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Article

27 Apr 2007

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International Labour Organization

World Day for Safety and Health 2007: Making decent work a reality: improving health and safety at suppliers

270 million accidents at work happen every year according to ILO estimates…The mortality rate in developing countries is five to seven times higher than in industrialised nations. The ILO promotes World Day for Safety and Health at Work as part of an international campaign to promote safe, healthy, and decent work…Volkswagen has joined the ILO's Safework programme in promoting safety and health at work in threshold countries…The project's goal is to improve labour protection in Brazil, Mexico and South Africa...