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Struggles for the right to health at work in Colombia: The case of associations of workers with work-related illnesses.
- Source :
- Global Public Health; Jun-Jul2019, Vol. 14 Issue 6/7, p996-1007, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- The neoliberal reforms of the early 1990s in Colombia, mainly labour and social security reforms, transformed capital-labour relations and contributed to the erosion of working conditions and health protection at work, with devastating impacts on workers' health. In the context of these dramatic changes, Colombian workers mobilised around collective identities that have shaped new forms of workers' struggle and resistance. Since 2006, associations of workers suffering work-related illnesses have been active in Colombia. The associated workers engaged in collective actions have demanded from employers, the Ministry of Work, occupational risk administrators, disability rating boards and the judicial system the recognition of certain diseases as being of occupational origin and that these entities guarantee corresponding labour, economic and social security rights. This paper describes and analyses the dynamics of the struggle for the right to health at work undertaken by these associations in Colombia, adopting an analytical perspective inspired by collective action theory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- OCCUPATIONAL disease diagnosis
OCCUPATIONAL disease prevention
OCCUPATIONAL disease risk factors
ACTION research
BLUE collar workers
FOCUS groups
HEALTH services accessibility
ERGONOMICS
HUMAN rights
WORK-related injuries
INDUSTRIAL hygiene
INDUSTRIAL relations
INDUSTRIAL safety
INTERVIEWING
LOBBYING
RESEARCH methodology
OCCUPATIONAL diseases
RISK assessment
SOCIAL security
STRIKES & lockouts
SURVEYS
LABOR unions
WORK capacity evaluation
WORK environment
QUALITATIVE research
PSYCHOSOCIAL factors
QUANTITATIVE research
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
DISEASE complications
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17441692
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 6/7
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Global Public Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 136519876
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2018.1552982