Awareness Analysis of Occupational Health and Safety in Garment Industry

As employees of one of the biggest business areas with the largest labor force, the opinions of Turkish workers in the garment industry on occupational health and safety are significant. This study particularly examines the opinions of lower level employees in the Garment Industry. In the study, the data was obtained through surveys, and the employees' level of awareness was analyzed with the aid of grey relational analysis. As a result of the study, it became evident that despite the laws on this subject and training provided to the employees within this scope have led to an increase in the awareness levels about workers' health and occupational safety it is still not at a sufficient level. For employees, wages (45%) are still the main selection criterion. As a consequence, it is predicted that improvements in living conditions, an increase in ratio of qualified personnel and improvement in economic conditions of employees will bring the sector to a better position in terms of workers' health and occupational safety.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Workers' Health, Occupational Safety, Garment Industry, Awareness, Grey Relational Analysis, Education

As employees of one of the biggest business areas with the largest labor force, the opinions of Turkish workers in the garment industry on occupational health and safety are significant. This study particularly examines the opinions of lower level employees in the Garment Industry. In the study, the data was obtained through surveys, and the employees' level of awareness was analyzed with the aid of grey relational analysis. As a result of the study, it became evident that despite the laws on this subject and training provided to the employees within this scope have led to an increase in the awareness levels about workers' health and occupational safety it is still not at a sufficient level. For employees, wages (45%) are still the main selection criterion. As a consequence, it is predicted that improvements in living conditions, an increase in ratio of qualified personnel and improvement in economic conditions of employees will bring the sector to a better position in terms of workers' health and occupational safety.

Keywords: Workers' Health, Occupational Safety, Garment Industry, Awareness, Grey Relational Analysis, Education