Occupational cancer in Asia
Worldwide epidemic of occupational cancer is killing one person every minute, but this tragedy is being ignored by both official regulators and employers. In many Asian countries even Trade Unions have been ignoring these deaths. Workers, in many cases either do not know the hazards of the materials they are exposed to and those who now are afraid of losing jobs. Large numbers of workers are outside coverage of social security schemes, labor laws are seldom implemented and now in the name of liberalization the Courts,too are taking U turn. In such situation no worker can think of taking risk.

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Below, information on the new global trade union ‘Occupational cancer/zero cancer' campaign. Related news releases are at the bottom of this note.

A new guide, ‘Occupational Cancer/Zero Cancer: A union guide to prevention', published to mark the launch of the campaign, is backed by all 10 global union federations and the global union confederation ITUC. It is being distributed worldwide.