The health and safety concerns of immigrant women workers in the Toronto sportswear industry

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 409-429

  Gannagé, Charlene M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH AND SAFETY; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; MANUFACTURING; WOMENS STATUS;

CANADA; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; STRESS; WORKPLACE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CLOTHING; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EMPLOYEE GRIEVANCES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; LABOR UNIONS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ONTARIO; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WORKPLACE;

CANADA;

EID: 0032996119     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/TFB6-7Q7B-E4DK-X6FL     Document Type: Review

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