The Political Economy of Workplace Injury in Canada

Workplace injuries are common, avoidable, and unacceptable. The Political Economy of Workplace Injury in Canada reveals how employers and governments engage in ineffective injury prevention efforts, intervening only when necessary to maintain the standard legitimacy. Dr. Bob Barnetson sheds light on...

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Auteur principal: Bob Barnetson (auth)
Format: Électronique Chapitre de livre
Langue:anglais
Publié: Athabasca University Press 2010
Collection:Fabriks: Studies in the Working Class
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Résumé:Workplace injuries are common, avoidable, and unacceptable. The Political Economy of Workplace Injury in Canada reveals how employers and governments engage in ineffective injury prevention efforts, intervening only when necessary to maintain the standard legitimacy. Dr. Bob Barnetson sheds light on this faulty system, highlighting the way in which employers create dangerous work environments yet pour billions of dollars into compensation and treatment. Examining this dynamic clarifies the way in which production costs are passed on to workers in the form of workplace injuries.
Description matérielle:1 electronic resource (284 p.)
ISBN:9781926836003
9781926836010
Accès:Open Access