Occupational health standards. An international comparison.
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International occupational health.
Working conditions for the majority of the world's workers do not meet the minimum standards and guidelines set by international agencies. Occupational health and safety laws cover only about 10 percent of the population in developing countries, omitting many major hazardous industries and occupations. With rare exception, most countries defer to the United Nations the responsibility for intern...
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عنوان ژورنال: Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
سال: 1977
ISSN: 0355-3140,1795-990X
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.2796