The day of labor protection: description and history

Over the last nine years every year 28 April is the world Day of labor protection. At the time, the international organization for the protection of labor so I decided to draw attention to this problem. Because the number of deaths and injuries to employees in the workplace every year only grows.

Russia, unfortunately, in this respect no exception. In our country the occupational safety a long history. It all started with the Russian Empire, in the distant 1882. It was then established factory inspection, whose main task, besides monitoring was the monitoring of employers for compliance with all occupational safety rules. Children and adolescents, which in those days there were many factories, special attention has been paid. 21 years after that, in 1903, was spelled out the rules of providing compensation to employees who have suffered workplace. In case of death of the employee, compensation paid to his next of kin.

The history of the holiday called the Day of labor, began in the United States and Canada. In 1989, the trade unions of these countries staged a “memorial Day workers”. After just ten years, more than a hundred countries of the world learn from this experience and become all kinds of legitimate ways to attract the attention of public figures to such a glaring problem, as occupational. And finally, the feast was celebrated under its current name-Day of labor protection. Thus, more and more countries began to realize the enormity of this problem. The data provided by the international labour organization, shocking: about six thousand people in the world die every day at work! And this figure increases every year by 10%. All these deaths are mostly associated with savings in safety, thus the employer reduces the market value of the product, which seems to him very profitable. Cliche about the inevitability of occupational diseases must be eradicated from the vocabulary of the employers once and for all.

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The ILO – the founder of this holiday as the international Day of labor protection was established a structural division of the League of Nations back in 1919. Activists of this organization were the social Democrats of America and Europe. The Charter it was developed by the labour Commission of the peace conference. This Charter included in the Treaty of Versailles.

Today, more than a hundred countries hold meetings, processions, rallies in support of the workers, and not only on the Day of labor protection. Most businesses and organizations actively support such events.

The ILO results are disappointing: every year because of accidents and in connection with diseases caused by professional activities in the world kills more than 2 million people. Plus, 270 are suffering from injury in the workplace. Over 160 million people fall into medical record according to the cause of occupational diseases. About 600 thousand work accidents are registered only in the CIS countries. These are certainly sad figures should give food for thought to all employers about working conditions, about, safety at work should be first and foremost. You just can't skimp on security, it is unacceptable. And at this point emphasize employers experts international services.

The ILO suggests that 4% of world GDP that is lost as a result of negligent attitude of employers to the working conditions created at the workplace. It is also worth considering that death resulting from accidents and occupational diseases should not be “cost profession”. And safety Day – another reason to think about the safety of employees in the workplace.