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Health Impact of Occupational Risks in the Informal Sector in Zimbabwe

by Dr Rene Loewenson
Training and Research Support Centre
with financial support from
International Labour Organization
October 1997

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary

Chapter 1. Introduction

1.1 Who is in the informal sector?
1.2 What is the size and distribution of the informal sector?

Chapter 2. Literature Review

2.1 Jobs in the informal sector
2.2 Work environments and occupational health in the informal sector

Chapter 3. Survey of occupational risks and health impacts in the informal sector in Zimbabwe

3.1 Objectives and Methods of the survey
3.2 Survey results

Chapter 4. Issues and conclusions arising from the survey

4.1 Levels of injury, illness and mortality
4.2 Reducing work related risks

Chapter 5. Future surveys of occupational risks and their health impacts

Bibliography

Appendix A: Research Questionnaire

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Updated by RS/AS. It was modified and approved by JT. Last updated: February 2000