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close this bookLow-Cost Ways of Improving Working Conditions: 100 Examples from Asia (ILO, 1989, 190 p.)
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close this folderINTRODUCTION
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View the documentSelection of examples
View the documentTypes of improvements
View the documentThe potential for action
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close this folderCHAPTER I: WORK ORGANISATION AND WORKSTATION DESIGN
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View the document1. Workstations
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close this folderCHAPTER II: THE PHYSICAL WORKING ENVIRONMENT
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View the document1. Lighting
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close this folderCHAPTER III: WELFARE FACILITIES FOR WORKERS
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View the document1. Sanitary facilities
View the document2. Facilities for beverages and meals
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Contributions of case studies

Bangladesh

Dr. M.A. Khan, Bangladesh Project Management Institute, Dhaka


Burma

Mr. Saw Lin, Director General, Factories and General Labour Laws Inspection Department, Ministry of Labour, Rangoon



India

Mr. T.B.R. Mani, Chief Inspector of Factories (Health and Safety), Tamil Nadu, Madras




Mr. S.B. Hegde Patil, Director General, Central Labour Institute, Bombay




Dr. R.N. Sen, Ergonomics Laboratory, Department of Physiology, Calcutta University Calcutta



Indonesia

Dr. A. Manuaba, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Udayana, Denpasar




Mr. E.J. Sawong, Head, Research and Documentation Centre for Manpower and Development, Yayasan Tenaga Kerja Indonesia, Jakarta



Malaysia

Mr. Abdul Jalil Mahmud, Director General, Factories and Machinery Department, Ministry of Labour and Manpower, Kuala Lumpur



Pakistan

Mr. Abid Ali Khan, Industrial Hygienist, Medical Inspectorate of Factories, Punjab, Lahore



Philippines

Miss L.S. Lazo, Deputy Director, Institute of Labor and Manpower Studies, Ministry of Labor and Employment, Manila




Mrs. S. Tiong-Aquino, Assistant Director, Institute for Small-scale Industries, University of the Philippines, Quezon City



Singapore

Dr. Foo Swee Cheng, Department of Social Medicine and Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore



Sri Lanka

Dr. M. Rajendra, Senior Inspecting Medical Officer, Factories Division, Department of Labour, Colombo



Thailand

Dr. Chaiyuth Chavalitnitikul, Director, National Institute for the Improvement of Working Conditions and Environment, Department of Labour, Bangkok




Dr. Malinee Wongphanich, Occupational Health Department, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok.