Newspaper carriers in Mexico City, Mexico, March 2010.
The newspaper street vendors has for many years been an important part of daily life in the world's great cities. The street vendors support themselves and their families in this way, although the revenues are small. They are often exposed to serious health risks and risk for accidents, still their working conditions are often unnoticed. The scientific literature from the occupational- and social medical perspective is limited [1], [2][3][4][5][6][7]
The article "Dia del Canalitta" in La Prensa, Panama 20 December 2015 (see Linbelow) gives a unique description on the conditions for these brave people working under dangerous conditions for their health.
↑Leitner H. Informal work on the streets of Vienna : the foreign newspaper vendors. Espace, populations, sociétés. 1990;8(2):221–9.
↑Furman A, Laleli M. Semi-occupational exposure to lead: a case study of child and adolescent street vendors in Istanbul. Environ Res. 2000 May;83(1):41–5.
↑Leitner H. Informal work on the streets of Vienna : the foreign newspaper vendors. Espace, populations, sociétés. 1990;8(2):221–9.
↑Naeher LP, Aguilar-Villalobos M, Miller T. Blood lead survey of children, pregnant women, professional drivers, street workers, and office workers in Trujillo, Peru. Arch Environ Health. 2004 Jul;59(7):359–62.
↑Naeher LP, Aguilar-Villalobos M, Miller T. Blood lead survey of children, pregnant women, professional drivers, street workers, and office workers in Trujillo, Peru. Arch Environ Health. 2004 Jul;59(7):359–62.
↑Nuwayhid IA. Occupational Health Research in Developing Countries: A Partner for Social Justice. Am J Public Health. 2004 Nov;94(11):1916–21.
↑Pick WM, Ross MH, Dada Y. The reproductive and occupational health of women street vendors in Johannesburg, South Africa. Soc Sci Med. 2002 Jan;54(2):193–204.
