ASSESSMENT ON VULNERABLE WOMEN PRIVATE SECTOR WORK CONDITION IN THE CASE OF ROYAL GARMENT TEXTILE FACTORY IN ADDIS ABABA,KOLFEKERANIYO SUB CITY

Abstract

Women vulnerability to various problems is one of the dominant social problems.The main objective of this research is to explore the vulnerable women private sector in garment textile workers work condition. The population of the study is employees of Royal garment textile factory and the target population of the study was all women worker. Therefore, I used purposive sampling which is one of non probability sampling technique to select potential participants in order to investigate this particular study issue. I collected the data by qualitative data types of instruments employed to collect the data required for the study using personal observation. The findings of the study related to the factors, such as Unsafe work condition, lack of legal protection, lack of health care, economic problem, lack of education and lack of social support. The second part focuses on the challenges such as in adequate legal protection, inadequate health care, economic problem, psychological problem, poor educational performance, poor working condition such as human rights violations, exploitation and abuse such as lack of clear contract and incapability of contracts, long hours of work and over load, violation of privacy and poor payment and the third part presents potential coping strategies such as legal protection, health care, education and vocational training, economic opportunity and psychological support. Finally I gave social work implication for policy and program ,future research, social work practice and recommend that Volunteer professional committee should be organizedl. Establishing Institutionalization Program (YeserategnaMahiber ),The Administration of textile factory should encourage the economic status of women, The MoLSA should design strong community based service provision for vulnerable women.Last but least, the government of Ethiopia should encourage and support NGOs, fundraisers and significant actors who are engaged in vulnerable women private sector garment textile factory to bring fundamental change in the community through group effort. The finding calls attention to the need of practical access to service responses to the problems of women.