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Global inequalities at work : work's impact on the health of individuals, families, and societies /

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A map of the relationship between work and health that is truly global, both geographically and in its coverage of the impact of work on the health of individuals, families, and societies, has not previously been drawn. Global Inequalities at Work is the first book to fill in the map. Drawing from s...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Heymann, Jody, 1959-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Subjects:
Industrial hygiene.
Families > Health and hygiene.
Public health.
Occupational Health
Family Health
Occupational Exposure > adverse effects
Public Health
Socioeconomic Factors
Familles > Santé et hygiène.
Santé publique.
public health.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Work-Related Health.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Industrial Health & Safety.
Public health
Families > Health and hygiene
Industrial hygiene
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 9. Women, labor, and social transitions / Parvin Ghorayshi
  • pt. IV. Globalization of the economy: the risks and opportunities it creates for health. 10. Work and health in export industries at national borders / Catalina A. Denman, Leonor Cedillo, and Sioban D. Harlow
  • 11. Opportunities for improving working conditions through international agreements / Stephen Pursey, Pavan Baichoo, Jukka Takala
  • The role global labor standards could play in addressing basic needs / Kimberly Ann Elliott, Richard B. Freeman.
  • pt. 1. Global health risks in the workplace: the impact on individuals. 1. Impact of chemical and physical exposures on workers' health / David C. Christiani, Xiao-Rong Wang
  • 2. Biological and social risks intertwined: the case of AIDS / Adepeju Gbadebo, Alyssa Rayman-Read, Jody Heymann
  • 3. Individuals at risk: the case of child labor / Luiz A. Facchini ... (et al.)
  • pt. II. The broader impact of global working conditions: the effect on families. 4. Labor conditions and the health of children, elderly and disabled family members
  • Jody Heymann, Aron Fischer, Michal Engelman
  • 5. Maternal labor, breast-feeding, and infant health / Susanha Yimyam, Martha Morrow
  • 6. Parental labor and child nutrition beyond infancy / Peter Glick
  • pt. III. The relationship between work and population health. 7. Wage poverty, earned income inequality, and health / S.V. Subramanian, Ichiro Kawachi
  • 8. Gender inequality in work, health, and income / Mayra Buvinic, Antonio Giuffrida, Amanda Glassman.