ILO REPORT

BY KEITH NUTHALLAN INTERNATIONAL Labour Organisation (ILO) report published to mark this week's World Day for Safety and Health at Work has claimed that every year around two million lives and US$1.25 trillion of global economic earnings are lost to work-related accidents and illnesses. The paper - "Safety in Numbers" - adds that, on average, working lives are cut by about five years due to work hazards or early retirements caused by disability. Said ILO director general Juan Somavia: "We must promote a new safety culture in the workplace - wherever work is done ...


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