Populations at special health risk: Workers

Carles Muntaner; I. Kim; H. Chung; J. Benach

doi:10.1016/B978-012373960-5.00091-5

Populations at special health risk: Workers

Carles Muntaner, I. Kim, H. Chung, J. Benach

Department of Public Health Sciences

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Abstract

After the "golden era" of labor and capital accord "globalization" and "flexibility" have brought drastic changes in the labour market, such as restructuring, deregulation of labor markets, and international shifts in production. These changes are usually accompanied by increased job insecurity and precarious work arrangements. Yet, both the conceptual understanding and empirical evidence on the health effects of employment conditions are limited due to both the scarcity of research and survey data, especially in poor countries. This paper aims 1) to contribute to a better understanding the characteristics and the dimensions of the various types of employment worldwide and 2) to summarize what is known on the relation between health and employment arrangements from available empirical evidence. © 2008

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Encyclopedia of Public Health
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	285-301
Number of pages	17
ISBN (Print)	9780123739605
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-012373960-5.00091-5
Publication status	Published - 2008

Keywords

Bonded labour
Child labour
Flexibility
Health inequality
Job insecurity
Labour market
Precarious/Contingent/nonstandard employment
Slavery
Unemployment

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Dentistry
General Medicine

UN SDGs

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