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Occupational Hazards Among Hawkers
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This research project tends to examine Occupational Hazards among Hawkers in Pen Cinema Area of Agege, Lagos State.
Survey design was employed with the use of a well structured questionnaire. Respondents were selected based on simple random sampling technique. Sample size of One Hundred (100) respondents were selected from the staff of 7up Bottling Company Plc.
Three hypotheses were formulated and tested with the use of Chi-Square analysis. The analysis resulted to rejecting all null hypotheses and hence accepting the three alternate hypotheses.
Based on decisions of the tested hypotheses conclusions were reached that; there is significant relationship between occupational hazards and hawking; there is relationship between physical environments in which hawker's workand lack of proper infrastructure like dean running water. It was recommended that governments adopt a developmental approach to street trading that includes trading sites with secure tenure and infrastructure such as shelter; tables; water and sanitation. Also policy reform in terms of issuing trading permits and developing regulations for renting trading sites is imperative.
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]The concentration of women in micro-enterprises with diverse
methods of operations makes it more important to address the gender
dimension in health and safety at workplace. Healthy and safe work
environments can enhance, and are synonymous with quality jobs and
output (Muir, 1974; Alli, 2001). It is envisaged that quality outputs
would impact on women's earnings and might keep them in employment.
Thus, attention must be paid to the health and safety of the jobs that
women do.Howev ... Continue reading---
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]The concentration of women in micro-enterprises with diverse
methods of operations makes it more important to address the gender
dimension in health and safety at workplace. Healthy and safe work
environments can enhance, and are synonymous with quality jobs and
output (Muir, 1974; Alli, 2001). It is envisaged that quality outputs
would impact on women's earnings and might keep them in employment.
Thus, attention must be paid to the health and safety of the jobs that
women do.Howev ... Continue reading---
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