Occupational Safety and Health Challenges in Southern Agriculture, vol 15

Shabbir Ahmad, M. Bilal Ahsan, Saira Akhtar, Angela Dziedzom Akorsu, Leticia de Souza Amaral, Waseem Amjad, Valdenia Apolinario, Adeel Ashraf, Loretta Baidoo, Alberto Barcenas Reyes, Walter Belik, Leonardo Briceno Ayala, Joao Matos Filho, Oscar Gallo Velez, Abdul Ghafoor, Daniel James Hawkins, Oliver Hensel, Praveen Jha, Mubashir Mehdi, Anjum Munir, Thales Augusto Medeiros Penha, Juan Pablo Piedra Gonzalez, Katja Radon, Debdulal Saha, Christoph Scherrer, Nivedita Sharma, Gurpreet Singh and Emmanuel Yamoah Tenkorang

in Book Series Labour and Globalisation from University of Kassel, Fachbereich Gesellschaftswissenschaften (Social Sciences), Internatioanl Center for Development and Decent Work (ICDD)

Abstract: Occupational safety and health (OSH) is a core element of the ILO’s Decent Work Agenda. Despite hazardous working conditions in agriculture, unfortunately, OSH issues in agriculture are frequently ignored. This volume’s contributions from Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Ghana, India, Nicaragua, and Pakistan as well as from various disciplines highlight: (1.) the prevalent patriarchal norms and practices which expose women to more health risks; (2.) the lack of training and education which leave smallholders and farm workers frequently unaware of the health hazards involved in handling machinery and pesticides; (3.) the lack of protective gear and access to health services among smallholders; (4.) the undermining of OSH standards by the competitive pressures of global supply chains on their participants; (5.) the restriction of certifications’ impact mostly to higher hygiene standards.

Keywords: Political Science; Agriculture; Smallholders; Farm workers; Emerging Markets; Occupational Safety; Global South (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J5 R00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: Written 2019
Edition: 1
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