Comments on: Predatory Capitalism and OHS https://safetyatworkblog.com/2024/02/02/predatory-capitalism-and-ohs/ Award winning news, commentary and opinion on workplace health and safety Sat, 03 Feb 2024 01:07:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 By: andrew.hopkins@anu.edu.au https://safetyatworkblog.com/2024/02/02/predatory-capitalism-and-ohs/#comment-160213 Sat, 03 Feb 2024 01:07:33 +0000 https://safetyatworkblog.com/?p=107106#comment-160213 Kevin
You are spot on in linking worker health and safety problems to the greed of those who wield power: in neoliberal society, predatory capitalists. This is the political context in which we all work and this is why it is so hard to make progress. We should never forget this. That is why a book like Ingrid Robeyns – “Limitarianism, – The Case Against Extreme Wealth” is so important.

At the same time OHS professionals and worker representatives need to find ways to insert themselves into their daily world in such a way as to make a difference. It can be so disheartening, but the story of rollover protection on quad bikes, and more recently, the bans of engineered stone show that progress is possible.

]]> By: mikecraig https://safetyatworkblog.com/2024/02/02/predatory-capitalism-and-ohs/#comment-160126 Thu, 01 Feb 2024 21:49:44 +0000 https://safetyatworkblog.com/?p=107106#comment-160126 Profits before people!

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