The Role Of Trade Unions In Health Protection And Provision Of Safe Working Conditions For Medical Workers. Part 2. Health care Workers' Trade Union Activities
Introduction. Healthcare workers are an important part of national healthcare systems ensuring its sustainability. Thus, it is necessary to introduce state mechanisms aimed at protecting their health and ensuring safe working conditions. Moreover, protection of rights and interests of healthcare wo...
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| description | Introduction. Healthcare workers are an important part of national healthcare systems ensuring its sustainability. Thus, it is necessary to introduce state mechanisms aimed at protecting their health and ensuring safe working conditions. Moreover, protection of rights and interests of healthcare workers is a matter of social justice. International and national public organizations and especially trade unions of healthcare workers play an important role in dealing with these issues.The purpose of the study is to consider examples of trade union activities on health protection and provision of safe working conditions in a number of countries upon the data on health issues that experience medical specialists as well as factors influencing these issues.Materials and methods. A content analysis of the official Internet pages of trade union organizations and their reporting documents for 2015-2024 was performed. Also, such methods as analysis, synthesis, secondary analysis and systematization of data were used.Results. Around the world, healthcare workers face occupational risks of infectious diseases, and are constantly exposed to various types of biological and non-biological hazards due to their working conditions, which are considered unsafe. Even cases of ill-treatment, threats, attacks or insults during the performance of professional duties are documented. Therefore, protection of health and safety of medical professionals, as well as their social and labor rights and interests is one of the main areas of trade unions as public organizations created on the initiative of healthcare workers. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d3e49de1887544b9b3a22addc9e786922025-08-20T03:42:38ZrusResearch Institute for Healthcare Organization and Medical Management of Moscow Healthcare DepartmentЗдоровье мегаполиса2713-26172024-11-015214014910.47619/2713-2617.zm.2024.v.5i2;140-14969The Role Of Trade Unions In Health Protection And Provision Of Safe Working Conditions For Medical Workers. Part 2. Health care Workers' Trade Union ActivitiesN. N. Kamynina0T V. Grishina1P. O. Ramenskiy2A. L. Dashkova3A. O. Batsenko4Research Institute for Healthcare Organization and Medical Management of Moscow Healthcare DepartmentN.A. Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health; Academy of Labor and Social RelationsResearch Institute for Healthcare Organization and Medical Management of Moscow Healthcare DepartmentResearch Institute for Healthcare Organization and Medical Management of Moscow Healthcare DepartmentAcademy of Labor and Social RelationsIntroduction. Healthcare workers are an important part of national healthcare systems ensuring its sustainability. Thus, it is necessary to introduce state mechanisms aimed at protecting their health and ensuring safe working conditions. Moreover, protection of rights and interests of healthcare workers is a matter of social justice. International and national public organizations and especially trade unions of healthcare workers play an important role in dealing with these issues.The purpose of the study is to consider examples of trade union activities on health protection and provision of safe working conditions in a number of countries upon the data on health issues that experience medical specialists as well as factors influencing these issues.Materials and methods. A content analysis of the official Internet pages of trade union organizations and their reporting documents for 2015-2024 was performed. Also, such methods as analysis, synthesis, secondary analysis and systematization of data were used.Results. Around the world, healthcare workers face occupational risks of infectious diseases, and are constantly exposed to various types of biological and non-biological hazards due to their working conditions, which are considered unsafe. Even cases of ill-treatment, threats, attacks or insults during the performance of professional duties are documented. Therefore, protection of health and safety of medical professionals, as well as their social and labor rights and interests is one of the main areas of trade unions as public organizations created on the initiative of healthcare workers.https://www.city-healthcare.com/jour/article/view/70medical workerspublic organizationstrade unionhealth protectionsafety |
| spellingShingle | N. N. Kamynina T V. Grishina P. O. Ramenskiy A. L. Dashkova A. O. Batsenko The Role Of Trade Unions In Health Protection And Provision Of Safe Working Conditions For Medical Workers. Part 2. Health care Workers' Trade Union Activities Здоровье мегаполиса medical workers public organizations trade union health protection safety |
| title | The Role Of Trade Unions In Health Protection And Provision Of Safe Working Conditions For Medical Workers. Part 2. Health care Workers' Trade Union Activities |
| title_full | The Role Of Trade Unions In Health Protection And Provision Of Safe Working Conditions For Medical Workers. Part 2. Health care Workers' Trade Union Activities |
| title_fullStr | The Role Of Trade Unions In Health Protection And Provision Of Safe Working Conditions For Medical Workers. Part 2. Health care Workers' Trade Union Activities |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Role Of Trade Unions In Health Protection And Provision Of Safe Working Conditions For Medical Workers. Part 2. Health care Workers' Trade Union Activities |
| title_short | The Role Of Trade Unions In Health Protection And Provision Of Safe Working Conditions For Medical Workers. Part 2. Health care Workers' Trade Union Activities |
| title_sort | role of trade unions in health protection and provision of safe working conditions for medical workers part 2 health care workers trade union activities |
| topic | medical workers public organizations trade union health protection safety |
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