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policies and interventions<br />

Table 14 (continuation). typology of policies and interventions at the national level for employment<br />

dimensions to reduce health inequalities, stratified by main entry points.<br />

enTry<br />

poinT<br />

fUll-TiMe<br />

sTandard<br />

eMployMenT<br />

UneMployMenT<br />

precarioUs<br />

eMployMenT<br />

inforMal<br />

eMployMenT<br />

child laBoUr<br />

slavery and<br />

Bonded laBoUr<br />

C<br />

strengthen<br />

enforcement of oHs<br />

legislation (e.g.,<br />

inspectorate)<br />

expand coverage<br />

oHs prevention<br />

strengthen<br />

prevention in social<br />

security and<br />

insurance<br />

mechanisms (public<br />

and private)<br />

include occupational<br />

health dimension in<br />

collective bargaining<br />

(e.g., right ot know)<br />

include oHs<br />

component in<br />

employment<br />

creation<br />

programmes<br />

include oHs in<br />

subcontracting<br />

and outsourcing<br />

(including supply<br />

chain) regulation<br />

expand coverage<br />

of oHs services<br />

(temporary<br />

workers, selfemployed,<br />

small<br />

business)<br />

include oHs in<br />

regional trade<br />

agreements<br />

regulate to avoid<br />

double standards<br />

and occupational<br />

hazard dumping<br />

include oHs<br />

dimension on microcredits<br />

expand coverage by<br />

oH legislation and<br />

services<br />

(intersectoral)<br />

develop minimum<br />

oHs standards and<br />

regulation for<br />

progressive<br />

improvements<br />

increase coverage<br />

with basic<br />

occupational health<br />

services<br />

education and<br />

awareness raising of<br />

health consequences<br />

of child labour<br />

develop special<br />

programs to prevent<br />

hazardous child<br />

labour<br />

expand oHs<br />

coverage to<br />

apprenticeship where<br />

not already case<br />

education and<br />

awareness raising of<br />

health consequences of<br />

slavery and bonded<br />

labour<br />

slaves and bonded<br />

labour deemed to be<br />

protected by oHs laws<br />

notwithstanding legal<br />

status<br />

d<br />

promote worker’s participation and action of safety representatives to prevent occupational hazards /<br />

stimulate worker’s participation and enforcement of legislation<br />

create inter-sectoral oH policy for full coverage<br />

train and sensitise health care providers<br />

expand coverage<br />

(access, quality,<br />

compensation,<br />

rehabilitation) of<br />

occupational diseases<br />

and injuries (include<br />

mental illness)<br />

re-training<br />

programmes to assist<br />

employment re-entry<br />

of disabled workers<br />

special re-training<br />

programmes to<br />

assist employment<br />

re-entry<br />

stronger legal<br />

obligations on<br />

employers to reengage<br />

injured<br />

workers (including<br />

agency workers)<br />

expand coverage<br />

and effective<br />

implementation of<br />

workers’<br />

compensation or<br />

national illness<br />

insurance (e.g.,<br />

self-employed,<br />

undocumented and<br />

migrant workers)<br />

provision of basic provision of basic<br />

income/anti poverty income/anti poverty<br />

support for injured and support for injured<br />

their dependents introduction of special<br />

rehabilitation<br />

programs<br />

provision of basic<br />

income/anti poverty<br />

support for injured<br />

Universal access to health care / include occupational health in primary Health care<br />

establish information centers or networks for injured workers<br />

increase capacity of health system to recognize and treat occupational diseases and injuries<br />

create adequate solidarity finance mechanisms to cover compensation and treatment for all<br />

deemed cover for undocumented immigrant/guestworkers, child and bonded labour under workers’ compensation/social security laws<br />

source: prepared by the authors<br />

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