The state we’re in
Tories want to take enforcement-lite and make it enforcement-free
The UK is a humiliating 30th in a new global health and safety ranking. But it could be worse. We export some of the dirtiest work, like e-waste recycling and shipbreaking. And the Tories want to dump our safety protection at home.
Hazards special report, March 2010

Recycling poisons
E-waste headache hurts workers in the UK and worldwide
Where do your gizmos go to die? Our e-waste is turning up in Africa, Asia and Latin America where “recycling” sometimes means kids working unprotected with deadly toxins. And UK workers are being poisoned too. more

The Union Effect
Union workplaces are safer workplaces
Health and safety is negotiable – it’s just when it comes to our lives and our health, unions won’t take no for an answer. Sometimes just identifying problems and asking for improvements is enough. Other times it takes more – from hard negotiations to hard-nosed trade union action.
The union effect • [pdf]

Exporting deathTens of thousands of children are killed at work each year
Canada increased its asbestos exports last year. Asia is a key target market. But the International Ban Asbestos Secretariat is not letting the deadly trade go unopposed. A Hazards photofile. more

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