Inequitiy and health in the workplace: exploring and emerging area

Authors

  • Luis Haro-García Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. México D.F, México. Doctor en ciencias.
  • Guadalupe Aguilar-Madrid Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, México D.F, México. doctora en ciencias.
  • Cuauhtémoc A. Juárez-Pérez Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, México D.F, México. maestro en ciencias ambientales
  • Sara D. Aguilar-Rodríguez Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México. México D.F, México. médico cirujano.
  • Guillermo Flores-Carbajal Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México. México D.F, México. médico especialista en psicoanálisis y formación de recursos para la salud.
  • Enrique Gea-Izquierdo Dirección de Investigación e Innovación, Facultad de Salud y Seguridad Ocupacional, Universidad Internacional-SEK. Quito, Ecuador. Cátedra de Seguriad y Salud en el Trabajo, Universidad de Málaga. Málaga, España. biólogo doctor en ciencias biológicas, máster en Medicina preventiva y salud pública, máster en seguridad y salud en el trabajo.
  • Francisco R. Sánchez-Román Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, México D.F, México. Doctor en ciencias.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2013.304.250

Keywords:

Health inequalities, Occupational health, Equity, Social welfare

Abstract

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.

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Published

2014-03-11

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Symposium

How to Cite

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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

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