UN Labour Agency Says 5,000 People Killed Everyday At Work
Published:
29 April 2003 y., Tuesday
The International Labour Organisation, says that about 5,000 people are dying every day from diseases and accidents associated with their work. The ILO figures have been released today to coincide with the Annual World Day for Safety and Health at Work. The ILO's Dr David Gold stressed the need for the right measures at work in order to prevent these deaths and also save trillions of dollars lost every year as a result of work-related accidents and illnesses.
"A safety culture at work is a situation where it's not simply a name or it's not simply an idea but it's the practice of people, employers and workers and governments working together in a work place to establish environment where people integrate occupational safety and health into their day to day activities. Safety becomes in a sense becomes automatic."
Thousands of workers and employees are expected to participate in activities worldwide to highlight workplace hazards.
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