{"id":189,"date":"2015-04-16T13:17:32","date_gmt":"2015-04-16T13:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=189"},"modified":"2015-04-21T13:46:23","modified_gmt":"2015-04-21T13:46:23","slug":"unions-say-stop-treating-protection-from-hazardous-chemicals-as-red-tape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=189","title":{"rendered":"Europe: Unions say STOP treating protection from hazardous chemicals as \u201cred tape\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For this 28th April, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) will run a highly visible action, focusing on the 100,000 people who die every year in the EU as a result of occupational cancers, as well as the 150,000 people who have died waiting for the EU to approve the Directive on Carcinogens and Mutagens at Work, held up since October 2013 by an EU review of \u2018red tape\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>To mark the International Workers\u2019 Memorial Day, the ETUC is planning to meet with Commissioners and MEPs at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, and will participate in events in Belgium and Latvia.<\/p>\n<p>ETUC General Secretary Bernadette S\u00e9gol will meet European Parliament President Martin Schulz and European Employment Commissioner Thyssen in the European Parliament in Strasbourg\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.etuc.org\/international-workers-memorial-day-28-april-2015\">ETUC 28 April webpages<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The artwork below\u00a0will be used at these events.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/etuc1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-190\" src=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/etuc1.jpg\" alt=\"etuc1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/etuc1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/28april.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/etuc1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a> <a 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