Hazard or Hardship

by Jeffrey Hilgert

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 of individual employment rights have challenged the protection of occupational health and safety for workers worldwide. In Hazard or Hardship,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801451892
• ISBN13: 9780801451898
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: ILR Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher