Harvard Univ., Boston, MA. Examines the impact of work on individuals, families, and societies from around the world. Text discusses occupational risks (physical, chemical, biological, and social) and provides a detailed analysis of how working conditions can dramatically influence the health and welfare of family members in both developing and industrial societies.
Author(s): Jody Heymann
Edition: 1
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Year: 2003
Language: English
Commentary: 67907
Pages: 354
Contents......Page 12
About the Editor......Page 14
Contributors......Page 16
Introduction: The Global Spread of Risk......Page 22
Part I: Global Health Risks in the Workplace: The Impact on Individuals......Page 34
1. Impact of Chemical and Physical Exposures on Workers’ Health......Page 36
2. Biological and Social Risks Intertwined: The Case of AIDS......Page 52
3. Individuals at Risk: The Case of Child Labor......Page 73
Part II: The Broader Impact of Global Working Conditions: The Effect on Families......Page 94
4. Labor Conditions and the Health of Children, Elderly and Disabled Family Members......Page 96
5. Maternal Labor, Breast-Feeding, and Infant Health......Page 126
6. Parental Labor and Child Nutrition Beyond Infancy......Page 157
Part III: The Relationship between Work and Population Health......Page 184
7. Wage Poverty, Earned Income Inequality, and Health......Page 186
8. Gender Inequality in Work, Health, and Income......Page 209
9. Women, Labor, and Social Transitions......Page 243
Part IV: Globalization of the Economy: The Risks and Opportunities It Creates for Health......Page 266
10. Work and Health in Export Industries at National Borders......Page 268
11. Opportunities for Improving Working Conditions through International Agreements......Page 299
12. The Role Global Labor Standards Could Play in Addressing Basic Needs......Page 320
C......Page 350
H......Page 351
M......Page 352
S......Page 353
Z......Page 354
