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Mental health in the construction industry: an interview with Australia’s MATES in construction CEO, Jorgen Gullestrup
Labour & Industry: a journal of the social and economic relations of work Pub Date : 2020-08-05 , DOI: 10.1080/10301763.2020.1800920
Barbara Neis 1 , Kerri Neil 2
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ABSTRACT

Research in Australia and internationally indicates that construction work is linked to higher suicide rates. Higher rates are associated with irregular, intense and remote working, as well as labour force demographics. Through the organization MATES in Construction, the Australian construction sector has become a world-leader in researching and seeking to address the problem of suicide in the sector. This contribution is an edited version of an interview carried out between the lead author and Jorgen Gullestrop, CEO of Mates in Construction in Queensland and Northern Territory, Australia. The interview took place during Jorgen’s February 2020 visit to Newfoundland and Labrador (NL), Canada, on the opposite side of the world. There has been very little research or active mobilization around suicide in construction in Canada. During his visit, Jorgen spent a week with the NL Construction Safety Association’s membership. The interview provides important insights into the Australian construction industry as it operated when Jorgen first came to Australia from Denmark in the 1980s. It also provides insights into the structure of the industry today, including how it is organized around precarious employment. Jorgen touches on the origins of MATES, how the MATES program works, and why, although Jorgen came out of the union movement, MATES was established as an independent charity separate from employers and unions. The interview includes reflections on gender, suicide and MATES, and on the importance of academic research to the MATES agenda.



中文翻译:

建筑业的心理健康:澳大利亚建筑业首席执行官MATNER Jorgen Gullestrup的访谈

摘要

澳大利亚和国际上的研究表明,建筑工作与较高的自杀率有关。较高的失业率与不定期,紧张和偏远的工作以及劳动力人口统计有关。通过MATES in Construction组织,澳大利亚建筑行业已成为研究和寻求解决该行业自杀问题的全球领导者。该文稿是主要作者与澳大利亚昆士兰州和北领地的建筑业大公司首席执行官Jorgen Gullestrop之间进行的访谈的编辑版本。采访发生在约尔根(Jorgen)于2020年2月访问世界另一侧的加拿大纽芬兰和拉布拉多(NL)期间。在加拿大,关于自杀的研究或积极动员很少。在他访问期间,约尔根(Jorgen)与NL建筑安全协会(NL Construction Safety Association)的会员共度了一周的时间。采访提供了关于约尔根于1980年代首次从丹麦来到澳大利亚的澳大利亚建筑业运作的重要见解。它还提供了对当今行业结构的见解,包括如何围绕不稳定的就业进行组织。Jorgen谈到了MATES的起源,MATES计划的运作方式,以及为什么,尽管Jorgen退出了工会运动,但MATES却是独立于雇主和工会的独立慈善机构。访谈包括对性别,自杀和MATES的思考,以及学术研究对MATES议程的重要性。采访提供了关于约尔根于1980年代首次从丹麦来到澳大利亚的澳大利亚建筑业运作的重要见解。它还提供了对当今行业结构的见解,包括如何围绕不稳定的就业进行组织。Jorgen谈到了MATES的起源,MATES计划的运作方式,以及为什么,尽管Jorgen退出了工会运动,但MATES却是独立于雇主和工会的独立慈善机构。访谈包括对性别,自杀和MATES的思考,以及学术研究对MATES议程的重要性。采访提供了关于约尔根于1980年代首次从丹麦来到澳大利亚的澳大利亚建筑业运作的重要见解。它还提供了对当今行业结构的见解,包括如何围绕不稳定的就业进行组织。Jorgen谈到了MATES的起源,MATES计划的运作方式,以及为什么,尽管Jorgen退出了工会运动,但MATES却是独立于雇主和工会的独立慈善机构。访谈包括对性别,自杀和MATES的思考,以及学术研究对MATES议程的重要性。Jorgen谈到了MATES的起源,MATES计划的运作方式,以及为什么,尽管Jorgen退出了工会运动,但MATES却是独立于雇主和工会的独立慈善机构。访谈包括对性别,自杀和MATES的思考,以及学术研究对MATES议程的重要性。Jorgen谈到了MATES的起源,MATES计划的运作方式,以及为什么,尽管Jorgen退出了工会运动,但MATES却是独立于雇主和工会的独立慈善机构。访谈包括对性别,自杀和MATES的思考,以及学术研究对MATES议程的重要性。

更新日期:2020-08-05
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