Workers Health in the Region of the Americas

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Workers Health in the Regionof the Americas

• REGIONAL
• PLAN

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Workers Health
Resolution XIV 1990

• Strategic and
• Programatic
• Orientations
• 1999-2002

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Workers Health

• Current Situation
• Trends
• Inequities
• Institutional Vacuum

Response
Regional Plan of Workers Health
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Workers Health
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HEALTH
WELL-BEING ENVIRONMENT

• Human Sustainable Development

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Economically Active Population (EAP)

• EAP Region
• EAP USA and Canada
• EAP Latin America and
  Caribbean

351 millions 100 150 Millions
42.5 201 Millions 57.5
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Determinants factors
GLOBALIZATION INTEGRATION PROCESS
Labor Market - Income
Work Organization
REFORM PROCESS
Labor Force Composition
Occupational Risks
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Work Profiles

• Transitional Economies
• - Multinationals Corporations
• - Medium - Small Industries
• - Informal Sector
• 51.6 Informal Sector
• 20- 40 Incomes below cost of basic
  Market Baket
• 8.5 Unemploment

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Social - Environmental - SanitaryInequities

• Income differences rich/poor 201
• Formal Sector with Occupational Services 30
• Informal Worker
• gt Risks
• lt Income
• lt Protection
• lt Access
• High Risk groups Women, Children, Migrants,
  Indigenous, Elderly

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Profile of the Working Woman

• Participation Rate 45
• Women labor force remunerated 30
• Informal Work 30-50
• Average hrs/week 80
• Salary Difference Men-Women 40-71

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Profile child labor

• - LAC 15 millions (OIT)

• - USA 4 millions (OIT)
• - 20 children
  
  
  
  
  10-14 years old working

(UNICEF)
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Risk Profiles

• Ergonomic
• Biological
• Physical
• Chemical
• Psychosocial

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Risk profiles
Number of deaths
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Risk Profiles
Years of Life with Disability
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Impact OccupationalInjuries

• 36 Injuries/minute
• 5 Million /year
• 90,000 fatal injuries
• 300 workers die daily

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Notified Occupational Diseases and
InjuriesCalifornia, USA 1989
Transmisibles
Occupationals
Gonorrhea Syphilis Hepatitis AIDS
Shigellosis Salmonellosis Tuberculosis Measles Am
ebiasis Chicken pox
Repetitive stress injuries Contusions,
lacerations Fractures Burns Acute pesticide
poisoning Carpal tunnel syndrome Cancer Pneumoconi
osis Amputation Lead poisoning
74,195
199,038
18,106
103,270
40,490
11,081
6,481
9,740
2,118
5,468
2,024
5,224
1,800
4,212
1,596
3,053
1,100
1,568
1,000
1,000
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Occupational Diseases
Notification in Latin America And The Caribbean
1 - 5 of all cases
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SocialInjusticeSyndrome
Unemployment
Occupational Cancer
Homicides Suicides Violence
Reproductive Problems
Alcoholism
Occupational stress
Endemic diseases
Poisoning
Osteomuscular Problemas
Accidents
Cardiovascular Diseases
Hearing Loss
Respiratory Problems
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Workers HealthResponse
National Governments
Labor Organizations
Private sector Organizations
Other key actors
- Collaborating Centers - NGOs - Universities -
Media
International Organizations
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Regional Plan for Workers HealthPrinciples

• Universality
• Equity
• Participation
• Comprehensive
• Coherence
• Opportunity

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REGIONAL PLAN purpose

• To contribute to an improvement in the working
  environment, living conditions, health status and
  general well-being of workers, to advance towards
  sustainable human development with equity and
  social justice

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REGIONAL PLAN Programatic Areas
Policy and Legislation
Quality of Work Environment
Political normative frame work
Primary Prevention


Comprehensive Health Services
Workers Health Promotion
Healthy Workplaces
Primary Health Care
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WORKERS HEALTHPREVENTION
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REGIONAL PLAN Environmental Quality

• Surveillance systems and Hazard control
• Suavidero- Saiso
• Collection and Distribution of Information
• Development of human resouces Industrial
  Higiene, Ergonomics, Toxicology, Epidemiology
  others.
• Instruments and programs for intervention

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REGIONAL PLAN Policy and Legislation

• Explicit Policies
• Modern Legislation
• National - Subregional Plans
• Reform Process
• Integration Process
• Development process

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REGIONAL PLAN Workers Health
PromotionHealthy People in Healthy Environment

• New Work Culture
• Personal and Collective Development
• Raising Awareness
• Cummunity Participation
• Primary Environmental Care
• Healthy Cities, Healthy School, and other

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REGIONAL PLAN Comprehensive Health Services

• Prevention, Promotion, Medical care,
  Rehabilitation
• Ministry of Health
• Social Security
• Private Services
• Workers Clinics

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WORKERS HEALTH
WELL-BEING
SOCIAL JUSTICE
HEALTH