Source: TH
Context: In the wake of the incident (Silkyara Tunnel collapse), the Central Trade Unions have urged the Union government to ratify the labour conventions
Status: The International Labour Organization (ILO) report reveals that nearly 30 lakh workers globally die annually due to work-related accidents and diseases. It highlights that 79 out of 187 countries have ratified the ILO Occupational Safety and Health Convention (however India has not done so). In India, workers’ safety is covered under the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code (OSHWCC) 2020.
Threats: Long working hours, exposure to particulate matter, gases, and fumes, and occupational injuries are major causes. Mining, construction, and utilities are the most hazardous sectors.
ILO Conventions:
| Ratified by India | Not ratified by India |
| Abolition of Forced Labour Convention | Freedom of Association and Protection of Right to Organise Convention |
| Equal Remuneration Convention | Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention |
| Minimum Age Convention | Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 |
| Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention | Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 |
| Discrimination (Employment Occupation) Convention |
