Promoting occupational safety and health for working children through microfinance programming

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 180-190

  Carothers, Richard ^a   Breslin, Curtis ^b,c,d   Denomy, Jennifer ^e   Foad, Mamdouh ^f  

^a Partners in Technology Exchange Ltd   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^c SENECA COLLEGE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e Mennonite Economic Development Associates   (Canada)

^f Egyptian Association for Community Initiatives and Development (EACID)   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Canada; Child workers; Egypt; Informal sector work; Microenterprise; Microfinance; Promoting and Protecting the Interests of Children who Work (PPIC Work)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMICS; EGYPT; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EGYPT; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH;

EID: 77950838870     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2010.16.2.164     Document Type: Article

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