Health & safety in the workplace
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- "Guidance sheet on occupational safety and health"
- Author and date: Better Work (ILO, IFC), 2009
- "Codes of Practice – Occupational Safety and Health"
- Author: ILO
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Author: Alexia Fernandez Campbell, Vox
"The problem with Amazon’s speedy shipping, in one graphic", 18 October 2019...
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UK: Workers report neglect of staff wellbeing at Amazon warehouse, including pressure on pregnant women to meet targets & staff falling asleep in toilet cubicles
Author: Matthew Young, The Mirror
"Amazon warehouse staff 'treated like slaves with 10-hour shifts and short breaks' ", 20 October 2019...
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USA: Amazon warehouse worker who died of heart attack at work reportedly left on the floor for 20 minutes before receiving treatment
Author: Michael Sainato, The Guardian
' 'Go back to work': outcry over deaths on Amazon's warehouse floor', 18 October 2019...
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Saudi Arabia: Two workers killed, two injured at SASREF oil refinery; includes company comments
Author: Arab News (Saudi Arabia)
"Two workers killed at Saudi Arabia's SASREF oil refinery," 15 Oct 2019...
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Workers making kitchen countertops in the US & Australia allegedly falling ill due to silica dust exposure
Author: Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR
"Workers Are Falling Ill, Even Dying, After Making Kitchen Countertops", 2 October 2019...
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USA: Somali women lead protests against Amazon over working conditions, including wages and health & safety
Author: Lauren Kaori Gurley, VICE
"60 Amazon Workers Walked Out Over Warehouse Working Conditions", 3 October 2019...
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Morocco: Fertilising industries accused of harming the health of Moroccan workers and communities. OCP responds
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Amazon letter shows company uses an automated system to monitor & terminate employees
Author: Colin Lecher, The Verge
How Amazon automatically tracks and fires warehouse workers for 'productivity', 25 April 2019...
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Bangladesh’s garment factories must never become death traps again
Author: Aruna Kashyap, Human Rights Watch
"Bangladesh’s garment factories must never become death traps again", 1 February 2019...
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Bangladeshi tannery workers face health and safety crisis
Author: Rock Ronald Rozario, The Union of Catholic Asians News (UCAN), Hongkong
"Bangladeshi tannery workers face health and safety crisis", 30 January 2019...
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