Unemployment, Precarious Work and Health

This book addresses the links between unemployment, precariousness work and health risks from various scientific frames of reference as well as those of policy-makers. The authors range from major classics in the field to newcomers from several countries presenting their research results. The authors include also representatives of several international organizations. The anthology is of a multidisciplinary character and its articles evaluate the contributions of various projects, programmes and standard public services for persons at risk of labour market exclusion. It updates the research agenda, which is most topical during the financial crisis and economic restructuring of today.

• Arbeitsbeschaffungsmaßnahmen
• Arbeitslosigkeit
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Gesundheit
• Health
• Prekarität

• Wiesbaden, Germany

  Thomas Kieselbach, Simo Mannila

Prof. Dr. Thomas Kieselbach is the director of the Institute for Psychology of Work, Unemployment, and Health (IPG) at the University of Bremen (Germany) and Professor for work and health psychology at the University of Bremen. He is the former chairperson of the SC Unemployment, Job Insecurity and Health of the International Commission on Occupational Health.

Dr. Simo Mannila is Senior Expert with the International Affairs of the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Helsinki, Finland, Adjunct Professor of the University of Helsinki and Adjunct Professor at the University of Turku, former secretary of the SC Unemployment, Job Insecurity and Health of the International Commission on Occupational Health.