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Working Condition
-refers to the safety and healthfulness of the workplace, particularly the physical work
environment and the procedures followed in performing the work.
Note: labor history is a witness to some poor and even dangerous working conditions, long working
hours, insufficient safety measures; exploitation of women and worst is the child labor. All of which
become notorious when the factory system and sweatshops have been introduced during the industrial
revolution.
Factory- refers to a large establishment employing scores of people involved in mass production of
industrial or consumer goods
Sweatshops- a small manufacturing establishment where tired employees work long hours under
substandard conditions for low wages
a. Structure of Workplace- consist of sector of affiliation, employment status, size of the company.
b. Physical Environment- involves exposure to dangerous substances, heavy loads and corporal
risks.
c. Working Time Issues- weekly hours, commuting time, shift work and a typical work patterns.
d. Organizational Environment- job content- refers to repetitive tasks and pace of work
e. Social Environment and Psychosocial risks- harassment and discrimination in offices and
factories
f. Work-related outcomes concerned with perceptions of health risk, work absences and job
satisfaction.
Safety engineering- develop to prevent industrial accident, control of the4 work environment to reduce
or eliminate hazards
Worker-friendly requirements
a. Offer wages that reflect the risk-premium prevalent in other similar but competitive labor
market
b. Provide employees with suitable health insurance programs
c. Collect information on health hazards that coincide with a given job and make such information
available to employees
Note: employees taking higher risk will be rewarded with higher compensation.
Note: Working conditions vary depending on the kind of company, the nature of the job and the position
one holds.