Occupational health and safety in small scale mining: Focus on women workers in the Philippines

Journal of International Women's Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 103-113

  Lu, Jinky Leilanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Artisanal mining; Occupational health and safety; Policy directives in mining; Small scale mining; Women in mining

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875089349     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15398706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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