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Safety at the workplace: accidents and illnesses
No full textThe topic of work safety is a very relevant and multifaceted problem for workers, firms and policy makers. Differing from other narrow-scope studies, this article aims to enrich the understanding of workplace safety as a whole by applying econometric techniques on data from the Italian Labour Force Survey. Findings show poor working conditions are the most significant determinants of accidents and illnesses occurring at work, while having a fixed-term (temporary) contract is not significant. Other significant determinants of work safety are: not being new to the workforce; dissatisfaction with the current job; gender; and a latent proneness observed with occurrence of accident on the way to work. This article also highlights that work related accidents and illnesses are two deeply correlated phenomena and that there is a structural break after three years on the job.The topic of work safety is a very relevant and multifaceted problem for workers, firms and policy makers. Differing from other narrow scope studies, this article aims to enrich the understanding of workplace safety as a whole by applying econometric techniques on data from the Italian Labour Force Survey. Findings show poor working conditions are the most significant determinants of accidents and illnesses occurring at work while having a fixed-term (temporary) contract is not significant. Other significant determinants of work safety are: not being new to the workforce, dissatisfaction with the current job, gender and a latent proneness observed with occurrence of accident on the way to work. This article also highlights that work related accidents and illnesses are two deeply correlated phenomena and that there is a structural break after three years on the job
Cambiamento tecnologico e lavoro qualificato nel settore tessile (1980-2000)
No full textThis paper investigates the effects of the introduction of information and communication technologies (ICT) on the skills of a workforce. Using micro-data collected from workers in the textile sector, we analyse whether the introduction of ICT has modified workers’ tasks, so that higher skills and longer training periods than before are necessary. Our survey has shown that ICT i) have replaced unskilled labour in some cases and skilled labour in others; ii) have changed workers’ tasks in some cases but not in others; and finally, iii) have brought about an increase in skills for only a sub-set of occupations. This empirical evidence suggests that the adoption of ICT has not a universal skill biased effect for all occupations at least in the textile sector
Is technological change really skill-based? Evidence from the introduction of ICT on the Italian textile industry (1980-2000)
No full textThis paper investigates the effects of the introduction of information and communication technologies (ICT) on the skills of a workforce. Using micro-data collected from workers in the textile sector, we analyse whether the introduction of ICT has modified workers' tasks, so that higher skills and longer training periods than before are necessary. Empirical evidence suggests that the adoption of ICT has no universal skill-biased effect for all occupations at least in the textile sector
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