SOCIO-ECONOMC IMPACT OF HAY A T ABAD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE ON WORKERS CASE STUDY OF NEW ABADI JAMRUD KHYBER AGENCY, FATA

Abstract

The study focused on the socioeconomic impact of the Hayat Abad industrial estate on workers. This study aimed at assessing the nature and extent of industry on workers and highlighted questionnaire schedule in the relevance. Purposive sampling was opted to collect quantitative data. The researcher triangulated research methods to get an accurate picture of the phenomenon. The researcher used case study, key informant and questionnaire methods to collect data from the locale. One hundred and ten (110) questionnaires collected from the workers. The study focused on the socioeconomic impact of the Hayat Abad industrial estate on workers. About work in factory among the workers in the industry and the respondents were incurred on the basis of their ethnic and social-cultural backgrounds. Most of the respondents were married and their ages were above 22 years with very few exceptions. Most of the workers claimed that they were aware of shattering effects on their health and social life, but on the contrary, they were unable to identify predisposing factors to industrial job and its risks. The entire socioeconomic profile of the targeted population impacted and influence to a greater extent.