Occupational accidents and diseases

Occupational hazards: Migrant workers in UAE vulnerable to lifestyle diseases

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A high number of young male migrant workers from South Asia are developing hypertension, obesity and cardiac problems after adopting the UAE lifestyle especially those who have been in the country for over six years, a study has found.

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US: Stress at work tied to unhealthy lifestyles: studies

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Safety and Health Magazine (17.02.2016) Overworked and stressed-out employees may turn to unhealthy habits to safetyandhealthmagazinesafetyandhealthmagazinefind comfort or cope, and they may lack the time and resources for exercise and cooking meals, according to two studies from the Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell.

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Vietnam: Occupational diseases are weakening Ho Chi Minh City workforce

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Thanh Nien Daily (21.01.2016) New data released by health officials in Ho Chi Minh City this week have once again laid bare the problem of poor working conditions in Vietnam and how they are debilitating the workforce.

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vietnam
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Stress au travail - la France, mauvais élève de l'Europe

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OSHA (06.01.2016) Les chiffres sont accablants. Le dernier rapport de l’Agence européenne pour la sécurité et la santé au travail indique qu’en matière de prévention des risques psychosociaux les entreprises françaises se situent globalement en dessous de la moyenne des 36 pays étudiés et même, pour certains critères, dans le peloton de queue

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france
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France: Les TMS représentent 87 % des maladies professionnelles

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Le Quotidien du Médecin (12.11.2015) En 2014, 1,1 million de sinistres (accidents du travail, de trajet et maladies professionnelles) ont été reconnus et pris en charge, dont plus de 750 000 ayant entraîné un arrêt de travail ou une incapacité permanente, selon le bilan annuel de la branche accidents du travail et maladies professionnelles (AT-MP) de la CNAM.

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france
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Bangladesh: Govt trying to cut workplace deaths

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The Daily Star (25.11.2015) The government is trying to ensure that no deaths will occur due to a lack of safety in workplaces in the country, said Syed Ahmed, inspector general of the Department of Inspection of Factories and Establishment (DIFE).

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bangladesh
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