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29/04/2013
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Occupational diseases impoverish workers, their families and society in general, all affected when they lose their most productive workers, said the director general of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Guy Ryder, in a statement released today (26), Day Global Safety and Health at Work.
To reduce the occurrence of these cases related to professional activities, Ryder mentioned the importance of prevention, which, he says, is more effective and less costly than cure accidents. For this, the ILO today called an 'urgent and vigorous "global campaign to prevent to prevent the increase of accidents and work-related diseases.
In addition to the human losses, accidents generate financial costs. Currently, about US$ 2.8 trillion is spent on the direct and indirect costs of accidents and deaths caused by work, which corresponds to 4% of the world output of US$ 70 trillion. The organization estimates that 2.3 million people die every year of diseases and work-related accidents.
"Work accidents reduce business productivity and increase the financial burden on the State," the director general of the organization.
On behalf of employers, also note, the director of the International Organisation of Employers (IOE, English acronym), Brent Wilton, explained that the category has the opportunity to ensure, through shared experience, that countries avoid facing the same challenges in this sector and stressed the importance of international cooperation.
"Our society must not accept that workers endanger their health to earn a living. And we must not forget that occupational diseases represent a huge burden for families and for the state, a charge that can be avoided, "he said, on behalf of workers, the general secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), Sharan Burrow.
Source: Jb Online
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