Nowadays, even with the creation of more severe laws to ensure and protect the employers, the world continues to have a very high considered number of problems related to job safety in general. The statistics shows that a great rate of population are at great risk in their jobs. So, why in 21st century this situation still happening around the whole world?.
According to recent researches, it happens even in well developed countries. The United States for example, has one of the most dangerous jobs in the world: The Alaskan Crab Fishers. The death rate of this profession is ten times more than the national average. The reason why several people in Alaska still posing their life in risk just to gather seafood are many. They claim that most of the time, this job can very well awarded with a great profit from the ship fishing, almost fifteen percent, which can be very high, considering the expensive price that seafood has in the market. In addition, they also say that the adventure of being in the middle of nowhere and survive in such severe conditions of the wild ocean and the extreme weather is a valuable experience with a great sense of achievement.
However, despite of the fact that money benefits of this profession are very high, most of the people believe that it is not worthwhile to pose their own life in risk just because of the money. They prefer to stay in a safe position, even tough the job is not so profitable. A life without risk can make them enjoy the good things of the life without worries. Therefore, this is not an option for many people around the world who live in countries with an extreme poverty. They need to work in some dangerous jobs in order to support and provide food and money for their family. For instance, Latin America people has many loggers working in the Amazon zones. Most of the time, there are not many choices and this is the only way that they can get a job at these remote areas.