UN LABOUR CHIEF CAUTUONS AGAINST LOWERED STANDARDS ON WORLD SAFETY DAY  New York: (UN: 28 April 2009) – Marking this year’s World Day for Safety and Health at Work, the head of the United Nation’s Labour arm warned against a relaxation of standards due to the global economic crisis.
“Unsafe work is a human tragedy,” Juan Somavia, Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), said in a statement issued to mark the Day, observed annually on 28 April.
“We must be particularly vigilant to ensure that strategies for adjustment and economic recovery do not follow a low road which devalues human life and safety in the workplace,” he added.
The ILO Programme on Safety and Health at Work (Safe Work) estimates that nearly 1 million workers suffer a workplace accident and more than 5,500 workers die each day due to accidents or disease encountered at their place of employment.
In their latest reports, Safe Work officials have expressed concern that the current economic crisis could have a significant impact on safety and health at work. [ Read the rest... ]
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