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International
Workers' Memorial Day 2008
This year Workers' Memorial Day was larger than ever before
with thousands of events involving hundreds of thousands of
workers workdwide. Hazards magazine reports on the
burgeoning global union activities. more
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OUT NOW Hazards, issue 101, January
- March 2008 Food
flavouring wrecked my lungs US foodworkers
have been disabled by “popcorn lung”, a potentially
fatal condition caused by a common food flavouring. For 10 years
this seemed to be just a US problem. Then came Yorkshire factory
worker Martin Muir, 38, who tests revealed has the lungs of an 80-year-old
man. more
Crying shame
Most of us have seen someone reduced to tears by work stresses.
But crying can be just the start of it. Some workers get so distressed
they opt for suicide. And workplace stress is geting worse. more
Women’s work
Too many assumptions about the nature of ‘women’s work’
combined with too little attention to the real risks means the hazards
of women’s jobs may be far less likely to get resolved. more
Working in Japan
Many of today’s fast and furious work methods originated in
Japan. Mick Holder looks at how JOSHRC, a small, union backed organisation,
has ensured safety and healthy work has survived on the agenda.
more
No excuses! Workers’
Memorial Day poster. more
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