Part 1 of this paper provides an educational introduction to the hazards of nursing, work-related stress and the notion of the control cycle as an approach to stress management. Part 2 provides the framework for risk assessments and subsequent action in relation to work-related stress and...

The aim of this working paper is to examine the situation with respect to employment, conditions of work and life and labour relations in four EPZs in the Philippines: the Bataan Export Processing Zone (BEPZ); Mactan Export Processing Zone (MEPZ); Baguio City Export Processing Zone (BCEPZ); and...

Outlines contemporary trends, developments and effects with regard to different aspects of working time, such as hours of work and work schedules. Examines the impact of modern working time arrangements on workers' health, well-being and workplace safety. Argues that while long daily hours tend...

Reviews the literature of the 1980s up to 2004 relating to working more than eight hours per day, followed by more than two rest days. Covers productivity and job performance, absenteeism and turnover, sleep and recovery periods, safety at the workplace, occupational health, and job...

This report gives a broad, though not exhaustive outline of the conditions of work of homeworkers in the TCF industries, highlighting their problems. It describes the role and importance of home work in these industries within the context of recent globalization trends and brings out the extreme...

Examines the existing gap between the positions of female and male workers and opportunities open to women and men. Highlights the costs to society of inequality and suggests policies that could be adopted by governments and other measures to promote gender equality.