‘Over 2 million people die at work globally every year’

THE International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has called on governments, employers and trade unions to prioritise maintenance of occupational safety and health amid revelations that 4% of world gross domestic product is lost annually due to workplace accidents and diseases.

Addressing the opening session of the 20th World Congress on Safety and Health at Work, in Germany yesterday, International Trade Union Confederation deputy secretary-general, Wellington Chibebe, said the International Labour Organisation, (ILO) estimated that more than 2,3 million people died from work-related accidents and diseases each year.

“There is, therefore, a strong moral and economic case for improving the situation in the area of occupational safety and health.

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