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Occupational mental wellness and hygiene: a focus on janitors’ workwear in the Sri Lankan apparel industry.

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dc.contributor.author Dharmakeerthi K
dc.contributor.author Gopura SC
dc.date.accessioned 2023-12-19T05:14:51Z
dc.date.available 2023-12-19T05:14:51Z
dc.date.issued 2023
dc.identifier.uri http://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/21982
dc.description.abstract The janitorial personnel possess strong individual personalities as they serve silently and deserve better recognition, all the while maintaining a clean and sparkling everyday world. With real-life experiences and real-world statistics on Janitors' Workwear, this unattended sector of apparel requirements has shown potential for innovations benefiting humanity and safety. However, the impact of workwear on hygiene and mental wellness for janitors remains questionable. The purpose of this study is to investigate janitor workwear in the Sri Lankan apparel sector and assess how it affects the hygiene and mental wellness of janitorial personnel. The study utilised thematic analysis, drawing from information gathered through interviews with a pool of janitors selected through purposive sampling and questionnaires completed by their supervisors and close working executives. Additionally, secondary data was collected from literature to provide further references. The findings of this research have been justified and presented within a thematic analysis framework. This study holds relevance for various stakeholders, including future researchers, apparel sector workers, janitorial firms, workwear designers, apparel sector Human Resource teams, and others seeking such information. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Department of Integrated Design, Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa. en_US
dc.subject Janitorial Services en_US
dc.subject Workwear en_US
dc.subject Hygiene en_US
dc.subject Mental Wellness, en_US
dc.subject Sri Lanka en_US
dc.title Occupational mental wellness and hygiene: a focus on janitors’ workwear in the Sri Lankan apparel industry. en_US
dc.type Conference-Abstract en_US
dc.identifier.faculty Architecture en_US
dc.identifier.department Department of Integrated Design en_US
dc.identifier.year 2023 en_US
dc.identifier.conference Awakening the economy through design innovation en_US
dc.identifier.place Moratuwa, Sri Lanka en_US
dc.identifier.pgnos pp. 38-44 en_US
dc.identifier.proceeding IDR Conference Proceedings - Vol. 02, November 2023 en_US
dc.identifier.email dharmakeerthikdks.19@uom.lk en_US
dc.identifier.email sumithg@uom.lk en_US
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.31705/IDR.2023.12 en_US


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