From Workers to the Working-Age Population: A New Paradigm for the Occupational Health Service

The globalization of the economies of most countries has led to profound changes in employment; in particular, it has increased the type and proportion of non-standard workers, such as part-time workers, temporary workers, agency or service contract workers, and dependent self-employed. Occupational health service (OHS) was originally developed to protect incumbent (permanent and full-time) employees performing hazardous or dangerous jobs,...