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No-one should die to make a living. After all, occupational health and safety is now a globally-binding ILO fundamental legal right at work.<\/p>\n
But a new report<\/a> warns bad jobs still kill someone somewhere every six seconds, every day, round the clock. It notes that last year the UN\u2019s International Labour Organisation (ILO) recognised occupational health and safety as a top rated \u2018fundamental\u2019 right at work.<\/p>\n \u201cPolitically, it\u2019s a game changer,\u201d it notes. \u201cPractically, workers have continued to die, an estimated 3 million in the last year alone.\u201d<\/p>\n The report, published in the union-backed Hazards magazine<\/a> ahead of International Workers\u2019 Memorial Day<\/a>, argues union organising can make the difference. \u201cWhether you describe it as the \u2018union dividend\u2019, \u2018union advantage\u2019 or \u2018union effect\u2019, there is a long-established, well-tested proof of the life-saving impact of union organisation at work. It shows walking out or being walked all over can be a life or death decision.\u201d<\/p>\n Organising for occupational health and safety is the theme this year for the 28 April event.<\/p>\n Full story: Everyday heroes: The lifesaving union effect<\/a>. Hazards, number 161, 2023.<\/p>\nShare this post<\/h3>