Globalisation Leads to Lack of Health and Safety Measures in the Paper Industry
United Steelworkers (USW) recently conducted a survey related to the health and safety of workers in the
The survey also showed that safety training of staff has been reduced along with the reduction in the number of union safety committees. Another cynical practice started by the employers is that of rewarding the staff financially if less number of accidents are reported. According to USW, this will actually lead to a suppression of safety flaws in an organization and in case of an accident, there will be a reluctance to allow proper investigation.
All these findings have led Workers Uniting to decide on conducting a similar survey. Workers Uniting is the first global union and is a partnership between USW and Unite the
Speaking on this issue, the Assistant General Secretary of Unite expressed the view that negligence on the part of employers on the issue of health and safety of workers is a fallout of the process of globalisation sweeping across the world market. Echoing the same view, Jon Geenen, the Vice President of USW, said that the force of globalisation is such that identical problems can be seen in the paper industry of both the
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