أضرار الصوم في رمضان: Difference between revisions

As some of the above studies established, fasting can cause dehydration, sleep disorders and other harmful affects. Naturally all of this would affect productivity and the national economy. Those living in Muslim majority nations can readily feel the effects of stagnation that accompanies the month of Ramadan. In such places, it is a month that is marked by very low productivity. When the entire population of a country observes fasting during the time they are at work, it is inevitable that they will suffer a significant loss in general productivity. In a survey carried out by Cairo’s Institute of Social Sciences of the Arab World it is found that the productivity of Arab businesses during the month of Ramadan dropped by a staggering 78%:

{{Quote||During Ramadan, the productivity of Arab businesses drops by 78%. The essential factors? Fewer work hours, absenteeism, and sick leave. (...) The figures are included in a survey carried out by Cairòs Institute of Social Sciences of the Arab World which was printed today by 'Leaders', a Tunisian website. (ANSAmed)<ref name="ANSA">[http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1T4GGIH_enUS280US281&q=%28ANSAmed%29+-+Tunis%2C+September%2C3+++During+Ramadan%2C+the+productivity+of+Arab+businesses+drops+by+78%25.+The+essential+factors%3F+Fewer+work+hours%2C+absenteeism%2C+and+sick+leave.&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai= Ramadan: Productivity of Arab Businesses Drops by 78%] - ANSAmed, September 3, 2009 (''[http://www.ansamed.info/en/news/[email protected] original URL]'')</ref>}}

Production in almost all businesses in Morocco drops during the month of Ramadan, analysts say, although consumption increases significantly:

{{Quote||Work hours are shorter during Ramadan, with employees working seven-hour days compared to the regular 8.5-hour days. Some businesses don't open until 10 am, and school timetables change to accommodate the Ramadan calendar.

"The drop in productivity could be due to the disruption of the body clock," said A. Hamdi, who works in an industrial unit. "It is difficult to get used to the work day.

In addition to the women who race home to make iftar, others are sneaking out earlier to avoid traffic jams, which usually start at 4 pm with the end of the normal working day."<ref>Hassan Benmehdi - [http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/features/2008/09/19/feature-03 Productivity drops during Ramadan in Morocco] - Magharebia (Casablanca), September 19, 2008</ref>}}

{{Quote||'''Low productivity during Ramadan affects Dubai employees'''<BR><BR>Performance in most companies, institutions and government departments around the Arab world is usually at a low during the month of Ramadan, with poor productivity and constant reported absences.<ref>[http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=NjkyOTQ3NTM0 Low productivity during Ramadan affects Dubai employees] - Kuwait Times, September 24, 2007</ref>}}

In [[Bahrain]], the work day is reduced to six-hours instead of the normal eight hours:<ref name="arabnews"/>

{{Quote||Alaa Al-Mohammadi, 27, works as a teaching assistant at King Abdul Aziz University, which, during Ramadan, opens between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Al-Mohammadi noticed the low level of productivity during the month of Ramadan, especially among students. “On account of the nature of the month when people stay up all night, absenteeism increases among students,” she said.<ref name="arabnews"/>}}

 

{{Quote||"Jordanian workers in general are not hard working and in Ramadan, employees frequently are absent or ask for leave, a notable phenomenon that negatively affects the overall economic performance," economist Salameh Darawi told The Jordan Times over the phone Wednesday.

 

Economic analyst Hussam Ayesh said productivity drops by about 50 per cent in the public and private sectors during Ramadan.<ref name="jordan">Mohammad Ghazal - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.jordantimes.com/?news=19888|2=2011-04-04}}  Productivity suffers during holy month] - The Jordan Times, September 10, 2009</ref>}}