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Written by: McCain
2021-06-16 10:55
Last update date: 2021-06-16 10:55
The Labour Department earlier commissioned the Occupational Safety and Health Bureau to conduct a study to examine a total of 200 workplace deaths due to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases from 2017 to 2019, but believes that none of them involved work-related risk factors.
Xiao Qianwen, director-general of the Industrial Casualty Rights Association, said in Hong Kong and Taiwan this morning (16th) that he was disappointed with the report. "Illness does not mean that he cannot return to work, but high working hours may cause him to get sick."
Hong Kong has yet to set standards and legislation on death from overwork.
(Data Picture / Photograph by Lin Zhendong)
The Human Affairs Committee of the Legislative Council discussed the relevant report yesterday (15th). Although the report included 44 cases of long working hours according to Japanese standards, 43 of which were deaths from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. The report also considered that it was completely related to overwork. It doesn't matter.
Xiao Qianwen criticized: "Illness does not mean that he cannot return to work, but high working hours may cause him to get sick." She was disappointed by the report and believed that the standard for death from overwork was set too high. "200 cases were passed by the workshop, but But there is no chance to get compensation."
Regarding the Bureau of Labor and Welfare, Luo Zhiguang has repeatedly stated that it is necessary to refer to the International Labor Organization standards to set the death rate standard. Xiao Qianwen argued that Taiwan and Japan already have standards. "Asia has the problem of high working hours first, and Europe has nothing to do." Questioning Luo's statement is unrealistic.
Xiao Qianwen, Director-General of the Industrial Casualty Rights Association.
(Profile Picture / Huang Shuhui)
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