He came to know about the training session from an article in the local Marathi newspaper and came to the sessions himself. Posters were prepared and mill workers themselves put these up at various mills. Some employees in the offices of the ESI direct workers with problems to go for training. We have observed that after a sitting of the Medical Board and its decision, there is a peak of activity with large numbers of workers approaching the training sessions. It has also been observed that July to February are the busiest periods for training.
Workers come to the training.
They are registered. The trainers enquire about the problems they are facing. If it is a breathing-related problem, a questionnaire regarding byssinosis and asthma is filled. During the training, workers are actively trained to answer questions that they are likely to be asked by the ESI doctors or by other authorities. I feel woolly in my knees.