Effects of sited ceramic tile factory on the indigenes of Eshiem in the Sekondi–Takoradi Metropolis, Ghana

The study sought to find out how the sited ceramic tile factory at Eshiem has impacted the lives of the indigenes of Eshiem as most of them solely depended on sales of foodstuffs for survival. The study design adopted was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted between April and May, 2025. The sample size was determined by using the Raosoft software, where the population size was set at 380, which was the population of the active working force in the town of interest. The confidence interval was set at 95%, giving an estimated sample size of approximately 420 respondents. A multistage probability sampling approach comprising stratified and simple random sampling techniques were used to select respondents who were residents in Eshiem. An ordinal (Likert) scale was used to ask questions through a questionnaire. The data obtained was analysed by using descriptive statistics such as the distributive frequency for tabular. graphical representations and regression analysis to determine key relationships. The study revealed environmental problems, including dust particles, noise pollution, industrial emissions, and others. However, the company had employed some of the indigenes as indigenous factory workers. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended among others that the government could collaborate with the private ceramic tile factory to provide a good road network, as well as privately providing social amenities as a form of social responsibility for the indigenes of Eshiem. There should also be some sort of compensation paid by the company to farmers whose farming activities have been affected as a result of siting the tile factory. The ceramic factory could also use modern and environmentally friendly equipment that would cause little emission, or that would remove harmful substances from gases (pollutants) and release harmless gases into the atmosphere.