El seguro chileno contra accidentes del trabajo y enfermedades profesionales: lecciones y desafíos a 50 años de su creación
The Chilean occupational health system survived the enormous transformations introduced by the Military Dictatorship with regard to social security. This system is often suggested as a model to emulate overseas. In this article, I analyze the system, beginning with the law that regulates the Insuran...
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| Language: | Spanish |
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2019
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| Online Access: | https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=7165132 |
| Source: | Salud de los Trabajadores, ISSN 1315-0138, Vol. 27, Nº. 1, 2019, pags. 15-26 |
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The Chilean occupational health system survived the enormous transformations introduced by the Military Dictatorship with regard to social security. This system is often suggested as a model to emulate overseas. In this article, I analyze the system, beginning with the law that regulates the Insurance against work accidents and occupational diseases which origins the system. Then, I examine its performance, and as a whole I identify its strengths and weaknesses. I also review some of
the proposals of modification that have appeared in the last years. I conclude that the system counts on a high level of recognition and legitimacy, and that it presents an important level of development at the therapeutics sphere three fourths parts of those workers who are affiliated. In contrast with the coverage given to accidents at work, the system presents low sensibility with regard to occupational diseases, on top of important challenges in the preventive sphere. These critical elements could take us to review the basic assumptions under which the system was built on. |
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