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  2. World problems
  3. Work practices requiring women to lift heavy loads

Work practices requiring women to lift heavy loads

  • Heavy manual work for women

Claim

Women who have to lift heavy machinery in their work can miscarry or have problems in labour.

Broader

Inadequate working conditions for women
Unpresentable
Heavy manual work
Unpresentable

Aggravates

Overworked women
Unpresentable

Value

Work
Yet to rate
Overwork
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #5: Gender EqualitySustainable Development Goal #8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Social activity » Work
  • Society » Women
  • Transportation, telecommunications » Handling
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    E4452
    DOCID
    11544520
    D7NID
    156689
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020
    Official link
    https://encyclopedia.uia.org/problem/work-practices-requiring-women-lift-heavy-loads