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According to a May 2017 report published by California nonprofit Worksafe, workers at Tesla’s Fremont, CA plant suffered 31% more injuries than workers at the average US automobile plant in 2015. The rate for more-serious injuries (those which result in required leave or changes in job duties) at the Fremont plant was even higher, at nearly double the average rate of the US auto industry.
Read MoreIn an address to the Parliament House of Ghana on June 13, MP (member of parliament) Frank Annoh-Dompreh advocated for the establishment of a dedicated government health and safety authority. Health and safety legislation in Ghana is currently the responsibility of the Ghana Standards Authority, which focuses its supervision efforts on end-product delivery.
Read More4 May 2017 - The World Health Organization (WHO) announced its plan to pilot a new project to prequalify biosimilars for cancer treatment. The decision was announced at a 2-day conference in Geneva about how to increase access to biotherapeutic medicines. The move is expected to bring down the prices of the most expensive cancer treatments available, making them more accessible to low- and middle-income countries.
Read MoreFindings from an independent audit conducted by Impactt Ltd., published in April 2017, revealed continued abuse of migrant workers by contractors hired to help build Qatar’s 2022 World Cup stadiums and facilities. This audit of 10 randomly selected contractors indicated some improvement in working conditions since Amnesty International’s own study last year, which also revealed poor and dangerous conditions at World Cup construction sites and workers’ living quarters.
Read More28 April – St. Lucia’s Labor Department launched the country’s first official Occupational Safety and Health Policy as part of the new Labor Act in response to goal 8 of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which seeks to “transform the world through the promotion of inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment, and decent work for all.”
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