India: Thousands of workers in automobile industry face severe injuries including loss of hands & fingers due to poor safety mechanisms; incl. co. comment
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 4 Aug 2023
Standort: Indien
Unternehmen
Maruti Suzuki (part of Suzuki) - BuyerAndere
Not Reported ( Autoteile ) - EmployerBetroffen
Total individuals affected: 1
Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: ( 1 - Indien , Herstellung: Allgemein , Men , Documented migrants )Themen
Occupational Health & Safety , Verletzungen , Access to Non-Judicial RemedyAntwort
Antwort erbeten: Ja, von Al Jazeera
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Ergriffene Maßnahmen: 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.
Art der Quelle: News outlet
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 4 Sep 2023
Standort: Indien
Andere
Not Reported ( Herstellung: Allgemein ) - EmployerBetroffen
Total individuals affected: 1
Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: ( 1 - Indien , Herstellung: Allgemein , Men , Documented migrants )Themen
Verletzungen , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Time , Occupational Health & SafetyAntwort
Response sought: Nein
Art der Quelle: News outlet
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 4 Aug 2023
Standort: Indien
Unternehmen
Maruti Suzuki (part of Suzuki) - BuyerAndere
Not Reported ( Autoteile ) - EmployerBetroffen
Total individuals affected: 1
Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: ( 1 - Indien , Herstellung: Allgemein , Men , Documented migrants )Themen
Occupational Health & Safety , Verletzungen , Access to Non-Judicial Remedy , Denial of leaveAntwort
Antwort erbeten: Ja, von Al Jazeera
External link to response: (Find out more)
Ergriffene Maßnahmen: 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.
Art der Quelle: 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”.