Documents Central America 13 results

"The pesticide dibromochloropropane, known as DBCP, was developed by the chemical companies Dow and Shell in the 1950s to target wormlike, soil-dwelling creatures called nematodes. Despite signs that ...

agricultural worker ; antifertility effects ; chemical industry ; DBCP ; health impact assessment ; liability ; pesticides ; social movement ; social inequality

"Time seems to have stood still in the plantations of Central America where trade unions are suppressed and near-slavery working conditions still offered by Chiquita, Dole and their suppliers. ...

agricultural sector ; chemical risks ; low income ; mortality ; occupational disease ; pesticides ; trade union rights ; working conditions ; trade union document

"Dans les plantations agricoles d'Amérique centrale, c'est comme si le temps s'était suspendu. Répression syndicale et conditions de travail proches de l'esclavage sont toujours d'actualité chez ...

agricultural sector ; chemical risks ; low income ; mortality ; occupational disease ; pesticides ; trade union rights ; working conditions ; trade union document

"Over the last 30 years, Latin America has pioneered structural pension reforms. This article focuses on a representative regional sample of seven Central American countries with diverse levels of ...

economic recession ; pension reform ; social security ; social security financing ; gender equality

"The article discusses the local impact of international framework agreements (IFAs). It presents findings from empirical research carried out in two Spanish MNCs, and it examines how the commitments ...

labour relations ; international framework agreement

labour market ; structural adjustment ; trade union role ; trade union ; women workers

"Climate change is increasing heat exposure in places such as Central America, a tropical region with generally hot/humid conditions. Working people are at particular risk of heat stress because of ...

climate change ; exposure ; heat stress diseases ; occupational health ; safety and productivity

"This communication summarizes the available data on work-related determinants of health in Central America. The Central American working population is young and moving from agriculture toward ...

economic and social development ; social class ; health status

"Background: This study evaluates exposure to airborne particles, respiratory symptoms and lung function among waste-picking child labourers.Methods: We enrolled 103 exposed children at the dump in ...

allergies ; hazardous work ; child labour ; health impact assessment ; respiratory impairment ; waste disposal ; young worker

labour relations ; statistics ; trade union role ; trade union