title: Ethics in occupational health and safety: case studies from Gujarat.
abstract: Rapid industrialisation in India is giving employment to millions of people in the formal sector, and many more in the unorganised sector. However, the absence of clear policies, poorly enforced regulations, lack of systematic reporting of occupational diseases, lamentable socioeconomic conditions of the workers and their limited access to healthcare make occupational health and safety (OHS) a critical area.
authors.affiliation: Director, People's Training and Research Centre, 43 Srinathdham Duplex, Vadodara, Gujarat 390 007, India,. jagdish.jb@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jagdish
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Senior Research Officer, Environmental Health Resource Hub, School of Habitat Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Deonar, Mumbai 400 088, India,. siddarthdavid@yahoo.co.in.
authors.forename: Siddarth
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: David
mesh_terms: D004651:Employment; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007221:Industry; D009784:Occupational Diseases; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D009787:Occupational Medicine / Q000941:ethics*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors