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Pandemic worsens poor workplace health and safety
Workers amplify their demands in this time of pandemic. (Photo by Carlo Manalansan / Bulatlat)The pandemic only compounded the already dismal status of occupational health and safety in the country. Workers are either thrusted into work-from-home setups, forced to risk exposure to Covid-19 in their traditional workplaces, or retrenched altogether.
By ARNETH ASIDDAO
MANILA Even before the pandemic struck, workers had long been subjected to poor and unsafe working conditions. According to the International Labor Organization, there are more than 2.78 million work-related deaths and 374 million non-fatal injuries every year.