Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
The principles laid down in the Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy (MNE Declaration) offer guidelines to multinational enterprises, governments, and employers’ and workers’ organizations in such areas as employment, training, conditions of work and life, and industrial relations. This guidance is founded substantially on principles …
A study of 360 safai karamcharis employed with the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai suggests that policies aimed at uplifting conservancy work may actually be institutionalising caste-based occupations. This article describes the situation that keeps generations of safai karamcharis in this occupation, and recommends practical solutions to break the vicious …
Levels of electronic waste are rising sharply across Asia, as higher incomes mean hundreds of millions of people can afford smartphones and other gadgets, according to a UN study. The amount of e-waste in Asia has risen by 63% in five years, a report by United Nations University said, warning …
This technical paper firstly addresses the negative impacts of climate change, such as through natural disasters, heat waves or droughts on employment and livelihoods. Second, it explores how climate-related policy, investment and consumption responses taken by countries, enterprises, workers and communities to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate …
This National Roadmap is an opportunity for the national, subnational and local leaders to prepare for heatwave planning processes in India. The accumulation of cases and experiences in this report provides reassurance that others around the world are facing similar challenges and adopting various approaches towards climate compatible development for …
Although several studies have reported seroprevalences of antibody against avian influenza A(H7N9) virus among poultry workers in southern China, results have varied and data in northern China are scarce. To understand risks of H7N9 and H5N1 virus infections in northern China, a serological cohort study was conducted. Poultry workers, swine …
Apple has been accused of having a 'toxic' work environment, which current and ex-workers say their their mental health problems stem from, a report published Wednesday said. One ex-worker, referred to as 'Marcus' in the piece from Mic, told the website he suffered from depression at the company and spent …
A study of the World Bank Group indicated that “as of May 2015, 0.11% of Liberia’s entire general population had died due to Ebola, as compared with 8.07% of its health workers, defined in the study as doctors, nurses and midwives. In Sierra Leone, the loss was 0.06% of the …
The Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2016 was introduced in Lok Sabha on August 10, 2016 by the Minister for Labour and Employment. The Bill amends the Factories Act, 1948. The Act regulates the safety, health and welfare of factory workers. The Bill amends provisions related to overtime hours of work.
The biological mechanisms by which cleaning products and disinfectants - an emerging risk factor - affect respiratory health remain incompletely evaluated. Studying genes by environment interactions (GxE) may help identify new genes related to adult-onset asthma. Original Source
In Poland, the use of asbestos was banned in 1997 and asbestos plants have been closed since then. Despite their closure, cases of asbestos-related occupational diseases among former asbestos workers are still being recorded in the Central Register of Occupational Diseases. Between 2001 and 2014, there were 2726 asbestos-related illnesses, …
A Dengue Action Team has been formed and a Control Room has been set up for monitoring Vector Control Activities Tata Steel's investment on Kalinganagar plant may touch Rs 1 lakh cr Aiming at providing a safe workplace, Tata Steel has initiated several measures to prevent occurrence of dengue at …
GUIYANG -- Five people died and two were missing after a coal mine in Southwest China's Guizhou province was flooded early Wednesday, local authorities said. The accident occurred at about 1 am when water from a nearby abandoned mine shaft flooded the Tiedingyan Coal Mine in Zheng'an county, the county …
ZHENGZHOU - The death toll in an industrial safety accident at an aluminum plant in Central China's Henan province has risen to 11, as rescue work ended on Thursday. The accident happened at around 4:50 pm Wednesday, when 23 workers were dismantling a settling tank in the Henan branch of …
Government has decided to amend the Ship breaking code 2013 to address issues like disposal of radioactive materials and oil spills. The proposed amendments include necessary steps by a recycler to prevent spilling of oil and hazardous substances in the sea, besides safe disposal of radioactive material. Government has decided …
Galvanic skin response, increased activity related to ulcer formation, changes in intestinal motility, changes in skeletal muscle tension, subjective response irritability perception of loudness, increased sugar cholesterol and adrenaline, changes in heart rate, increased blood pressure, increased adrenal hormones... This long list of health problems can happen to anyone exposed …
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 15 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (Central Act No.67 of 1957), the State Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Rajasthan Mineral Concession Rules, 1986. These rules may be called the Rajasthan Minor Mineral …
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 15 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (Central Act No.67 of 1957), the State Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Rajasthan Mineral Concession Rules, 1986. These rules may be called the Rajasthan Minor Mineral …
Persistent environmental pollutants may represent a modifiable risk factor involved in the gene-time-environment hypothesis in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The objective of the study was to evaluate the association of occupational exposures and environmental toxins on the odds of developing ALS in Michigan.
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of People's Rights & Social Research Centre & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 04/05/2016. The case relates to tribals residing in Madhya Pradesh who had gone to work in quartz/stone crushing factories situated in Godhra, Gujarat and …
