Objectives: Teleworking is a flexible means of working to effectively utilize one's time and workplace using information and communication technology. However, teleworking can also lead to work–life conflict and health problems. To support the health of teleworkers, this study aimed to elucidate the factors correlated with the self-rated health of teleworkers raising children, focusing on differences between genders. Methods: The study sample included 1,000 teleworkers (500 women and 500 men). Results: The responses to questionnaire items about health differed between men and women. For men, "marital status," "walks and exercises," "keeps an uplifted state of mind as much as possible," and "work-to-family negative spillover" were extracted. For women, "leads a disciplined life," "keeps an uplifted state of mind as much as possible," "eating speed compared with others: slower," and "sufficiently rests through sleep" were found to affect self-rated health. Conclusions: For male teleworkers raising children, sufficient exercise and physical activity is a crucial aspect of health management. For female teleworkers raising children, self-discipline is needed.

Objective: The ready-made garment (RMG) sector is pivotal to Bangladesh's economy, providing export opportunities and employment. To ensure sustained productivity and a thriving workforce, workplace hazards like heat must be acknowledged, assessed and managed. This paper explores heat impacts on health and productivity of production-line workers in two RMG factories of Bangladesh. Methods: Focus group discussions and in-depth interviews were conducted with the workers of two RMG factories in Dhaka in 2022 to identify perceived heat-related health and productivity impacts and explore barriers to workers accessing heat-related medical care. Key informant interviews were conducted with factory officials, onsite health professionals, government officials, the RMG peak body, and non-government organisation professionals with expertise in industry and workplace issues. Results: Workers and health professionals attributed symptoms like headaches, dizziness, fatigue and nausea to heat. Factory health professionals observed changes in cardiovascular strain (eg, altered blood pressure responses) in workers during summer. Other key informants identified higher absenteeism across summer. Heat was identified as an impediment to overall productivity by workers themselves and others working across the sector. Conclusion: This qualitative study identified how heat exposure in indoor work environments of RMG in Bangladesh influences health of workers and how productivity is influenced directly by heat but also indirectly via necessary cooling measures to reduce heat strain that take workers away from the production line. Despite knowledge of access to hydration as an important heat health risk mitigation strategy, quota pressures inherent in these factories restrict the use of this vital measure.