Prevalence of Workplace Violence, Stress among Workers and Facilities available in the Industries of District Una, Himachal Pradesh, India

Violence at workplace is described as the most prevalent human rights violation in the world. Violence and stress have emerged serious problems among workers in industries, as violence, stress and non-availability of proper facilities in the context of Factory Act at workplace cause many physical and mental health problems. To assess the Prevalence of Violence and Stress descriptive cross sectional study was carried out among 246 industrial workers, and facilities available were assessed in 20 industries of district Una, Himachal Pradesh using interview method with pretested structured questionnaire. Data was entered and analyzed using SPSS version 20. The study revealed that prevalence of violence was 37.8%, out of which emotional violence was 29.7% which was more than three times the physical violence (9.3%). None of worker reported about sexual violence. Fairly low stress was reported by 26% of respondents and moderate stress by 1.6% and no one reported severe stress. Statistically significant association was found between violence and stress (p=<0.01). No child labour was found in the industries. None suffered from sexual violence. Some difference was found between facilities documented by the industries and the facilities provided to the workers in different industries.