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UK: AMAZON TREATS ROBOTS BETTER THAN WORKERS
Amazon workers have accused the firm of imposing ‘severe’ conditions and low pay. Staging their the first-ever strike against the online giant on 25 January, the GMB members said they are constantly monitored and upbraided for ‘idle time’ lasting just a few minutes, with staff treated worse than the company’s robots. Two workers at the Coventry warehouse, Darren Westwood and Garfield Hilton, described how even a trip to the toilet can lead to questions by managers. They said working conditions are taking a toll on their colleagues, some of whom are working 60-hour weeks to keep up with cost-of-living increases. Westwood sent a message to Jeff Bezos, Amazon's founder, executive chair and space adventurer, who Forbes magazine says has a $120bn fortune ‘We don't want his boat or his rockets. We just want to be able to live.’
Source: TUC Risks GMB news release. BBC News Online. Morning Star
CHINA: SEVERAL DEAD IN CHEMICAL PLANT EXPLOSION
China's State Security Commission has ordered an investigation into an explosion at Panjin Haoye Chemical Co Ltd's factory, according to a statement from the Liaoning provincial government on 19 January. Twelve people were killed and one is missing after the explosion Sunday 15 January at the refinery and petrochemical complex in China's northern Liaoning province, the statement said. The incident is reported to have occurred during maintenance work at an alkylation plant.
Source: TUC Risks, Chemistry World
POSITIVE RESULTS OF SUICIDE PREVENTION
Research examining suicide trends among Australian construction workers between 2001 to 2019 suggest population-wide, male-specific, and sector-specific suicide prevention efforts are having an effect.
Researchers at Melbourne and Deakin Universities, examining 19 years of national suicide data, report a significant decline in the suicide rate for construction workers, compared to other male workers.
Their report suggests existing efforts should continue, and expand.
Learn more. Download the full report here
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