Occupational Risks among Vulnerable and Precarious Workers — In Memory of Dr. Dan Wartenberg
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Health".
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In Memory of Dr. Dan Wartenberg
This Special Issue was supported, in part, by a donation in memory of Dr. Dan Wartenberg.
Dan passed away in August 2020 after a distinguished career as an epidemiologist, teacher, researcher, and community advocate.
Dan spent the bulk of his career at the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute at Rutgers University, in New Jersey.
Dan was a founding member, secretary–treasurer (2001–2006), and president (2010–2011) of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE).
He initiated and nurtured activities that increased the society’s worldwide influence and established its strong reputation in the mentoring of young investigators in the field.
One of these activities, called AuthorAid, provided support to authors from low- and middle-income countries seeking to get manuscripts published in peer-reviewed environmental health journals.
The support provided for this Special Issue represents the on-going legacy of Dan Wartenberg's lifelong work, for which the authors and co-editors are deeply grateful.
Dear Colleagues,
Vulnerable and precarious work includes self-employed workers, informal workers, migrant and temporary workers, and any workers less likely to have formal work arrangements, and more likely to lack decent working conditions, adequate social security as well as effective representation by trade unions and similar organizations. Vulnerable employment is often characterized by inadequate earnings, low productivity and difficult working conditions that undermine workers’ fundamental rights. Vulnerable workers can be exposed to work hazards, be at high risk of acute and disabling injuries while lacking access to adequate care. Changes in work organization and hiring practices have increased the occurrence of workers in precarious employment circumstances. This Special Issue will address the hazards experienced by vulnerable workers including, but not limited to, contract laborers, domestic labor, low wage earners, temporary employees, immigrant and migrant workers, sex workers, and children.
Kind regards,
Prof. Dr. Lorann Stallones
Prof. Catharina Wesseling
Prof. Leslie London
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- occupation
- vulnerable workers
- informal sector
- Occupational Health and Safety Challenges
- low wage earners
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