Inequitiy and health in the workplace: exploring and emerging area
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2013.304.250Keywords:
Health inequalities, Occupational health, Equity, Social welfareAbstract
Work, under fair employment and decent work, reduces inequities in health. Nowadays it seems, however, that obtaining and carrying out a job and worker performance take precedence over the aforementioned attributes. Workers are not only exposed to accidents, diseases caused by various agents, ergonomic and psychosocial risks but also affected by work modes imposed by the “wildmarket”, such as the lack of social security benefits. Member countries of the International Labour Organization (ILO) should institute occupational health and safety policies in order to reduce the above mentioned inequities. Nonetheless, governments, which would guarantee such policies, seem to have become intermediaries in favor of large corporations. It is essential to define and strengthen actions that create jobsin decent and appropriate conditions with a view to generating equity, equality, and social well-being.Downloads
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Published
2014-03-11
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Haro-García L, Aguilar-Madrid G, Juárez-Pérez CA, Aguilar-Rodríguez SD, Flores-Carbajal G, Gea-Izquierdo E, et al. Inequitiy and health in the workplace: exploring and emerging area. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica [Internet]. 2014 Mar. 11 [cited 2024 Oct. 15];30(4). Available from: https://rpmesp.ins.gob.pe/index.php/rpmesp/article/view/250