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WORKERS' HEALTH INTERNATIONAL NEWS

28 February 2004

Brazil	Asbestos multinationals gag safety campaigner
Britain	Teacher gets £250,000 payout after attack
Finland	Lack of worktime control makes you sick
Global	Downsizing can kill those left behind
Britain	UNISON calls for end to dirty needle terror
Australia	Study blows a hole in pub trade smokescreen
Britain	"Brave" new world or back to the future?
Britain	TUC guide to avoiding repetitive strain injury
Australia	UnionSafe Network
Australia	Unions call for work death law
Australia	Unions to prosecute banks for hold-ups
Canada	Corporate "obligation" to tackle stress
Thailand	Officials say 200,000 Thai workers injured
USA	Union fund aids "Ground Zero" workers
Britain	Surge in serious accidents offshore
Britain	Call for end to "joke" work death penalties
Britain	Overworked? Tell someone about it!
Britain	Construction work is a strain
Britain	Companies say directors should be responsible

21 February 2004

Iran	Hundreds killed in chemical train explosion
Britain	Work your proper hours day
Singapore	Bird flu recognised as work disease
India	Work for parents, education for children
India	Say no to white asbestos
Britain	Safety reps should be at the heart of safety
Australia	Judge blames transport bosses, jails truckie
Britain	Snooping council pays out after worker assault
Britain	NUT wants more health and safety reps
Britain	Teachers warned over school trips
Britain	Nine out of 10 councils wrong on teen working
Britain	Strike ballot over Tube sober working sackings
Britain	Union targets gangmasters "infesting" sites
Britain	Union calls for public enquiry into rail deaths
Britain	Darling says rail is "too cautious" on safety
Britain	Bodymapping outbreak on work site
Britain	Widow loses asbestos compensation battle
Britain	NUJ bullying website

14 February 2004

Britain	Manslaughter probe follows 19 migrant deaths
Britain	Migrant deaths force government about face
Britain	TUC supports bill on penalties
USA	Chemical safety board slams safety watchdog
USA	Fired if you pee, fired if you don't
Britain	Landmark ruling on workplace bullying
South Africa	Outrage after farmer "fed worker to lions"
Iraq	IFJ mourns loss of nine journalists in bombing
Britain	Overworked lecturer wins payout
Britain	HSE staff driven to industrial action
Britain	Asbestos widow faces cancer death
Global	The missing cases of beryllium disease
Britain	Working parents want family friendly hours
Britain	HSC puts the business case
Britain	European Parliament challenges UK's long hours

7 February 2004

USA	"Bankrupt" asbestos firms flourish in US
Britain	UNISON prepares for Workers' Memorial Day
Europe	Chemicals crackdown will save thousands
Global	Tech firms promise action on exploitation
South Africa	Unions slam AngloGold over miners' deaths
Britain	Union issues asbestos epidemic warning
Canada	Horror stories of x-ray techs
Britain	Euro union urges UK to avoid hours action
USA	Couple awarded $6 million in asbestos case
Britain	New resources for RSI Day, 29 February 2004
Britain	Work your proper hours day, 27 February 2004
Britain	Official safety alert over rail job cuts
Britain	GMB warns of asbestos "ticking time bomb"
Britain	Long hours culture takes its toll on UK drivers

31 January 2004

Britain	TUC calls "work your proper hours" day
Denmark	Guards say no to jail house monsters
Global	International RSI Day, 29 February
Europe	MEPs support end to working time opt-out
Europe	Work risks to women are neglected
Britain	Where there's a chill there's a way
Britain	RMT action call in working-while-sober sackings
Britain	West faces asbestos cancer epidemic
Global	Brutal conditions in microchip factories
Global	Regulations are the only way to stop abuse
USA	Woman denied strains payout gets $12m
USA	Ergonomic experts boycott conference
Britain	Amicus wins safety rep time off tribunal
Britain	HGV drivers secure milestone hours deal

24 January 2004

Britain	Working when sick is infectious says TUC
USA	"Cavalier" boss gets jail for scaffold deaths
Global	Report exposes corporate responsibility con
Britain	Dying asbestos victim gets six figure payout
Britain	£700k fine for rail tunnel explosion
Algeria	Twenty dead as blast shatters gas plant
Britain	Scot's judges develop corporate homicide law
South Africa	Minister "angry" at site deaths
Trinidad & Tobago	Too many accidents on the job
Britain	Clergy job rights get closer to good
Australia	Union criticises "failed" work deaths plan

17 January 2004

Britain	New bid to control gangmasters
USA	Bush fires off belated safety alarm
Britain	Union condemns "appalling" site deaths rate
New Zealand	Business warms to new safety laws
Britain	DTI study shows need for hours protection
Australia	Negligent employers on notice say unions
Australia	Government faces massive asbestos bill
Britain	Danger for Britain's hidden Chinese workers
Britain	No smoke without litigation warns campaign

10 January 2004

Britain	More delays for the corporate killing law
Britain	TUC appoints new head of safety
Europe	TUC welcomes European working time review
China	Gas blast death toll rises
Britain	Make the boss own up to accidents
Australia	Bursting bus drivers told to wait and wee
Britain	Airline unions say guns and planes don't mix
Global	Asbestos ban hopes boosted
Britain	"Utterly reckless" boss jailed for worker's death
Britain	Six figure fine after teenager dies
Sweden	Most companies failing on hazardous substances
Britain	HSE accused of "superficial" inspections
USA	Bosses getting away with "wilful" deadly violations
Britain	Nasty message in the inbox? You've got stress
Britain	Stressed pilots driven to drink

20 December 2003

Canada	Just when you thought you weren't safe...
Britain	TUC Christmas survival guide
USA	Prison threat for managers arrested at work
Britain	PM told to shut up shops for xmas
Bangladesh	Shipbreaking is a life sentence
Britain	Time to change your accident book
Australia	Workplace bullies "ruin young lives"
Britain	Spruced up xmas workplaces banned
Britain	Bus union welcomes new violence guide
Canada	Westray miner gets stress payout
USA	Firms turn to hair tests to check for drug use
Britain	Draft Euro report backs TUC hours campaign
Britain	Almost all firms have liability cover
Europe	Agency plans to tackle construction
Britain	Royal Mail the "worst company for bullying"
Global	Study confirms passive smoking risks
Britain	TGWU calls for end to child labour on farms
Britain	Bosses to blame for oil safety breaches

13 December 2003

Britain	Alan Dalton, safety champion, dies
Canada	Lying government is a global asbestos pusher
Europe	Europe should toughen up working time rights
Britain	Fine for firm that ignored RSI warnings
Canada	Ergonomic guide for clothing workers
Britain	Safety warning over contracting out
USA	US tips on cold weather working
Britain	Do you want compensation with that?
Australia	Union takes on "punitive" drugs policies
Britain	Ageing hits workers before bosses
USA	Vision syndrome affects most computer users
Britain	Management failures cost CSG £650,000
Britain	Widow joins fight against Crown Immunity

6 December 2003

USA	Workers need workplace violence education
Britain	Balloon protest for workers' safety
Britain	GMB says "burn out Britain" is a reality
Britain	EU report exposes UK working time abuse
Austria	The tills are alive with the sound of muzak
Britain	Sober workers fired under "zero tolerance" policy
Canada	Unions launch safer needle campaign
Britain	Workplace snoopers face legal clampdown
USA	Compensation cases link welding to Parkinson's
Britain	Campaigns continue against asbestos profiteers
Britain	Smoke signals bad for UK, good for NZ
Britain	Just say no… to drug and alcohol tests
Britain	Amicus say UK workers deserve Oz style law
Britain	Acting can be hazardous
Britain	CCA challenges flawed corporate killing plan
Britain	Corus fined after another workplace death

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