WORKERS PERCEPTION ON THEIR QUALITY OF WORK LIFE

Introduction
People are becoming more quality conscious as of their work, the products & the quality of their work life. The efficiency of each activity depends on the quality of work life of the people. Quality of work life is not based on a particular theory nor does advocate a particular technique for application. Instead quality of work life is concerned with the overall climate of work. What objectively the better quality of work life is unclear at present but it may be defined as an intrinsic standard of the work life of an employee. Quality of work life is general phrase or relative concept that covers a persons feelings about every dimension of work including economic rewards and benefits, security, safe and healthy working conditions, organizational & inters personal relations. It is the quality standard of an employee's work life & this quality is the resultant factor of all the aspects, each having its own share which comes in the area of action of a working person. Quality of work life will be varying from place to place, industry to industry and culture to culture. Here is an attempt to peer into the quality of work life of workers in GTN Textiles, Cochin. The GTN Group, comprising GTN Textiles Limited, Patspin India Limited and GTN Enterprises Limited, has specialized focus and interest in manufacturing and marketing 100% fine and super-fine combed Cotton Yarns, Fabrics and Garments. Over 90% of its production goes in the Export Market and the Group is one of the largest manufacturer-exporter of cotton yarn from India.

Objectives
The main objective is to study the quality of work life at GTN Textiles, Cochin. They have an excellent HRD that always strives for the betterment of the quality of work life of the employees.

The objectives are the following: y To study whether the educational level experience bears any relation to the quality of work life. y To study whether factors like age, education, and job satisfaction of the workers bear any relation to the quality of work life. y To study whether the motivating factors & welfare activities affect the quality of work life. y To analyze the relative factors affecting quality of work life among the workers.

Scope
The study is relevant for only Quality of Work Life of workers. It contains views of only those people who are currently working in GTN Textiles Ltd, Cochin. The area covered is limited to Ernakulam city.

Methodology
The relevant data in the subject under study was collected from the following sources. 1. Primary data: These data were collected from the workmen of the company. 2. Secondary data: The secondary data was collected from journals, manuals and existing records of the company. Also number of books and papers on quality of work life were used.