Hazard or hardship crafting global norms on the right to refuse unsafe work

Today, hazardous work kills 2.3 million people each year and injures millions more. Among the most compelling yet controversial forms of legal protection for workers is the right to refuse unsafe work. The rise of globalization, precarious work, neoliberal politics, attacks on unions, and the idea o...

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Main Author: Hilgert, Jeffrey
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca ILR Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press [2013], 2013
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Today, hazardous work kills 2.3 million people each year and injures millions more. Among the most compelling yet controversial forms of legal protection for workers is the right to refuse unsafe work. The rise of globalization, precarious work, neoliberal politics, attacks on unions, and the idea of individual employment rights have challenged the protection of occupational health and safety for workers worldwide. This book presents the protection of refusal rights as a moral and a human rights question
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:0801469236