ANTI-DISCOUNTING STRATEGIES IN OSH

IN SOUTH ASIA

MICHAEL WALKERSURENDRA PRATAP

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2009LAKHANI SHOE FACTORY FIRE

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Country United States India Pakistan

Labour inspectors (per 100,000) 1.7 0.4 0.8

Country United States India PakistanLabour force 156 million 500 million 57 million

Deaths through accident 4,585 47,000 (est.) 11,800 (est.)

Fatality incidence(per 100,000) 3.3 9.4 20.7

Sources: Ramachandran, 2014; Hassan, 2012; Pasha and Liesivuori, 2003; www.osha.gov

Preference for $10 now equal to ($):

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Arithmetic discountingHyperbolic discounting

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2013BHUSHAN STEEL FACTORY BLAST

Orissa, India

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PUNJABPESTICIDE CANCERS

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GUJARAT / PUNJABSILICOSIS

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Proposed anti-discounting strategies:

1. Direct demands at detached power holder2. Press for pre-commitment:– Quarantined OSH funding– Independent OSH champion

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• REFERENCES IN FULL PAPER:http://ilera2015.com/dynamic/full/IL9.pdf

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