Rehabilitation of Registered Dock Workers

The prevalence of musculoskeletal diseases among casual dock workers.

This study identified the prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among casual dockworkers. This is a retrospective and quantitative study, the data sources of which included the medical files of dockworkers from 2000 to 2009. Data were collected in a medical service for dockworkers using a previously developed form; descriptive quantitative analysis was performed. Ethical aspects ...

Evaluation of the respiratory health of dock workers who load grain cargoes in British Columbia.

OBJECTIVES To investigate the respiratory health of dock workers who load grain cargoes. METHODS The respiratory health of 118 dock workers who load grain cargoes in the ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert was compared with that of 555 grain elevator workers from the same regions. 128 civic workers were used as an unexposed control group. RESULTS The prevalences of chronic cough and phlegm...

Health and Labour from the Perspective of Railway Dock workers in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

The main goal of this study is to understand and analyse the perspective of dockworkers on health and labour at the Railway Dry Port of the Municipality of Uruguaiana in the State of Rio Grande do Sul (RS), Brazil. Sixteen dockworkers participated in the study under the methodological approach of qualitative research. The fieldwork was conducted through individual interviews by applying a semi-...

SOCIAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC POLICY Day Laborers and Dock Workers: Casual Labor Markets and Immigration Policy

The situations of nineteenth century dock workers and today’s immigrant day laborers bear striking similarities and challenges, especially for those seeking to organize them into labor unions. The obstacles confronting such organizing efforts also underscore the legitimate concerns many Americans have about the threats to social order posed by immigrants today.

Authority in the Dock