ILO AIRPORT CHECK IN HEALTH
September 1st, 2005
Keith NuthallTHE INTERNATIONAL Labour Organisation (ILO) has warned that airport check-in staff suffer intense physical and emotional stresses, causing widespread workplace injuries and illnesses. A survey of Canada and Switzerland airports by the International Transport Workers' Federation, International Labour Office, and Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety has revealed serious problems. It concluded that 80% of workers have been victims of verbal "ground rage", 20% have been threatened and 5% has suffered physical assault. Furthermore, with ...
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