Authors :
Khushi Modi; Dr. Kalpana Munjal
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 7 - July
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6969522
Abstract :
The present study aims in assessing the
knowledge & awareness towards fair trade practices of
workers of apparel industry in Jaipur industry.
Importance of sustainable fair practices was brought to
notice of the apparelindustry workers for their welfare.
It gave an idea of how industries in India are running.
Eighty apparel industry workers from two different
units of different age groups, different educational
qualifications & from different working sector in the
units were approached to collect the data through self
structured interview schedule in Jaipur city.
The data was analyzed through Descriptive -
frequency & percentage method to find out the effect of
demographic factors on knowledge of workers of apparel
industries.
The results of the study revealed that 60% of the
respondents were totally unaware about the application
of fair-trade production, 1.75% of the workers were
aware about sustainable fair-trade practices & 21.25%
of them were confused about the term & were very less
interested. It was also found that respondents didn’t had
much knowledge about wage rates, working hours, child
laboring & sustainable steps towards apparel industry.
Keywords :
Fashion, Sustainability, Fair trade, Workers, Consumers, Awareness,Knowledge,Apparel, Textil
The present study aims in assessing the
knowledge & awareness towards fair trade practices of
workers of apparel industry in Jaipur industry.
Importance of sustainable fair practices was brought to
notice of the apparelindustry workers for their welfare.
It gave an idea of how industries in India are running.
Eighty apparel industry workers from two different
units of different age groups, different educational
qualifications & from different working sector in the
units were approached to collect the data through self
structured interview schedule in Jaipur city.
The data was analyzed through Descriptive -
frequency & percentage method to find out the effect of
demographic factors on knowledge of workers of apparel
industries.
The results of the study revealed that 60% of the
respondents were totally unaware about the application
of fair-trade production, 1.75% of the workers were
aware about sustainable fair-trade practices & 21.25%
of them were confused about the term & were very less
interested. It was also found that respondents didn’t had
much knowledge about wage rates, working hours, child
laboring & sustainable steps towards apparel industry.
Keywords :
Fashion, Sustainability, Fair trade, Workers, Consumers, Awareness,Knowledge,Apparel, Textil
