{"id":1606,"date":"2017-04-28T06:20:27","date_gmt":"2017-04-28T05:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=1606"},"modified":"2017-04-28T06:20:27","modified_gmt":"2017-04-28T05:20:27","slug":"asia-anroev-statement-for-international-workers-memorial-day-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=1606","title":{"rendered":"Asia: ANROEV Statement for International Workers\u2019 Memorial Day 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Asian Network for the Rights of Occupational and Environmental Victims (ANROEV)\u00a0Statement for International Workers\u2019 Memorial Day 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Let\u2019s <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>push the governments and relevant organizations for\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>the collection of reliable OSH data for sustainable action<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>International Workers&#8217; Memorial Day takes place annually around the world on April 28 as a day of remembrance and action for workers killed, disabled, injured or made unwell by their work.<\/p>\n<p>According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), across the world:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Each year, more than two million men and women die as a result of work-related accidents and diseases.<\/li>\n<li>Workers suffer approximately 270 million accidents each year, and fall victim to some 160 million incidents of work-related illnesses.<\/li>\n<li>Hazardous substances kill 440,000 workers annually \u2013 asbestos claims 100,000 lives.<\/li>\n<li>One worker dies every 15 seconds worldwide. 6,000 workers die every day. More people die whilst at work than those fighting wars.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>However, the above-mentioned data are years old and not being updated on a regular basis due to challenges associated with occupational safety and health (OSH) data collection in many countries of the world particularly in the Asia and Pacific region.<\/p>\n<p>The ILO recognize that the collection and utilization of reliable OSH data are indispensable for the detection of new hazards and emerging risks, the identification of hazardous sectors, the development of preventive measures, as well as the implementation of policies, systems and programmes at international, national and enterprise levels. OSH data provide the basis for setting priorities and measuring progress.<\/p>\n<p>Asian Network for the Rights of Occupational and Environmental Victims (ANROEV) and its partner organizations Asia Monitor Resource Centre (AMRC) published a report in 2012 titled \u201cInvisible Victims of Development \u2013 Workers Health and Safety in Asia\u201d to highlight the severity of the problem on the ground in Asia with a detailed report from 6 Asian countries: China, India, Cambodia, Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p>The absence of figures also highlights the invisibility of impacted workers and their families and most of the time even denial about their existence by governments in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Yet they exist on the ground &#8212; impacted due to hazardous conditions at work and denied justice in terms of compensation, rehabilitation and dignity forming the most marginalized and exploited section of society.<\/p>\n<p>Under the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda and multiple ILO OSH conventions, recommendations and protocols, countries have committed to the collection and utilization of reliable OSH data. However, following are many of the recognized challenges associated with OSH data collection, which are organized into the following four categories: A) Coverage; B) Accuracy; C) Comparability; and D) Timeliness.<\/p>\n<p>On the International Workers\u2019 Memorial Day 2017 let\u2019s continue to push the governments and relevant organizations for the collection of reliable OSH data so that workers health and safety in the world particularly in Asia can no longer be invisible, therefore, can be properly taken care of to uphold the four basic workers\u2019 rights on OSH:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The right to refuse to do dangerous work;<\/li>\n<li>The right education and training;<\/li>\n<li>The right to information; and<\/li>\n<li>The right to representation and participation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anroev.org\/2017\/04\/28\/anroev-statement-for-international-workers-memorial-day-2017\/\">http:\/\/www.anroev.org\/2017\/04\/28\/anroev-statement-for-international-workers-memorial-day-2017\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this post<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-1606\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=1606&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-1606\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=1606&amp;share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-1606\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=1606&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-pocket\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-pocket sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=1606&amp;share=pocket\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pocket\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-jetpack-whatsapp\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-jetpack-whatsapp sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=1606&amp;share=jetpack-whatsapp\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on WhatsApp\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=1606\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Asia%3A%20ANROEV%20Statement%20for%20International%20Workers%E2%80%99%20Memorial%20Day%202017&body=https%3A%2F%2F28april.org%2F%3Fp%3D1606&share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email a link to a friend\" data-email-share-error-title=\"Do you have email set up?\" data-email-share-error-text=\"If you&#039;re having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. 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