1. Na contramão mundial Brasil vota contra o reconhecimento da segurança no trabalho como um direito fundamental. Post abaixo comenta a pressão mundial em defesa desse direito e tb post sobre a posição do Brasil na reunião.
2. Estados Unidos: Estudo mostra que sindicatos tem efeito "segurança" no trabalho
Global: Final push for ‘fundamental right’ to safe work
Workers’ unions worldwide are pressing their demand for health and safety to finally become a globally recognised fundamental principle and right at work. “It’s a no-brainer. Every working person should know that they have the right to expect that everything is done to keep them safe at work. We demand that the International Labour Organisation (ILO) adopts occupational health and safety as a fundamental right at work. It’s as important as freedom of association and the elimination of forced labour, child labour and discrimination in employment,” said ITUC general secretary Sharan Burrow. ITUC said three years have passed since the ILO Centenary Conference agreed that this would be done. In that time over 8 million people have died as a result of their work, and even more now live with life-altering injuries and illnesses because their employer did not protect them. A final decision is expected at ILO’s June 2022 conference. Sharan Burrow continued: “The Covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated beyond doubt that working people can’t wait for this any longer. Workplace deaths are preventable deaths and the latest figures show that a worker dies at least once every ten seconds. By doing this the ILO will be making a start on cutting this appalling toll of death and injuries.” To press its case, ITUC is urging unions worldwide to again take up the issue of health and safety as a fundamental right on International Workers’ Memorial Day, 28 April. The global union body is also pressing for other improvements. “Employers must take responsibility for assessing and eradicating risks in their workplaces and in their supply chains, and consulting unions on prevention through workplace health and safety committees,” Burrow said. “And we need the ILO to do more and address challenges like stress at work, musculoskeletal disorders and a convention on biological hazards like Covid-19. It is urgent that Covid-19 is recognised for the workplace threat that it is. Health and safety should be the first priority at work, not an occasional after thought.”
ITUC news release and 28 April #iwmd22 webpages.
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BRASIL É CONTRA INCLUIR PRINCÍPIO DE 'TRABALHO SEGURO' EM LEI INTERNACIONAL
Jamil Chade
Colunista do UOL
08/02/2022 20h38
Num gesto interpretado por observadores internacionais como mais uma demonstração das ameaças do governo de Jair Bolsonaro aos direitos trabalhistas, o Brasil passa a ser um dos poucos países a minar a iniciativa de que O CONCEITO DE TRABALHO "SEGURO E SAUDÁVEL" SEJA INCLUÍDO COMO UM DOS PRINCÍPIOS INTERNACIONAIS.
O debate ocorre na OIT (Organização Internacional do Trabalho), que negocia um novo entendimento para ATUALIZAR SUA PRÓPRIA CONSTITUIÇÃO. Se o projeto há anos vinha sendo costurado, foi apenas em 2021 que houve um acordo para que o conceito ganhasse espaço durante a Assembleia da OIT, que ocorre neste ano, e que passasse a ter um peso legal.
USA: Study confirms union safety effect
New evidence has confirmed the ‘union advantage’ when it comes to workplace health and safety, US construction union LIUNA has said. LIUNA general president Terry O’Sullivan said: “Study after study continues to show the advantages of using union labour and union contractors in the construction industry. From better safety and health outcomes to stronger wages that push workers into the middle class and strengthen communities and our economy, the advantages are clear.” The union points to a new study conducted by the Illinois Economic Policy Institute (ILEPI) and the Project for Middle Class Renewal (PMCR) at the University of Illinois. It examined data from more than 37,000 inspections conducted by the US safety regulator OSHA in 2019. The study found union jobsites were 19 per cent less likely to have health and safety violations than non-union jobsites. When safety and health violations were present, OSHA inspectors issued 34 per cent fewer violations per inspection on union sites compared to non-union sites. “The union construction industry trains its workforce in these rigorous joint management apprenticeship programmes at a much higher rate of investment than the non-union side,” said ILEPI executive director Joe Manzo. “You get what you pay for, but you also bear the consequences of what you don’t pay for.” Study co-author and PMCR director Dr Robert Bruno noted this oversight and accountability as a factor in why union firms have superior safety records overall compared to non-union firms. “The data is very clear: embracing the institutions that correlate with better safety outcomes in physically demanding occupations can be a win-win-win for workers, businesses and taxpayers alike,” he said.
LHSFNA news report. The Illinois Update.
Frank Manzo, Michael Jekot and Robert Bruno. The impact of unions on construction worksite health and safety: Evidence from OSHA inspections, ILEPI, 2021.
The Union Effect: How unions make a difference on health and safety, TUC, 2016. More on the union safety effect.
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