: Opinion: Landmark move by ILO #IndiaNEWS #News By Huw Thomas In what has been called the “biggest moment for workers’ rights in a quarter of a century?, the International Labour Organization
Opinion: Landmark move by ILO #IndiaNEWS #News
By Huw Thomas
In what has been called the “biggest moment for workers’ rights in a quarter of a century?, the International Labour Organization (ILO) adopted a safe and healthy work environment as one of its five fundamental principles and rights at work for all at its June 2022 international conference. This is the first extension of workers’ human rights in almost 25 years and it means governments must now commit to respect and promote the right to a safe and healthy working environment.
Almost 3 million people die due to accidents and illnesses every year while trying to make a living. An additional 374 million workers are injured or made ill by their work. Overwork on its own kills more than 7,45,000 people a year through increased risk of stroke and heart attack. If occupational safety and health (OSH) had been given more attention during the Covid-19 pandemic, thousands of lives could have been saved.
Making a Huge Difference
The ILO decision could make a huge difference in preventing mine collapses, factory fires in the textile industry or by ensuring that hundreds of workers’ lives are not lost building the stadiums to host the next men’s World Cup football tournament. Making OSH a human right also recognises the workplace psychosocial risks many workers experience – stress, burnout and isolation – which have been made worse by the pandemic.
The ILO, established in 1919 as part of the Treaty of Versailles, became a specialised agency of the United Nations in 1946, tasked with the adoption and supervision of international labour standards and the promotion of decent work. Its 187-strong membership includes 186 of the UN’s 193 members, plus the Cook Islands.
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