LABRST 3D03 Study Guide - Final Guide: International Labour Organization, Occupational Stress, Tuberculosis

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Labour Studies
• Course: LABRST 3D03
• Professor: Robert Storey

Document Summary

Every 15 seconds, a worker dies from a work-related accident or disease & 153 workers have a work related accident. Work related accidents cause 2. 3 million deaths per year. The economic burden of work related accidents is 4% of the gdp each year. Accident rates are higher in the global south (higher rates in pakistan, kenya, guatemala) Medical expenses = 4% of the global gdp. Conclusions from the stats: affirmation that ohs is a global social issue, with the data indicating harsher conditions in the. Global south than the north: this data is now 10-20 years old. Links between work and non-work factors (such as maintaining a home) Broader consideration of role and impact of changing employment relationships. Relationship between work and psychological dysfunction (stress) Provides the people in nova scotia with jobs, however workers soon realize the mine is not safe, yet everyday people would go to work and the mine continued to operate.