Table 6 Free description regarding working conditions and environment
From: Factors associated with self-rated health among mineworkers in Zambia: a cross-sectional study
Regular employees (n = 213) | Contract employees (n = 125) | |
|---|---|---|
Insufficient salary/payment | 45 | 34 |
Need to improve safety environment | 40 | 20 |
Too much dust | 21 | 7 |
Need more training | 18 | 4 |
Need appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) | 15 | 7 |
Need to improve healthcare of workers | 12 | 13 |
Need more motivation/incentive by the company/employer | 8 | 6 |
Need to improve working condition/environment in general | 5 | 6 |
Insufficient meal/snack during working hours | 4 | 2 |
Need appropriate supervision/inspection | 4 | 4 |
Too much pressure/intimidation/forced task | 4 | 3 |
Too much hot | 3 | 2 |
Need a route for escape/evacuation | 3 | 1 |
Too much noisy | 2 | 1 |
Need to revise/improve regulation on the mine | 2 | 0 |
No freedom | 2 | 0 |
Inappropriate overtime (without remuneration, no rest, etc.) | 2 | 3 |
Improve general sanitation and water sanitation | 2 | 0 |
No day-off/leave/holiday | 2 | 5 |
Challenges of relationships with colleagues | 1 | 0 |
Challenges of relationships with boss | 1 | 1 |
Need more welfare | 1 | 0 |
No enough information on labor laws | 1 | 0 |
High medical cost | 1 | 0 |
Workers feel fear of disclose | 0 | 1 |
Racism | 0 | 1 |
Gender discrimination | 0 | 1 |