Market-based initiatives aiming to enhance worker health and wellbeing include:
Healthcare and housing:
Ensuring workers have access to free or affordable healthcare services and safe, adequate housing to support their living standards.
Social security and protections:
Offering social security benefits and targeted protections for at-risk groups, such as pregnant women, to promote their safety.
Protective equipment and training:
Supplying protective gear and conducting regular safety training sessions to minimise exposure to harmful substances and prevent workplace accidents.
Air quality management:
Implementing air quality standards and monitoring systems in industries to protect workers and surrounding communities from exposure to harmful air pollutants.
Toxic substance control:
Establishing safe management of toxic substances, like mercury and cyanide, particularly in the mining sector, to reduce health risks and environmental contamination.