Textile chemicals such as dyes, printing pigments, additives, oxidising agents and reducing agents can be very injurious to the body and the environment if not properly used. The prime focus of this study is to promot...Textile chemicals such as dyes, printing pigments, additives, oxidising agents and reducing agents can be very injurious to the body and the environment if not properly used. The prime focus of this study is to promote and maintain a safe and healthy environment by ensuring the highest level of environmental health and safety assistance for small scale textile dyers and chemical suppliers within the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Area of Ghana. Case Study, a descriptive research approach is used because data came mainly from archives, library and by direct observation of textile production practices at the small-scale level. The population for the study involved batik producers, tie-dye producers, screen printers and textile chemical suppliers and dealers. Interviews and observations were used in soliciting relevant data. Data collected was analysed and presented. The study suggests appropriate ways of working with dyes and other chemicals for dyeing. It also simplified information on the available Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for the understanding of the textile producers. This was tailored towards improving communication with the small-scale textile producers who collectively constitute a big percentage of textile producers in Ghana.展开更多
This paper investigates the socio-cultural challenges of the small-scale batik and tie-dye production and retailing industry in Ghana. The research is based on a qualitative research approach that employs interviews a...This paper investigates the socio-cultural challenges of the small-scale batik and tie-dye production and retailing industry in Ghana. The research is based on a qualitative research approach that employs interviews and observation for data collection. In all, sixteen (16) participants were sampled through purposive techniques. Data collected were transcribed, classified and analysed through thematic and descriptive analysis. The study found that family roles contradict the business role, pressure from family members, poor support from society members, some religious teachings, age, ethnicity and lifestyle of certain people among others. The study concludes that socio-cultural challenges have led to the collapse of most batik and tie-dye production and retailing sectors leaving thousands of Ghanaians jobless. It recommends among others that producers and retailers of batik and tie-dye must separate family roles from work responsibilities to enable them to perform effectively. Again, family members, parents and peers must desist from putting pressure on the entrepreneurs for freebies and the government must resource NBSSI, GEPA and GSB to have regular in-service training to batik and tie-dye producers and retailers to address poor financial management and technical challenges and also on product quality on the international market.展开更多
文摘Textile chemicals such as dyes, printing pigments, additives, oxidising agents and reducing agents can be very injurious to the body and the environment if not properly used. The prime focus of this study is to promote and maintain a safe and healthy environment by ensuring the highest level of environmental health and safety assistance for small scale textile dyers and chemical suppliers within the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Area of Ghana. Case Study, a descriptive research approach is used because data came mainly from archives, library and by direct observation of textile production practices at the small-scale level. The population for the study involved batik producers, tie-dye producers, screen printers and textile chemical suppliers and dealers. Interviews and observations were used in soliciting relevant data. Data collected was analysed and presented. The study suggests appropriate ways of working with dyes and other chemicals for dyeing. It also simplified information on the available Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for the understanding of the textile producers. This was tailored towards improving communication with the small-scale textile producers who collectively constitute a big percentage of textile producers in Ghana.
文摘This paper investigates the socio-cultural challenges of the small-scale batik and tie-dye production and retailing industry in Ghana. The research is based on a qualitative research approach that employs interviews and observation for data collection. In all, sixteen (16) participants were sampled through purposive techniques. Data collected were transcribed, classified and analysed through thematic and descriptive analysis. The study found that family roles contradict the business role, pressure from family members, poor support from society members, some religious teachings, age, ethnicity and lifestyle of certain people among others. The study concludes that socio-cultural challenges have led to the collapse of most batik and tie-dye production and retailing sectors leaving thousands of Ghanaians jobless. It recommends among others that producers and retailers of batik and tie-dye must separate family roles from work responsibilities to enable them to perform effectively. Again, family members, parents and peers must desist from putting pressure on the entrepreneurs for freebies and the government must resource NBSSI, GEPA and GSB to have regular in-service training to batik and tie-dye producers and retailers to address poor financial management and technical challenges and also on product quality on the international market.
