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Occupational health & safety crisis in country

Thane, Jul 7 (UNI) IndustriALL Global Union along with its affiliates in India called for urgent actions of the government of India to improve occupational health and safety situation in the country.
This demand was made by the office bearers of the Union in an online press conference on Wednesday said Sanjay Vadhavkar, IndustriALL Executive Committee Member and General Secretary of SMEFI), in an official release here.
In about 116 industrial accidents in chemical and mining industries across the country about 231 workers were killed between May 2020 to June 2021. In fact, since the resumption of industrial activities after the covid-19 lockdown measures in May 2020, India witnessed series of industrial accidents.
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