Unwilling and unwitting: problems of the Thai construction workers dealing with the newly emergent risk of nanomaterials

• Main Authors: Thanate Kitisriworaphan, Yothin Sawangdee, Wimontip Musikaphan
• Other Authors: Mahidol University. Institute for Population and Social Research
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: health risk; knowledge; construction worker; nanomaterials; Open Access article; Journal of Population and Social Studies; วารสารประชากรและสังคม
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/2819
• Institution: Mahidol University

The construction sector is one of the major factors of economic growth in Thailand. As an industry, it provides an alternative career for almost 2 million seasonal migrants from the agricultural sector. Unfortunately, unskilled construction workers are one of the most neglected groups in Thai soci...