Table 1
Agricultural employment and workers’ activities in three main cities (Abadan, Khorramshahr and Shadegan) in Khouzestan province, Iran, 2017.
| Type of job | Number of Workshops | Number of employees |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture and gardening | 4739 | 4771 |
| Sugar cultivation industry (large-scale independent farms) | 3 | 2630 |
| Animal husbandry | 282 | 296 |
| Poultry | 30 | 35 |
| Fish/shrimp breeding | 40 | 314 |
| Date packing (family farms) | 205 | 331 |
| Mushroom planting | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 5300 | 8380 |
Table 2
Some selected indices of the OH unit of AUMS and comparing these with the country in 2016.
| No | Index | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUMS | IRAN | ||
| 1 | Visited workplaces | 98.48 | 65 |
| 2 | Visited workers through OH surveillance programs | 54.28 | NA |
| 3 | Workers who are covered by OH Services for measuring and controlling risk factors at work place | 68.05 | NA |
| 4 | Workplaces with occupational health units | 42.50 | 33.0 |
| 5 | Workers at risk of high levels of noise | 8.62 | 18.0 |
| 6 | Workers with exposure to chemical hazards | 12.29 | NA |
| 7 | Workers with inappropriate posture during working hours | 16.25 | 28.0 |
| 8 | Workers with hearing loss problems | 7.83 | 5.7 |