects at low cost, risk and liabilities. A study was conducted to portray the health problems of women beedi workers. A sample of 60 respondents was selected by using systematic random sampling from the universe of 200 at Valluvar Nagar, Trichy. A structured interview schedule was used to elicit the necessary data. The study was descriptive in nature. The major findings and suggestions were given in the present study.