Health, Safety and Well-Being of Workers in the Informal Sector in India (eBook)
XXXVII, 274 Seiten
Springer Singapore (Verlag)
978-981-13-8421-9 (ISBN)
This book focuses on the core problems of occupational health, safety and well-being of workers in the informal sector in developing countries, where it accounts for most of the rural labour force and a substantial percentage of the urban labour force. The sector is characterised by low incomes, unstable employment and lack of protection in the form of legislation/policies or trade unions. Though some health and problem-solving measures have been introduced, a focused academic effort to address the problems confronting workers in the unorganised sector, or informal economy, is lacking.
The book evaluates workers' physical and mental health in the context of labour migration, social inclusion of minorities and the differently abled, provisions for women workers, demonetisation, occupational safety for hazardous work, and in connection with various areas of informal work, e.g. agriculture, construction, transportation, sanitation, tanning, the tobacco industry, powerloom industry, surrogacy, and self-employment. It provides a well-rounded description of an analytical reflection on the challenges these workers face and focuses on social policy changes to help alleviate them. Accordingly, it offers a valuable asset for researchers and students interested in development studies, the sociology of work, health and labour economics, public health, and social work.
This book focuses on the core problems of occupational health, safety and well-being of workers in the informal sector in developing countries, where it accounts for most of the rural labour force and a substantial percentage of the urban labour force. The sector is characterised by low incomes, unstable employment and lack of protection in the form of legislation/policies or trade unions. Though some health and problem-solving measures have been introduced, a focused academic effort to address the problems confronting workers in the unorganised sector, or informal economy, is lacking.The book evaluates workers' physical and mental health in the context of labour migration, social inclusion of minorities and the differently abled, provisions for women workers, demonetisation, occupational safety for hazardous work, and in connection with various areas of informal work, e.g. agriculture, construction, transportation, sanitation, tanning, the tobacco industry, powerloom industry, surrogacy, and self-employment. It provides a well-rounded description of an analytical reflection on the challenges these workers face and focuses on social policy changes to help alleviate them. Accordingly, it offers a valuable asset for researchers and students interested in development studies, the sociology of work, health and labour economics, public health, and social work.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 25.7.2019 |
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Zusatzinfo | XXXVII, 274 p. 16 illus., 13 illus. in color. |
Sprache | englisch |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie |
Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie | |
Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie | |
Schlagworte | age and social security • demonetization and small-scale work • gender bias in wage • health hazards in tobacco industry • migrant labour and hidden umemployment • pensions in informal sector • sanitation work and social exclusion • social security and insurance in unorganized sector • street vendors and police harassment • transgenders in informal work • vulnerability to occupational diseases in informal sector • wage protection in seasonal work • women and children in informal work • women in construction work |
ISBN-10 | 981-13-8421-5 / 9811384215 |
ISBN-13 | 978-981-13-8421-9 / 9789811384219 |
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