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 (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, NY Cornell University Press 2013
Series:An ILR Press Book
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