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Social safety of workers in the construction industry : the case of Hebron and Bethlehem Governorates, Palestine
Get PDFfull text articleAn article published in journal : Mu'tah Lil-Buhuth wad-Dirasat, vol.28, no. 2, 2013Construction sector is one of the leading economic sectors in Occupied
Palestinian Territories (OPT) and main contributor to sustainable
development. The sector is low technological and still labour intensive, and
workers of this sector are vulnerable to the risks of accidents and loss of
social rights. This paper focuses on the social safety of workers that include
work contracts, job security, working hours, disputes, work insurance,
salaries and payments, knowledge and familiarity with the Palestinian
Labour Law (PLL); through the designation of structured questionnaire and
survey random sample of 349 workers. The findings showed that the
unskilled labours are the most marginalized and discriminated group among
other jobs in this industry. In addition, 82.1% of the workers are without
written work contracts, 29.7% are working extra time exceeding the max
allowable by the labour law, 78.2% are unfamiliar with the PLL, 87.1% are
insured against work accidents and 7.2% have work conflict with their
employers and claimed to the Ministry of Labour (MoL). The results also
showed that payment of wages took many forms: 54.6% are paid on
monthly basis, 20.1% on weekly basis, 7.8% every two weeks and 13.5%
irregular depending on the work conditions and progress. It is concluded
that the social safety level in the construction industry is still low, and more
monitoring and inspection work is required.non
No full textKhatib,Akram:Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar
Abu-Hassan,Hassan:Department of Mathematic
Assessment of Hospitals' Waste Management in Jenin Governorate, Occupied Palestine
No full textThe main aim of this research is to explore the waste management practices used by hospitals in the
governorate of Jenin in the northern West Bank of Palestine. The most important types of medical waste
(hazardous) and general waste generated from these centers have been identified. It was found that the
percentage of the medical waste from the generated solid waste in Jenin’s hospitals had ranged between
31.2% and 43.6%. The rest was general waste similar to the household waste. The results showed that the
distinction between wastes was not according to fixed rules and standards. For example, the disposal of
medical waste was mixed with household waste without special treatment or handling of medical wastes.
Regarding the liquid medical wastes, it is discharged in the system of domestic sewage without any
treatment. Deficiencies in hospitals toward the management of solid medical wastes are clearly shown.
They were mainly related to the unsound practices of waste management, where there was no effective
separation at the source, methods of waste collection and storage were not suitable with inadequate
financial and human resources for the sound management, and anti-poor waste disposal control. This study
recommends that there should be programs for effective management of medical waste, and multi-sectoral
with set of responsibilities. This requires cooperation and concerted efforts of all stakeholders all relevant
partners and all relevant partner