2.78m workers die from occupational accidents annually -FG

2.78m workers die from occupational accidents annually -FG

Minister urges striking ECN staff to resume work The federal government has said that 2.78 million workers die from occupational accidents and work-related diseases annually while 374 million suffer from non-fatal occupational accidents globally each year.

Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, stated this while commemorating the 2019 World Day for Safety and Health at Work Tuesday in Abuja.

The World Day for Safety and Health at work is celebrated globally on April 28 with the 2019 theme adopted by Nigeria as Safety and Health and the Future of Work’.Ngige said these statistics are alarming and the economic cost […]

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