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Occupational health hazards of bidi workers and their families in India: a scoping review.

Jyoti TyagiDeepti BeriSamiksha IngalePraveen SinhaSoumyadeep Bhaumik
Published in: BMJ global health (2023)
Our review shows that bidi rolling leads to numerous occupational health hazards in bidi workers and their family members. It is essential to provide alternative livelihoods, and safe and protective working environment, and cover bidi workers under various social security provisions to alleviate the deleterious effect of bidi making at home. It is also important to shift bidi making away from home and strengthen existing regulations and promulgation of new provisions, including India's Occupational Safety, Health, and Working Conditions Code 2020.
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