The Human Cost of Industry: Examining the Consequences of Poor Working Conditions on Labourers and their Families

Abstract

This study reveals the challenges faced by the industrial labourers along with the consequences on labourers and their families. Bad working conditions with its impacts were analyzed in detail. A sample size of 384 respondents were targeted from the locale of the study by sample random sampling. The study was carried out using quantitative and qualitative approaches with high focus on discovery, explanation, hypotheses testing and verification. The collected data was interpreted and presented by univariate and bivariate way. The strength of association between dependent (industrial labourers’ life) and independent (bad working conditions) variables was accessed through Chi-square test. A significant relationship was found among the parameters of independent variable and labourers’ life. It was concluded that bad working conditions have greatly restricted industrial labourers’ choices. That is why they have limited access to education and health. They are prone to child labour, unemployment and psychological suffering. The research was supported by the arguments concerning the exploitation of labourers (Proletariats) by the industrialists (Bourgeois) globally.