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-52- Variable Health Table 8 Summary of Literature: Working Conditions Country Thailand Mal aysi a Philippines Korea Hong Kong Source Blake and Moonstan Grossman Woon Labour Research Centre UNIDO Lee Global El ectroni cs Newsletter Data *Eye complaints by 1/3 of workers interviewed *1/2 of workers complained about deteriorating eyesight and frequent headaches after 3 years of microscope work *34% of interviews related headaches and deteriorating eyesight *Complaints of headaches, eye strain, watery eyes, and blurred vision *88% had chronic conjunctivitis, 44% became nearsighted, and 19% developed a stigmatism after 1 year *63% eye problems, 48% skin disorders, 64% stomach problems in one company *45% myopia, 13% bronchitis, and 43% backaches in one screening *90.2% of microscope workers had eye strain, 23.5% complained of double vision, 60.8% deteriorating eyesight; 35.5% frequent sore throat, 25% runny noses, 47.5% constant headaches, 38.8% frequent drowsiness, 31.7% dizziness, and 25% insomnia Acci dent Singapore Malaysi a Hong Kong Lin 1984 Global El ectroni cs Newsletter Asia Monitor Resource Centre *Electric shock frequent in TV assembly plant *Explosion due to leakage of Krypton-85 *Gassing incident where pregnant women exposed to zone and phosgene later mi scarried Mass Hysteria Singapore Malaysia Chan et al. Lim 1978b Lim 1978b Ackerman *Observed among Malays *Common during graveyard shift *As above *Relates to lack of grievance procedures
-53- Table 9 Summary of Literature: Conditions for Reproduction Variable Housing Country Source Singapore Lin Philippines Snow Malaysia Chia (K.C. 1 J amil ah Data *95% of respondents live with families in flats; average number of 3 occupants per room, 6 residents per flat *46% of respondents live in boarding houses; extensive squatting *80% respondents live in rooms of 6 *Prefer to live with friends, as only 9% of respondents live in company hostel Food Thailand Philippines Malaysia Blake and Moonstan Snow Malaysia SERU Blake *Second largest expenditure next to family support *64% of pay goes to room and board *Vitamin deficiency and anemia prevalent among industrial workers *Workers' meal intake irregular and unbalanced Health Care Hong Kong Eisold *88% of factories with no medical facilities; only 11% with doctor or nurse to visit factory Recreati on Singapore Philippines Malaysia Lin Eisold Lim (K.C.l *Housework, shopping, and sleeping most common sparetime activities *Workers drift into prostitution when retrenched *Visit friends; shopping and movies common spare-time activities Childcare Malaysia Lim (L.L.l *Some send children back to the village
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Abstract This paper examines the re
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Page 7 and 8: Lives of Asian Electronics Workers:
Page 9 and 10: -7- Companies place emphasis on hea
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Page 13 and 14: -11- women workers developed at the
Page 15 and 16: -13- economic, and cultural institu
Page 17 and 18: -15- shapes the job opportunities a
Page 19 and 20: -17- and analyzed. analyses. Data f
Page 21 and 22: -19- Until recently, wages have not
Page 23 and 24: -21- Si ngapore and Penang have bee
Page 25 and 26: -23- employment, the applicants are
Page 27 and 28: -25- also higher. In Malaysia, more
Page 29 and 30: -27- cl eri cal workers (Tabl es 11
Page 31 and 32: -29- childbirth problems. The major
Page 33 and 34: -31- Within each ethnic group there
Page 35 and 36: -33- Subjective factors, especially
Page 37 and 38: -35- ethnic groups, the economic ob
Page 39 and 40: -37- day-to-day basis, workers seem
Page 41 and 42: -39- The difference in health statu
Page 43 and 44: -41- social relations for women. Wh
Page 45 and 46: -43- workers in the 19th century an
Page 47 and 48: -45- NOTES 1. The survey respondent
Page 49 and 50: -47- Tabl e 1 Hourly Wages for Oper
Page 51 and 52: -49- Age Variables Table 5 Summary
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Page 59 and 60: -57- Table 15 Eye Complaints and Us
Page 61 and 62: -59- Table 19 Respiratory Problems
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Page 65 and 66: -63- Table 27 Migration and Psychol
Page 67 and 68: -65- Table 31 Marital Status and Si
Page 69 and 70: -67- Table 35 Shift Rotation and Me
Page 71 and 72: -69- REFERENCES Ackennan, Susan 198
Page 73 and 74: -71- Edgren, Gus 1982 Spearheads of
Page 75 and 76: -73- Laurell, A. Cristina 1981 Cond
Page 77 and 78: -74- MacKintosh, Maureen 1981 Gende
Page 79 and 80: \ -76- u.s. Dept of Commerce, Indus
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