India: Thousands of workers in automobile industry face severe injuries including loss of hands & fingers due to poor safety mechanisms; incl. co. comment
الملخص
Date Reported: 4 أغسطس 2023
الموقع: الهند
الشركات
Maruti Suzuki (part of Suzuki) - Buyerأخرى
Not Reported ( قطع السيارات ) - Employerالفئة المتأثرة
Total individuals affected: 1
عمال مهاجرون: ( 1 - الهند , التصنيع: عامة , Gender not reported )القضايا
Occupational Health & Safety , الإصابات , Access to Non-Judicial Remedyالرد
Response sought: Yes, by Al Jazeera
External link to response: (Find out more)
الإجراءات المتخذة: A Maruti Suzuki spokesperson told Al Jazeera that it takes all the necessary steps to safeguard its workers and disagrees with the claims made by SII. “At Maruti Suzuki safety is no compromise, even the minute safety incident or a near miss case is taken up with utmost seriousness,” it said, adding that it pushes its top suppliers, those who directly supply it parts, to spread safe systems and practices with their subcontractors. In one such drive for subcontractors in Delhi and neighbouring areas more than 4,360 press machines and over 1,980 molding machines were upgraded with safety features, the company said.
نوع المصدر: News outlet
الملخص
Date Reported: 4 سبتمبر 2023
الموقع: الهند
أخرى
Not Reported ( التصنيع: عامة ) - Employerالفئة المتأثرة
Total individuals affected: 1
عمال مهاجرون: ( 1 - الهند , التصنيع: عامة , Gender not reported )القضايا
Occupational Health & Safety , الإصابات , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Timeالرد
Response sought: لا
نوع المصدر: News outlet
الملخص
Date Reported: 4 أغسطس 2023
الموقع: الهند
الشركات
Maruti Suzuki (part of Suzuki) - Buyerأخرى
Not Reported ( قطع السيارات ) - Employerالفئة المتأثرة
Total individuals affected: 1
عمال مهاجرون: ( 1 - الهند , التصنيع: عامة , Gender not reported )القضايا
Occupational Health & Safety , الإصابات , Access to Non-Judicial Remedy , Denial of leaveالرد
Response sought: Yes, by Al Jazeera
External link to response: (Find out more)
الإجراءات المتخذة: A Maruti Suzuki spokesperson told Al Jazeera that it takes all the necessary steps to safeguard its workers and disagrees with the claims made by SII. “At Maruti Suzuki safety is no compromise, even the minute safety incident or a near miss case is taken up with utmost seriousness,” it said, adding that it pushes its top suppliers, those who directly supply it parts, to spread safe systems and practices with their subcontractors. In one such drive for subcontractors in Delhi and neighbouring areas more than 4,360 press machines and over 1,980 molding machines were upgraded with safety features, the company said.
نوع المصدر: News outlet
"Fingers ‘turned to powder’: the maimed workers of India’s auto hub", 4 August 2023
...[A]pproximately 80,000 workers are employed in different automobile units of Hero MotoCorp, Maruti Suzuki, Yamaha, and other global companies.
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“Crushed”, a report published by Safe in India Foundation (SII) revealed that, on average, 20 workers lose their hands and/or fingers daily while working in automobile factories spread in the Manesar and Gurgaon areas. Around 65 percent of injured workers are under the age of 30.
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These factories employ raw or unskilled workers, pay below minimum wages and make them work longer hours. They are completely unregulated and as a result rarely report any accidents... Another important factor is that most of the workers are migrant workers who don’t have a support network and are more vulnerable to exploitation.
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The suffering increases as they don’t get any compensation.
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A Maruti Suzuki spokesperson told Al Jazeera that it takes all the necessary steps to safeguard its workers...“At Maruti Suzuki safety is no compromise, even the minute safety incident or a near miss case is taken up with utmost seriousness”.