| Document ID (ISN) | 108438 |
| CIS number |
08-994 |
| ISBN(s) |
92-4-159165-X (En); 978-92-4-259165-1 (fr); 978-92-4-359165-0 (es) |
| Year |
2008 |
| Convention or series no. |
Protecting Workers' Health Series No. 6
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| Author(s) |
Houtman I., Jettinghoff K., Cedillo L. |
| Title |
Raising awareness of stress at work in developing countries - A modern hazard in a traditional working environment |
| Original title |
Hatten-doshō-koku ni okeru rōdō sutoresu no ninshiki o kōjō saseru [in Japanese]
Sensibilisation au stress professionnel dans les pays en développement: Un risque actuel dans un environnement de travail traditionnel [in French]
Sensibilizando sobre el estrés laboral en los países en desarrollo - Un riesgo moderno en un ambiente de trabajo tradicional [in Spanish] |
| Bibliographic information |
World Health Organization, Distribution and Sales Service, 1211 Genève 27, Switzerland, 2008. 44p. Illus. 41 ref. |
| Internet access |
http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2008/9789243591650_spa.pdf [in Spanish]
http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2008/9789242591651_fre.pdf [in French]
http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2007/924159165X_jpn.pdf [in Japanese]
http://www.who.int/occupational_health/publications/raisingawarenessofstress.pdf [in English]
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| Abstract |
Work-related stress is an issue of growing concern in developing countries due to processes of globalization and the changing nature of work. In these countries, the focus of occupational safety and health initiatives has until now essentially been on chemical, biological and physical exposures, while the psychosocial risks at work are still largely neglected and their causes and consequences still insufficiently understood. This booklet raises awareness of the issue for employers and workers' representatives. Contents: introduction to the problem; effects of globalization and the changing nature of work; definition of work- related stress; model on work-related stress; managing work-related stress; acting at the local level; roles of employers' and workers' representatives. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
WHO; psychology of work organization; developing countries; mental stress; stress factors |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
information dissemination; role of workers' organizations; role of employers' organizations |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | Mexico; Netherlands; WHO |
| Subject(s) |
Psychology and sociology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Stress, psychosocial factors
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| Browse category(ies) |
Mental stress and burnout
OSH in developing countries
Psychology of work organization
Psychological factors
Globalization
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