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OSH Rights: July 2008, No 20 PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 16 July 2008

oshrights.jpgIn this issue

  • Report from the XVIII World Congress on Safety and Health at Work
  • Book Review: The Man who hated work and loved labor: The
  • life and Times of Tony Mazzocchi
  • Philippines: IOHSAD commemorates Workers Memorial Day,
  • launches cancer support group for workers
  • Bangladesh: The High Court Directs the Government of Bangladesh on Construction Safety Enforcement Agency
  • INDIA: PTRC organized Seminar on the occasion of 428 on'Compensation for Occupational Diseases:Issues & Problems'

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OSH Rights: April 2008, Issue 19 PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 13 May 2008

oshrights.jpg In this Issue:

  • USA: Powerful explosion at Jacksonville chemical plant
  • China to crackdown on work accidents
  • China to step up prevention of coal bed methane gas accidents in 2008
  • TAIWAN: Traffic accidents key cause of work injuries
  • Vietnam: Violations, low fines, No prosecutions cause workplace accidents
  • Vietnam: Untrained workers banned at hazardous building sites
  • Singapore: New law “Work Injury Compensation Act” to cover large numbers of workers
  • 28 April: International Workers memorial Day

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OSH Rights Issue No 18, January 2008 PDF Print E-mail
Monday, 11 February 2008

oshrights.jpgIn this Issue of OSH Rights

  • Jagdish Patel, Coordinator, ANROAV honoured by OSH Section of American Public Health Association
  • Health & Safety in Asian Mines
  • Better Environmental Sustainability Targets (BEST) for Lead Battery Manufacturers
  • Migrant Work Accident Victim's Struggle for Compensation Claim in Thailand

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OSH Rights Issue No 17, September 2007 PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 11 October 2007
oshrights.jpgAnnual meeting of ANROAV Network members held at Hong Kong on 29-31 August, 2007. Annual meting is a regular feature now. Over a period of time, the network has strengthened and developed. The quality of presentations has kept on improving. The range of issues being discussed is widening. Activists come from different backgrounds. Each Asian country has different laws and different level of economical development. Cultures and languages are different. Political systems and level of freedom of expression for workers are different.
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OSH Rights Issue No 16, June 2007 PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 28 June 2007
oshrights.jpgWELCOME, PARTNER!
"Partner" was unveiled on the occassion of International Worker's Memorial Day, 28 April, popularly known as 428 evening in Taipei.
Puzzled? Here is solution: "Partner" is a monument erected by Taipei 101 management in its premises to pay tribute to all those who contributed in building this magnificent building. This 101 story building is currently tallest building in the world with 1670 ft height. During its construction Taiwan faced earthquake. 5 workers engaged in construction, working at height, fell down and died.

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