Citation:Fernando, W.R.P.K., Selvam, M. and Bennet, E., 2010. Exhaustion and stress: an empirical study among workers in apparel industry of Sri Lanka, In: Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Business and Information, University of Kelaniya.
Date:2010
Abstract:
Stress is a normal part of human life in the modern world. And everyone has to
cope with it. The effect of stress is a deviation from the existing physical and
psychological damage of human life. The aim of this paper is to identify the level of
stress among apparel industry workers in Sri Lanka. A sample of 50 workers from 10
factories in apparel industry under Board of Investment (BOI) was randomly chosen for
the purpose of this study. Once upon a time the apparel industry is the largest foreign
exchange earner and a key generator of employment in the Sri Lankan Economy.
However, Sri Lanka is no longer maintaining its comparative advantage in the apparel
industry. The study has found that majority of Stress Related Factors are inter correlated
and significantly influenced stress.
