Questions
on bio-data
1 Socio-demographic characteristics[probe
for; name ,sex ,age, place of residence, marital status, education, position at
the mine , duration of that position ].
Questions
on type of job being performed at the quarry mine
2 Which type of job do you perform in the
mine? (eg managerial or supervisory
role etc).
3.
Are there other women doing similar work to that of yours? If ‘yes’ how many
are they?
{
probe for women who perform
managerial/supervisory roles}.
4.If
‘no’ which sections do women mainly
dominate? Please specify and state why they dominate in the stated section(s)
.(probe for the areas of job activities women undertake; eg. Loading, digging,
blasting etc).
Questions
on problems and unsafe nature of the quarry mine
5.What
problems are women encountering in the quarry mine and what could be the
solutions to these problems?( probe for under payment, long hours of work,
tedious tasks etc)
6.How
tiring and dangerous is it for women to
work in the quarry mine?(probe generally for the unsafe environment these
women work in and under the conditions they work)
7.Are
there cases of sexual molestation or attack on the women who work in the mine?
If ‘yes’ please specify(probe for the
perpetrators; ways in which this act is being carried out and possibly being
perpetuated; actions taken by victims; actions taken by management )
Questions
on reducing women unsafe position at the quarry mine site
8.
Is the mining company applying
affirmative actions on elimination and reduction of these problems ?( probe for
the company’s concern on solving the problems identified ).
9 Are there policies guiding operations at
the mines?.(probe for safety measures and working conditions)
these
Questions
on the discrimination of women at the mine
10.
If there are women in your section, do
men quarry workers find them suitable to
work with in the mine?(probe on whether
the presence of women are tolerated as co- workers by men miners or they are
discriminated against).
11
. What are the ways in which women quarry miners are discriminated against and
the impact it has on their
well-being?
12. What could possibly be done to ease generally
the problems being encountered by
women
quarry miners? ( probe for general actions to be taken in dealing with the
problems associated with women quarry miners which will include ; government,
community and quarry owners expected commitment to the welfare of women).