Bitter Wages: Ralph Nader's Study Group Report on Disease and Injury on the Job, Volume 10Grossman Publishers, 1973 - 314 pages Study of occupational health and occupational safety in the USA - comments on relevant labour legislation (the Occupational Health and Safety Act of 1970), examines the attitudes of employers, trade unions, local government, central government, etc., and discusses ways of improving working conditions in factories. References. |
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Voice from the Scrap Heap | 1 |
The Silent Violence | 11 |
A History of Human Sacrifice | 47 |
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