Research on Working & Living Conditions of Women in Export ...
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Most resp<strong>on</strong>dents felt disappo<strong>in</strong>ted and were<br />
compla<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g if they did not work overtime, because<br />
they believed that the overtime payment could cover<br />
up for their basic wage.<br />
7. Health and Safety<br />
• Was there sufficient medical care <strong>in</strong> your factory<br />
Resp<strong>on</strong>dents from PT. Dwi Sukses and Panarub said that<br />
they had sufficient medical facility <strong>in</strong> their<br />
factory, such as a polycl<strong>in</strong>ic with stand-by doctor<br />
and nurses <strong>on</strong> every work<strong>in</strong>g day. Resp<strong>on</strong>dents from PT.<br />
Rismar said that they had polycl<strong>in</strong>ic with stand-by<br />
nurse, but the doctor <strong>on</strong>ly come <strong>on</strong>ce <strong>in</strong> a m<strong>on</strong>th or 2<br />
m<strong>on</strong>ths. In PT. Gold<strong>in</strong>do, they had a polycl<strong>in</strong>ic.<br />
Resp<strong>on</strong>dents from PT. Harapan said that they had no<br />
sufficient medical facility, and it was not easy to<br />
get permissi<strong>on</strong> to go to the hospital. In PT. Detta<br />
Mar<strong>in</strong>a, if work accidence happened, the victim would<br />
be taken to the hospital directly.<br />
• Name the Occupati<strong>on</strong>al Health and Safety<br />
tools/measures <strong>in</strong> your factory!<br />
In PT. Dwi Sukses, occupati<strong>on</strong>al health and safety<br />
tools, such as mask, hand gloves, and boots, were<br />
provided. OHS tools <strong>in</strong> PT. Panarub were mask, hand<br />
gloves, helmet, protecti<strong>on</strong> suit, eyeglasses, ear<br />
protecti<strong>on</strong>, and first aid box.<br />
In PT. Rismar, they had fire ext<strong>in</strong>guisher and<br />
medic<strong>in</strong>e cab<strong>in</strong>et. In PT. Harapan, they had fire<br />
ext<strong>in</strong>guisher and medic<strong>in</strong>e cab<strong>in</strong>et - that <strong>on</strong>ly filled<br />
with medic<strong>in</strong>e when the buyers come. In PT. Gold<strong>in</strong>do,<br />
they had fire ext<strong>in</strong>guisher and masker. In PT. Detta<br />
Mar<strong>in</strong>a, they <strong>on</strong>ly had hydrant.<br />
The descripti<strong>on</strong> shows that the last four<br />
factories did not c<strong>on</strong>sider workers health and safety<br />
to be important.<br />
• How many toilets were there Were they clean<br />
Most resp<strong>on</strong>dents said that the toilet was clean<br />
enough. Accord<strong>in</strong>g to the standard <strong>of</strong> health, the<br />
factory should provide 1 toilet for every 15 workers.<br />
Below table shows the comparis<strong>on</strong> between the number<br />
<strong>of</strong> toilets and workers <strong>in</strong> the surveyed factories:<br />
Table 5: Number <strong>of</strong> toilets and comparis<strong>on</strong> accord<strong>in</strong>g to standard<br />
<strong>of</strong> health<br />
Factory Name Number <strong>of</strong> Toilets Number <strong>of</strong><br />
toilets factory<br />
should have<br />
Detta Mar<strong>in</strong>a 20 53<br />
Dwi Sukses 20 for 500 workers 33
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