“A Widespread Superstition”: The Purported Invulnerability of Workers of Color to Occupational Heat Stress

Volume: 109, Issue: 10, Pages: 1329 - 1335
Published: Oct 1, 2019
Abstract
This study explores the history of the denial of the vulnerability of non-White workers to risks of heat illness. Defenders of chattel slavery argued for the capacity of workers of African descent to tolerate extreme environmental temperatures. In Hawai‘i, advocates of racial segregation emphasized the perils to Whites of strenuous work in tropical climates and the advantages of using Chinese immigrants. Growing reliance on Mexican immigrants in...
Paper Details
Title
“A Widespread Superstition”: The Purported Invulnerability of Workers of Color to Occupational Heat Stress
Published Date
Oct 1, 2019
Volume
109
Issue
10
Pages
1329 - 1335
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