• Gulzar Ahmad Mir
• Rubeena Akhter

The occurrence of health-related stigma can manifest in specific places such as the workplace and beyond especially during the pandemic. The COVID-19-affected workers are not only discriminated against in their place of work but also in the community and at the place where the factory is situated. Thus the stigmatization of the worker affected by COVID-19 has both social and economic consequences for workers. Thus present study attempts to understand the process of stigmatization of COVID-19-affected factory workers. This paper addresses the stigma associated with COVID-19 affecting factory workers and their lived experiences.

Discrimination, Covid19, Workplace

"The stigma and socio-economic impact of COVID-19 affected factory workers in Kashmir and their lived experiences.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 6, page no.h31-h36, June-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2406705.pdf

"The stigma and socio-economic impact of COVID-19 affected factory workers in Kashmir and their lived experiences.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 6, page no. pph31-h36, June-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2406705.pdf