MANILA, Philippines – An estimated 337 million people are injured each year while on the job and some 2 million die from occupational illnesses, the United Nations International Labor Organization (ILO) said yesterday.
The ILO said that safety measures must be implemented in workplaces to make employees productive.
ILO director general Juan Somavia said many accidents, illnesses and deaths could be prevented with appropriate measures.
He said putting in place such measures shows respect for human dignity.
“Given the importance of prevention and the financial and human resource constraints of many countries, occupational safety and health is a critical area for new cooperation initiatives including South-South and triangular cooperation initiatives,” Somavia said.
He also noted that new technologies that spawn new occupations – especially those dealing with chemicals and bio-technologies – pose a new challenge for the establishment of safety measures in the workplace.
“So too are psychosocial risks as workers deal with the pressures of modern working life, exacerbated in times of economic crisis. This complex situation has an adverse impact on human lives, health-care costs and on economic performance,” Somavia said. –Pia Lee-Brago (The Philippine Star)
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7 Sept – Intl Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies
8 Sept – International Literacy Day
12 Sept – United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
15 Sept – International Day of Democracy
16 Sept – International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
17 Sept – World Patient Safety Day
18 Sept – International Equal Pay Day
21 Sept – International Day of Peace
26 Sept – International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
27 Sept – World Tourism Day
28 Sept – International Day for Universal Access to Information
29 Sept – International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
30 Sept – World Maritime Day
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Health, Safety and Sanitation Month
National Clean-up Month
Civil Service Month
National Peace Consciousness Month
Social Security Month
Rule of Law Month
National Teachers’ Month (Sept 5-Oct 4)
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Sept 17 – 23:
World Clean and Green Week
Week 2: Education Week
Week 4: Medicine Week
Last Week: National Family Week
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Third Saturday:
International Coastal Clean-up Day
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Last Friday: National Maritime Day
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