The evidence has been documented for all to see; national death and injury statistics are public knowledge. Some answers are plain as well: asbestos should be banned, chemicals need to be better managed and employers must urgently engage in workplace actions to promote prevention and confront the realities of diseases such as AIDS and address their real costs.
Governments must ratify and implement ILO Conventions and take part seriously in the Global Plan of Action for Workers' Health adopted by the WHO in 2007.
Equally pertinent messages have unfolded from many countries where 28 April activities did not place this year because basic worker and trade union rights are being violated. Without the protection of trade unions, workers are not in a position to engage in effective workplace action with employers to help prevent illness or injury. Governments must recognize trade union rights as a precursor to occupational health and safety.
Ryder added that "Good Occupational Health for All Workers remains a barometer for the capacity of workers to engage with their employers for solutions to a wide range of current world problems that require production or workplace changes, from climate change and environmental protection to public health."
"The degree to which workers' health is protected in our society will always reflect the value we attribute to human existence itself," Ryder concluded.
International Trade Union Confederation
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