Theme: Public and Workplace Services

Challenges for improving surveillance for pesticide poisoning and policy implications for developing countriesInternational Journal of Epidemiology

Abstract:Background: Surveillance is a critical public health tool for the control of pesticide poisoning. However, surveillance activities...

Falling through the Regulatory Cracks: Street Selling of Pesticides and Poisoning among Urban Youth in South AfricaInternational Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Insecurities of Informal Workers in Gujarat, India

Labour Market Vulnerability in Urban China-The Indian Journal of Labour Economics

This paper tries to measure the vulnerability in urban labour markets by introducing a new form, wherein job security and social security...

New Solutions Journal Special Issue: Health and Safety for Informal Workers

Trabalhadoras Informais se Mobilizando pelo Cuidado das Crianças

Trabalhadoras Informais se Mobilizando pelo Cuidado das Crianças argumenta que benefícios à maternidade e os serviços de cuidado infantil...

Bridges to Better Lives: SEWA’s Community Health Workers

The following document describes the work of the SEWA’s community workers. This Workers’ Lives essay offers an intimate look at those...

Gathering Occupational Health Data from Informal Workers: The Brazilian Experience

Abstract: This study describes how occupational health data have been gathered by the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) to provide morbidity...

Paid Care Providers in South Africa: Nurses, Domestic Workers, and Home-Based Care Workers

Maid to Order: Ending Abuses Against Migrant Domestic Workers in Singapore