Worker safety under siege : labor, capital and the politics of workplace safety in a deregulated world

"This eye-opening book shows how the rights of workers to safe and healthful workplaces are under greater attack today than at any time since the passage of the landmark Occupational Safety and Health Act in 1970. The collection is organized around three thematic issues that pose significant ch...

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Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: New York 2005
M.E. Sharpe Inc.
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19292557124910107399-Worker-safety-under-siege-labo.htm
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description "This eye-opening book shows how the rights of workers to safe and healthful workplaces are under greater attack today than at any time since the passage of the landmark Occupational Safety and Health Act in 1970. The collection is organized around three thematic issues that pose significant challenges to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's ability to protect workers' safety and health. First, the economy has shifted from an industrial base to a white collar/service base which includes more women workers than ever before--yet many of the safety and health problems that affect women are not being adequately addressed. Second, free market ideology and globalization have served to undermine worker safety and health laws. And finally, the effects of 9/11 have exacerbated the trend toward weakening workers' rights and safety standards in the name of national security. "
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is_hierarchy_title Worker safety under siege : labor, capital and the politics of workplace safety in a deregulated world
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physical 242 p.
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M.E. Sharpe Inc.
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globalization
labour law
occupational safety and health
women
workers rights
Worker safety under siege : labor, capital and the politics of workplace safety in a deregulated world
title Worker safety under siege : labor, capital and the politics of workplace safety in a deregulated world
topic gender
globalization
labour law
occupational safety and health
women
workers rights
url https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19292557124910107399-Worker-safety-under-siege-labo.htm