Cai, Minjie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1739-0474, Carter, Nigel, Henry, Leroi ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6303-7634, McLeod, Cheryl and Moore, Sian (2022) Health, safety and racism in the workplace. Report. Trades Union Congress, University of Greenwich, London.

Preview

PDF (TUC Report) 50377 HENRY_Health_Safety_And_Racism_In_The_Workplacec_(REPORT)_2022.pdf - Published Version Download (461kB) | Preview

Abstract

This project stems from the experiences of frontline workers during the pandemic, and the knowledge that Black workers make up a disproportionate minority of union health and safety representatives. Existing research has shown that sectoral and occupational segregation on the basis of race and migration status goes some way to explain the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on Black workers and communities. The pandemic has meant different experiences of health and safety for Black workers, often defined by direct or indirect racism and discrimination. It thus raised issues about how frontline workers are represented over health and safety and the relatively low proportion of Black workers who become health and safety reps. This report, commissioned by the TUC, draws upon a survey and focus groups of Black workers and reps, including health and safety reps, to identify experiences of frontline workers during the pandemic and the role unions have played and could play. It records how Black workers feel that their health and safety can best be represented, potential barriers to representation and how the TUC can support a new generation of health and safety reps.

Item Type:	Monograph (Report)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	racism, Trades Unions, health and safety
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD61 Risk Management
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Greenwich Business School Greenwich Business School > Centre for Research on Employment and Work (CREW) Greenwich Business School > School of Management and Marketing
Last Modified:	12 May 2025 12:16
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/50377

Actions (login required)

View Item

Downloads