Read the post in English here. By DEE AYROSO
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Tags: occupational health and safety
Pandemic worsens poor workplace health and safety
The pandemic only compounded the already dismal status of occupational health and safety in the country. Workers are either thrusted into work-from-home setups, forced to risk exposure to Covid-19 in their traditional workplaces, or retrenched altogether.
HTI fire | Cover-up of the worst workplace tragedy in history?
The stories of the injured and the remaining workers, told from varied perspectives in the burning building as they searched for the precious way out, weave a tragic workplace incident that to this day is still crying out for further investigation.
To prevent worker deaths, injuries | Labor groups urge repeal of labor deregulation policies
“The lack of concrete measures from the labor department to address and prevent workplace tragedies is appalling.”
A year after Kentex factory fire, risky workplaces, contractualization persist
“The country’s justice system and the government make it very clear that they consider workers’ lives very cheap. Justice for the victims and survivors is being denied and lessons from the tragedy remain unheeded.”
Sixth month of Kentex fire marked with protest
MANILA — Workers led by national labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno gathered at Plaza Sta. Cruz in Manila this morning to mark with protest the sixth month of the Kentex factory fire, which killed more than 74 mostly women workers. They said justice is being delayed and denied to the fire victims and survivors. The…