LABR 3Q95 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Workplace Violence, Plastic Surgery, Measure B

• School: Brock University
• Department: Labour Studies
• Course: LABR 3Q95
• Professor: Mathieu Brule

Document Summary

Health and safety concerns f workers in general, and sex workers in paricular. Sex workers and non-sex workers share many similar health and safety concerns, both take measures to protect themselves. Sex workers and non-sex workers can"t always rely on same protecive measures. Workplace health and safety a long-standing issue for workers. Relected paternalisic ideas towards workers (especially women and children) Before this if a worker was injured at work it represented a lost of income and the workers had no choice but to sue bosses. Expensive and took a long ime so many workers did not try to sue. If bosses were sued then it was a costly process for them, especially if they were found guilty. Legal duty to take reasonable steps to prevent bodily harm against workers. Changes that gave workers more control over worker condiions. Right to paricipate; right to informaion and training; right to refuse unsafe work; right to stop work.