{"id":4927,"date":"2021-04-28T13:45:19","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T13:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=4927"},"modified":"2021-04-28T13:45:25","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T13:45:25","slug":"global-heres-how-to-fight-for-the-living-lets-make-occupational-health-and-safety-a-fundamental-right-itf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=4927","title":{"rendered":"Global: Here\u2019s how to fight for the living: let\u2019s make occupational health and safety a fundamental right &#8211; ITF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5BddZsJDSyA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>On April 28th, International Workers&#8217; Memorial Day (IWMD), the ITF remembers all those across the world killed at or around\u00a0 their place of work.<\/p>\n<p>The ITF supports the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ituc-csi.org\/experts-call-for-occupational-health-and-safety\">campaign<\/a>\u00a0led by the International Trade Union Confederation calling on the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to recognise occupational health and safety as a fundamental right at work. This would fulfil a pledge made at the 2019\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilo.org\/global\/about-the-ilo\/mission-and-objectives\/centenary-declaration\/lang--en\/index.htm\">ILO Centenary Declaration,<\/a>\u00a0adopted unanimously, to ensure OSH for all workers.<\/p>\n<p>#IWMD21 is especially poignant this year as it comes amid a devastating surge in global Covid-19 infections. Last week over 5.8 million new cases of Covid-19 were registered globally, the highest number to date. Many of these infections will have been caught at, or on the commute to or from, people\u2019s workplaces.<\/p>\n<p>But even before Covid-19, thousands of transport workers were vulnerable to injury or death in the workplace. The pandemic has simply exposed just how urgently occupational health and safety measures are needed.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cEvery death at work is a death too many: the ILO, governments and employers must take greater action to halt preventable workplace deaths. Recognition of occupational health and safety as an ILO Fundamental Right at Work would be a strong step in the right direction.\u201d \u2013\u00a0<strong>Stephen Cotton, ITF General Secretary<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Governments and employers also have a responsibility to protect workers from violence and harassment in the workplace, which disproportionately impacts women workers. ITF affiliates, activists and Global Union Federations were instrumental in enacting global legislation against violence and harassment in the world of work.<\/p>\n<p>ILO Convention 190, along with other recommendations, must be signed onto by government to protect all workers from violence and harassment at work including the commute.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itfglobal.org\/en\/campaigns\/international-workers-memorial-day-2021\">ITF Global<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.itfglobal.org\/sites\/default\/files\/node\/campaigns\/main-images\/IWMD21.JPG\" \/><\/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-4927\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=4927&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-4927\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=4927&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-4927\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=4927&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=4927&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=4927&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=4927\" 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%20Global%3A%20Here%E2%80%99s%20how%20to%20fight%20for%20the%20living%3A%20let%E2%80%99s%20make%20occupational%20health%20and%20safety%20a%20fundamental%20right%20-%20ITF&body=https%3A%2F%2F28april.org%2F%3Fp%3D4927&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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