PREVENTION KEY TO TACKLING OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES, SAYS NEW UN REPORT

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PREVENTION KEY TO TACKLING OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES, SAYS NEW UN REPORT
New York, Apr 26 2013 6:00PM
Approximately 2 million people die each year due to work-related
diseases while 160 million more are afflicted by non-fatal
occupational illnesses, says a new report by the United Nations labour
agency, which has called for an "urgent and vigorous" global campaign
to tackle the growing problem.

In a statement marking the report's release issued in time for the
<"http://www.ilo.org/safework/events/meetings/WCMS_204594/lang--en/index.htm">World
Day for Safety and Health at Work, the International Labour
Organization (ILO) Director-General, Guy Ryder,
<"http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/media-centre/press-releases/WCMS_211627/lang--en/index.htm">warned
that occupational diseases have a profound impact on the productivity
of companies and the lives of workers and their families.

"The ultimate cost of occupational disease is human life. It
impoverishes workers and their families and may undermine whole
communities when they lose their most productive workers," he said,
adding that the productivity of enterprises ends up reduced while the
financial burden on the State increases as the cost of health care
rises.

According to the report, entitled
<i><"http://www.ilo.org/safework/info/WCMS_208226/lang--en/index.htm">The
Prevention of Occupational Diseases</i>, work-related illnesses kill
six times as many people as on-the-job accidents but tend to attract
less attention. Out of an estimated 2.34 million annual occupational
deaths, the vast majority – approximately 2 million people – are
disease related.

The report notes that due to technological and social changes, as well
as difficult global economic conditions, existing health hazards
remain a persistent threat to workers the world over while new health
risks have also emerged. In particular, well-documented occupational
diseases such as pneumoconioses and asbestos-related illnesses remain
widespread. Meanwhile, new diseases such as mental and musculoskeletal
disorders are on the rise.

"Where social protection is weak or absent, many workers as well as
their families, lack the care and support they need," Mr. Ryder
continued. "A fundamental step is to recognize the framework provided
by the ILO's international labour standards for effective preventative
action and promoting their ratification and implementation."

Along with the serious impact on personal health, occupational
diseases also carry an enormous cost, resulting in an annual four per
cent loss in global gross domestic product or an estimated $2.8
trillion, the UN agency reported.

"Significantly reducing the incidence of occupational disease is not
simple, it may not be easy and it will not happen overnight, but
progress is certainly feasible," Mr. Ryder concluded, as he stressed
the need in developing an effective prevention strategy.

"Let us, in our respective areas of responsibility, establish a road
map and most critically, act and persevere so that, together, we
succeed in turning the tide on the epidemic and make good progress on
this dimension of decent work."
Apr 26 2013 6:00PM
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