Why workers' safety is good for business

  • 9 years ago
72 people died in the Valenzuela factory last week. But the Int'l Labor organization says, 6,400 workers die due to work related accidents or illnesses every day -- 2.3 million people per year. Injuries not resulting in death are much more. This, despite workplace safety laws that date back at least a hundred years, following tragedies in the US and elsewhere. And Despite many countries adopting the ILO standards for occupational health and safety and more than 40 codes of conduct.

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