3 notícias do European trade Union Institute (ETUI)
Copa do mundo na Rússia. 21 óbitos de trabalhadores da construção civil
OIT esboça tratado de proteção de trabalhadores contra assédio sexual e violência. O documento deve ser formalizado como Convenção.
Pessoas que trabalham à noite ou em turnos noturnos tem maior risco de se acidentar.
1. World Cup Russia: 21 construction workers died on stadium building sites
In a report published in early June, the global union federation of the workers from the building and wood sectors revealed serious violations of workers’ rights at the stadium construction sites for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The abuses included dangerous working conditions and workers being forced to work outside in extremely cold weather – for wages below the minimum wage standard.
“Twenty-one construction workers died on stadium building sites during the preparations for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. Most of these tragic deaths were because of falls from heights or because of heavy equipment falling on workers. These were tragedies that could have been averted if safety and health conditions were strictly enforced,” said Ambet Yuson, BWI General Secretary.
The report also details the limitations of the inspection system put in place by FIFA.
Health and safety experts from BWI affiliates from Finland and Sweden, took part in 35 joint inspection visits of eight of the ten stadiums under construction or renovation. However, BWI members of the inspection teams were critical of the reporting methods adopted by the Klinsky Institute, the organisation that had been given the responsibility by the FIFA Local Organizing Committee to carry out the inspections. “Their reports merely enumerated the number of cases of non-compliance addressed by the contractors while failing to analyse the inspection reports sufficiently and compel construction companies to fully implement the recommendations from the inspections”, denounced the BWI.
Source: BWI
Executive Summary of the report
2. ILO to draft sexual harassment treaty
On 8 June, the International Labour Organization (ILO) agreed to draft an international treaty to protect workers from sexual harassment and violence.
Wrapping up their annual meeting in Geneva, members of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) agreed on the need to "adopt standards on violence and harassment in the world of work". "These standards should take the form of a Convention," said a text adopted on 8 June.
The ILO agreed the treaty would be debated and voted on at their 2019 annual conference.
While final agreement on the new ILO convention is not expected until next June, members agreed that the treaty should aim to prevent "a range of unacceptable behaviours and practices, or threats thereof."
They said it would target behaviours "likely to result in physical, psychological, sexual or economic harm."
Each state ratifying the text will need to recognise "the right to a world of work free from violence and harassment".
They will have to ensure that national legislation bans all forms of violence and harassment at work, to establish and strengthen enforcement and monitoring mechanisms, provide sanctions and ensure remedies and support for victims, among other measures.
Source: AFP
3. People who work nights and shifts at higher risk of workplace injury
Night workers, shift workers and new recruits are at a higher risk of workplace injury, compared to staff not working these hours, according to a study published in April 2018 by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA), the national body in Ireland with responsibility for occupational health and safety.
The rate of fatalities is highest in the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector. It was the only sector to see an increase in fatalities in the 2001 to 2014 period. The number of fatalities increased from 129 in the 2001-2007 period to 151 in the 2008-2014 period. The combined fatalities in industry, construction, transport, and agriculture, forestry and fishing accounted for 85% of all worker fatalities in Ireland in 2014.
The authors of the study pointed out that longer working weeks are associated with injury. Construction sector workers working between 40 and 49 hours a week faced a greater likelihood of injury per hour worked.
In terms of specific illnesses, musculoskeletal disorders continue to be the main reported disorder. Significantly, the rate of musculoskeletal problems rose during the recession. They accounted for some 46% of cases in the health sector, while stress, anxiety and depression were also more common illnesses in health (22%) than in other types of employment (16%).
The study has also shown that the health sector has the most days lost per worker to due to work-related illness. In this sector, 524 days were lost per 1,000 workers. This was followed by transport (507), agriculture, forestry and fishing (358), industry (351) and was lowest in construction (313).
“Our research shows that new recruits in construction, health, agriculture and transport have a significantly higher risk of occupational injury”, commented Helen Russell, the lead author of the study. “Hence, there is need for supervision, training, and support to prevent rising injury and illness rates”, she added.
Source: Irish Examiner, The Irish Times
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