Occupational Safety

Number of injured workers soars at Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant

The number of workers injured at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant this fiscal year, which ends March 31, far exceeded the 2013 figure by November, Tokyo Electric Power Co. officials said.

Publication Date:

07/01/2015

Source: Japan Times (Japan)

Tags:

Environment, Nuclear Accidents, Hazardous Waste, Occupational Accidents, Occupational Health, Occupational Safety, Radioactive Waste, Japan

Mining

Mine collapse kills 12 in Mohmand Agency

PESHAWAR - At least 12 labourers died after a marble mine collapsed in Ziarat area of Mohmand Agency.

Publication Date:

05/01/2015

Source: Nation (Pakistan)

Tags:

Mining, Mining Accident, Pakistan, Occupational Accidents, Occupational Safety, South Asia

Industry

The Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2014: Standing Committee on Labour (2014-15)

Standing Committee on Labour (2014-15) present this Third Report on `The Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2014’ relating to the Ministry of Labour and Employment.

Publication Date:

22/12/2014

Source: Lok Sabha Secretariat

Tags:

Industry, India, Industrial Workers, Occupational Health, Occupational Safety, Hazardous Products, Health Effects

Environment

Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on environment management in Indian railways –workshops, sheds and production units

Picking holes in the environment management by Indian railways, Comptroller and Auditor General of India has found there were no specific instructions by the Railway Board for installation of Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) at workshops, sheds and production units of railways.

Publication Date:

12/12/2014

Source: Comptroller and Auditor General of India

Tags:

Environment Management, Rail Transport, India, Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), Pollution Control, Waste Management, Water Resources, Energy, Health, Health Care, Occupational Safety, Hazardous Waste

Mining

24 killed in State-owned coal mine fire in NE China

SHENYANG - A coal mine fire killed 24 workers and injured 52 others in Northeast China's Liaoning province early Wednesday, the state-owned Liaoning Fuxin Coal Corporation told Xinhua.

Publication Date:

26/11/2014

Source: China Daily

Tags:

Mining, Mining Accident, Coal, China, Occupational Safety, Occupational Accidents

Mining

Five Chinese workers among injured in coal mine blast in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR -- Five Chinese workers were injured Saturday in a coal mine explosion in eastern Malaysia, Chinese consulate in Kuching told Xinhua on Sunday.

Publication Date:

24/11/2014

Source: China Daily

Tags:

Mining, Mining Accident, Coal, China, Malaysia, Occupational Accidents, Occupational Safety

Hazardous Waste

Washington state to sue federal government over nuclear site vapors

Washington state's attorney general said on Wednesday he intends to sue the U.S.

Publication Date:

20/11/2014

Source: Planet Ark (Australia)

Tags:

Hazardous Waste, Nuclear Wastes, Occupational Health, Occupational Safety, Washington, United States Of America (US), Waste Disposal

Hazardous Waste

Texas chemical plant investigates toxic leak that killed four

Investigators say it’s still not clear what caused a toxic chemical to leak from a valve at a suburban Houston plant, killing four workers and injuring a fifth.

Publication Date:

18/11/2014

Source: Guardian (UK)

Tags:

Hazardous Waste, Chemical Leakages, Occupational Safety, Occupational Health, Industrial Waste

People

Flawed fabrics: the abuse of girls and women workers in the South Indian textile industry

This report highlights serious labour rights and human rights violations faced by girls and young women employed in the Tamil Nadu spinning industry in South India, which is a major hub in the global knitwear sector, supplying some of the big name clothing brands including C&A, HanesBrands, Mothercare and Primark.

Publication Date:

28/10/2014

Author(s): Martje Theuws, Pauline Overeem

Source: SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations

Tags:

Women, Industrial Workers, Textile Industry, Tamil Nadu, Human Rights, Occupational Health, Occupational Safety

Mining