MetaFilter posts tagged with workers and work

Sixteen workers are killed a day

shetterly — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:52:14 -0800

Sixteen workers are killed a day "Every eight hour workday, two people are killed on the job. Most companies are never prosecuted for negligence, even after repeated warnings that their workers were in danger. Meanwhile, workers who blow the whistle face threats and retaliation at the workplace." In a short video examining several cases of worker deaths, David Uhlmann suggests the sanction for an offense that results in a worker's death should be as great as the sanction for killing a deer out of season.

10 most bizarre employment cases of 2004

madamjujujive — Sat, 30 Apr 2005 13:51:28 -0800

10 most bizarre employment cases of 2004 - At least two of these cases were previously discussed on Mefi. (1), (2)

Plague burier, spitboy & leech collector: worst jobs in history

madamjujujive — Sun, 20 Mar 2005 12:39:47 -0800

The worst jobs in history. Channel 4 takes you on a journey through 2,000 years of British history and the worst jobs of each era for minions like you and me. If you are curious whether you are best suited to be an Anglo-Saxon guillemot egg collector or a Georgian loblolly boy, take the career guide quiz. (via Malbec.

vacapinta — Mon, 02 Sep 2002 11:11:33 -0800

Sebastiao Salgado, author of Workers and Migrations (a beautiful book to share with others) and Earl Dotter, author of The Quiet Sickness: A Photographic Chronicle of Hazardous Work in America. Photographers of Labor.

hazyjane — Fri, 15 Jun 2001 02:29:44 -0800

A study from researchers at the University of Alberta concludes that unhappy workers perform their tasks at the same rate as happy workers, but with about half as many errors (more inside).