International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Social Sciences 2319 - 3565 2 2 2013 February 14 Occupational Health Problems of Women Migrant Workers in Thogamalai, Karur District, Tamil Nadu, India 21 26 EN Palaniswamy Udhayakumar 1 Department of Social Work, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, INDIA Ponnuswami Ilango 2 Bhosale Savita G. 1 Department of Studies in Sociology, Karnataka State Women’s University, Bijapur, Karnataka State, INDIA Korishetti Vijaya B. 2 Das Gupta Ashok 1 Department of Anthropology, University of North Bengal, Darjeeling, West Bengal, INDIA Srinivasan S. 1 Department of Social Work, Kahjamalai Campus, Bharathidasan University, Tamil Nadu, INDIA Ilango P. 2 > Research Paper 2012 12 28 2013 February 14 This research study focuses on Occupational Health problems of Migrant Women Workers. The migrant women workers face several problems such as low wages, health hazards, sexual exploitation and denial of their fundament al rights. Through this study the researcher aims to analyze the life of these migrant women workers. The specific objectives of the study are to identify the occupational health problems and exploitation faced by the women migrant workers and the expectations of the migrant women workers. The research design used for this study is descriptive. The sampling strategy used is simple random through lottery method. Data was collected from 100 respondents using an interview schedule by directly interviewing the respondents. The present study reveals that majority of the respondents (56%) seems to be affected by all kinds of skin diseases. Skin related problems occur because of heavy disposal of sunrays when the workers work in the quarry. Majority of the respondents (59%) say that no availability of the fencing or physical barriers are not available to prevent unauthorized entry. Most of the respondents say (90%) that heat stress, noise, dust related problem, vibration and stress problem are prevalent in the work place and majority of the respondents say that the problems of lighting, radiation, renal, liver and occupational cancers are less due to work. Migrant women workers are not having any basic facilities. They are deprived of their basic rights and are exploited by the contractors. So there is an urgent need for the protection of migrant women workers to overcome these problems. Copyright@ International Science Community Association