MHSSN - Maquiladora Health & Safety Support Network, El Cerrito, CA, USA.
New Solut. 2021 Aug;31(2):113-124. doi: 10.1177/10482911211011605. Epub 2021 May 8.
Women make up the large majority of workers in global supply chains, especially factories in the apparel supply chain. These workers face significant inequalities in wages, workplace hazards, and a special burden of gender-based violence and harassment. These "normal" conditions have been compounded by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has exacerbated long-standing structural inequities. Decades of well-financed "corporate social responsibility" programs have failed because they do not address the underlying causes of illegal and abusive working conditions. New initiatives in the past half-decade offer promise in putting the needs and rights of workers front and center. Occupational health and safety professionals can assist in the global effort to improve working and social conditions, and respect for the rights and dignity of women workers, through advocacy and action on the job, in their professional associations, and in society at large.
女性在全球供应链中占据了绝大多数工人，尤其是服装供应链中的工厂。这些工人在工资、工作场所危害以及基于性别的暴力和骚扰方面面临着巨大的不平等。这些“正常”的情况因 COVID-19 大流行的影响而加剧，这加剧了长期存在的结构性不平等。几十年来，资金充足的“企业社会责任”计划都未能成功，因为它们没有解决非法和虐待工作条件的根本原因。过去五年中的新举措在将工人的需求和权利置于首位和中心方面有很大的希望。职业健康和安全专业人员可以通过在工作中、在其专业协会中和在整个社会中倡导和采取行动，来协助改善工作和社会条件，并尊重女性工人的权利和尊严，从而为全球努力做出贡献。
