一、劳动者职业卫生保护权立法现状 目前,世界上许多国家和地区都制定了有关职业健康的法律。如,美国、日本、加拿大、英国、瑞典、德国、澳大利亚、芬兰、我国的香港特别行政区和台湾地区等。尽管各国的社会制度、经济发展水平和立法体例都有所不同,但立法目的都一致,即控制和消除职业危害,确保劳动者的身体健康。 从新中国成立至今,作为社会主义国家,在维护劳动者职业健康权益方面,几乎和国际立法同 I. Legislation on the Right to Occupational Health Protection for Laborers Currently, many countries and regions in the world have enacted laws on occupational health. For example, the United States, Japan, Canada, Britain, Sweden, Germany, Australia, Finland, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China and Taiwan. Although the social systems, the level of economic development and the legislative system in each country are different, the legislative objectives are the same, that is, controlling and eliminating occupational hazards and ensuring the health of workers. Since the founding of New China, as a socialist country, in the protection of workers’ occupational health rights and interests, almost the same as the international legislation