India: Thousands of workers in automobile industry face severe injuries including loss of hands & fingers due to poor safety mechanisms; incl. co. comment
Résumé
Date indiquée: 4 Aoû 2023
Lieu: Inde
Entreprises
Maruti Suzuki (part of Suzuki) - BuyerAutre
Not Reported ( Pièces automobiles ) - EmployerConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: 1
Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( 1 - Inde , Industries : Généralités , Men , Documented migrants )Enjeux
Santé et sécurité au travail , Blessures , Accès à un recours non judiciaireRéponse
Réponse demandée : Oui, par Al Jazeera
Lien externe vers la réponse: (En savoir plus)
Mesures prises: 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.
Type de source: News outlet
Résumé
Date indiquée: 4 Sep 2023
Lieu: Inde
Autre
Not Reported ( Industries : Généralités ) - EmployerConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: 1
Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( 1 - Inde , Industries : Généralités , Men , Documented migrants )Enjeux
Blessures , Horaires de travail et temps libre raisonnables , Santé et sécurité au travailRéponse
Response sought: Non
Type de source: News outlet
Résumé
Date indiquée: 4 Aoû 2023
Lieu: Inde
Entreprises
Maruti Suzuki (part of Suzuki) - BuyerAutre
Not Reported ( Pièces automobiles ) - EmployerConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: 1
Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( 1 - Inde , Industries : Généralités , Men , Documented migrants )Enjeux
Santé et sécurité au travail , Blessures , Accès à un recours non judiciaire , Refus de congéRéponse
Réponse demandée : Oui, par Al Jazeera
Lien externe vers la réponse: (En savoir plus)
Mesures prises: 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.
Type de source: 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”.