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Title:Health last: the paradox of 'jua kali' enterprises in Kenya
Author:Munguti, Kaendi J.
Year:1997
Periodical:Kenya Journal of Sciences. Series C, Humanities and Social Sciences (ISSN 0250-8265)
Volume:4
Issue:1
Pages:44-60
Language:English
Notes:biblio. refs.
Geographic terms:Kenya
East Africa
Subjects:occupational health
informal sector
repair shops
Medicine, Nutrition, Public Health
Occupational hygiene
Jua kali
working conditions
public health
Abstract:Human labour forms the cornerstone of small-scale, informal enterprises in Kenya. Given the labour intensiveness of activities in the 'jua kali' sector, the most important asset of the workers is their health. This article discusses occupational health issues in 'jua kali' enterprises. It describes the typical 'jua kali' working environment and the importance of health and indicates where and how the work environment in the 'jua kali' sector may impact negatively on workers' health. Two case studies - Kamukunji Jua Kali Shades, where artisans are involved in metalworking, and Nyayo Ziwani Jua Kali, 'the car hospital', an exclusively male work place where cars are painted or repaired - both located near Nairobi city centre, illustrate the conditions in which some of the 'jua kali' activities are carried out, The author emphasizes the need for research to better understand the occupational health issues of workers in 'jua kali' enterprises and draws a link between worker health and some of the economic problems faced by the sector. Bibliogr., notes, ref.
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