Thailand's work and health transition
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2010
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Kelly, Matthew
Strazdins, Lyndall
Dellora, Tarie
Khamman, Suwanee
Seubsman, Sam-ang
Sleigh, Adrian
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Wiley-Blackwell
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Thailand has experienced a rapid economic transition from agriculture to manufacturing and services, and to more formal employment. Its labour market regulation and worker representation, however, are much weaker than they are in developed countries, which underwent these transitions more slowly and sequentially, decades earlier. The authors examine the strengthening of Thailand's policy and legislation on occupational safety and health in response to international standards, a new democratic Constitution, fear of foreign trade embargoes, and fatal workplace disasters. In concluding, they identify key challenges remaining for policy-makers, including enforcement of legislation and measurement of new mental and physical health effects.
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Keywords: agriculture; employment; labor market; labor policy; manufacturing; market transition; workplace; Thailand
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International Labour Review
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