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ASIA
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LABOUR
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AVIAN
FLU – HOW SERIOUS IS THE OUTBREAK
New outbreaks in poultry in Asia of
avian influenza strain H5N1 began in late June 2004.
Countries affected include: Cambodia, China, Indonesia,
Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. Since May 2005
outbreaks have occurred amongst poultry populations in
Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Romania. In
October 2005 suspected cases were found in Greece.
Between December 26, 2003 and October 10, 2005, 117
people have been infected with avian influenza strain
H5N1. Almost all of the cases were due to contact
with infected birds. Sixty of the 117 infected
people died from the disease. All of these
deaths have occurred in Southeast Asian countries,
majority from among poultry workers. http://www.utsa.edu/safety/safety.htm,
http://www.osha.gov/dsg/guidance/avian-flu.html
Philippine
Ban Asbestos Network (PBAN) – Role of NUBCW as an
Industry Union in Construction
In
July 4, 2005 an educational seminar in Quezon City,
Philippines marked the public debut of a new campaigning
group: Philippines Ban Asbestos Network (PBAN). This
forum brought together groups and individuals identified
as key stakeholders and raised public awareness of the
risks Filipinos face from exposure to asbestos.
Bernard Bairoy, NUBCW Go
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IFBWW,
WFBW, UITBB JOINT MANIFESTO
IFBWW participation to the 2004 Global Conference on
Asbestos (GAC 2004) has resulted in the signing of a
joint manifesto between the IFBWW, the World Federation of Building Workers (WFBW)
and the Trades Union International of Workers in the
Building, Wood and Building Materials Industries (UITBB)
to actively promote the global ban of all forms of
asbestos from the construction industry and from all
other industrial sectors, and to promote the effective
regulation of work with in-site asbestos in demolition,
conversion, renovation and maintenance works by law. Apolinar Z. Tolentino, IFBWW
OHSE IN
BANGLADESH
Occupational safety, health and environment
is one of the major issues for Bangladesh trade union
movement. Securing safety and health at work is also a
basic human right. It has been widely recognized that
the existence of better occupational health and safety
system for the workers is one of the key instruments for
higher level of productivity and harmonic industrial
development. Shakil Akhter Chowdhury, BILS Go
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Corporate
Social Responsibility10
TIPS ON INTEGRATING OSH AND CSR
Corporate
social
responsibility (CSR) is becoming an increasingly
important priority for companies of all sizes and types.
And its linkage with occupational safety and health has
become more prominent in enterprises. Occupational
safety and health (OSH) is an essential component of CSR
and this presents managers and OSH professionals with a
variety of opportunities and challenges.
HIV-AIDS
HIV-AIDS
INFORMATION FOR WORKERS
HIV has
imperiled the very fabric of human society as no disease
in human history has before. By 2010, it is estimated
that deaths from the pandemic will rival those of the
bubonic plague, which killed 93 million people.
http://globalhealth.org/view_top.php3?id=227
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OHSEI’s
2005 Theme Conference
OHSEI
gears up for its Fifth Annual Theme Conference which
will be held on 23
– 25 November 2005 at Bangkok Palace Hotel,
Bangkok, Thailand. The
current developments and global efforts to improve the
conditions of workers in the informal economy will make
the 2005 Theme Conference very relevant to the labour
movement, not only in Asia but in all parts of the
world. Log in at OHSEI website at http://www.ohseinstitute.org/themeconference2005
or call Ms Parichat at
(662) 263-2330 for details.
OHSEI’S LOCAL
TRAININGS
OHSEI in collaboration with ACILS and
the Ministry of Labour, specifically the NICE office in
the regional areas, conducted three 3-day training
courses for supervisors and member of joint safety and
health committee in workplaces in Chachoengsao, Nakhon
Ratchasima and Rayong provinces. The first training
course was held on 14, 15, 21 October at Thai Fukoku
Company, Wellgrow Industrial Estates, Chachoengsao
provinces (26 participants).
The second course was held on 18 - 20 October at
Regional Improving Working Conditions and Environment
Area 5, Nakhon Ratchasima province, (15 participants).
The third course was held on 25 - 27 October at Skills
Development Training Center, Rayong province (26
participants).
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