WORKERS RESPONSIBILITIES AND RIGHTS
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, Workers' rights are embodied in the ILO lsquo;Declaration on Fundamental
Principles and Rights at Work':
1 Freedom of association — the right of workers and employers to form and
join organisations of their choice.
2 Freedom from forced labour.
3 Freedom from discrimination.
4 Opposition to child labour.
The ILO Code of Practice — 'Ambient factors in the workplacersquo; —
specifies that workers and their representatives should have the right to:
(a) be consulted regarding any hazards or risks to health and safety from
hazardous factors at the workplace;
(b) inquire into and receive information from the employer regarding any
hazards or risks to health and safety from hazardous factors in the
workplace;
(c) take adequate precautions, in co-operation with their employer, to
protect themselves and other workers against hazards or risks to their
health and safety;
(d) request and be involved in the assessment of hazards and risks to health
and safety by the employer and/or the competent authority, and in any
subsequent control measures and investigations;
(e) be involved in the inception and development of workers' health
surveillance, and participate in its implementation; and
(f) be informed in a timely, objective and comprehensible manner:
(i) of the reasons for any examinations and investigations relating to the
health hazards involved in their workplace;
(ii) individually of the results of medical examinations, including pre-
assignment medical examinations, and of the subsequent assessment of
health.
In accordance with national laws and regulations, workers should have the
right:
(a) to bring to the attention of their representatives, employer or
competent authority any hazards or risks to health and safety at work;
(c) to remove themselves from a hazardous situation when they have good
reason to believe that there is an imminent and serious risk to their health
and safety and inform their supervisor immediately;
(d) in the case of a health condition, such as sensitisation, to be transferred
to alternative work that does not expose them to that hazard, if such work
is available and if the workers concerned have the qualifications or can
reasonably be trained for such alternative work;
(e) to compensation if the case referred to in (d) above results in loss of
employment;
(f) to adequate medical treatment and compensation for occupational
Give this one a try later!
, Workers' rights are embodied in the ILO lsquo;Declaration on Fundamental
Principles and Rights at Work':
1 Freedom of association — the right of workers and employers to form and
join organisations of their choice.
2 Freedom from forced labour.
3 Freedom from discrimination.
4 Opposition to child labour.
The ILO Code of Practice — 'Ambient factors in the workplacersquo; —
specifies that workers and their representatives should have the right to:
(a) be consulted regarding any hazards or risks to health and safety from
hazardous factors at the workplace;
(b) inquire into and receive information from the employer regarding any
hazards or risks to health and safety from hazardous factors in the
workplace;
(c) take adequate precautions, in co-operation with their employer, to
protect themselves and other workers against hazards or risks to their
health and safety;
(d) request and be involved in the assessment of hazards and risks to health
and safety by the employer and/or the competent authority, and in any
subsequent control measures and investigations;
(e) be involved in the inception and development of workers' health
surveillance, and participate in its implementation; and
(f) be informed in a timely, objective and comprehensible manner:
(i) of the reasons for any examinations and investigations relating to the
health hazards involved in their workplace;
(ii) individually of the results of medical examinations, including pre-
assignment medical examinations, and of the subsequent assessment of
health.
In accordance with national laws and regulations, workers should have the
right:
(a) to bring to the attention of their representatives, employer or
competent authority any hazards or risks to health and safety at work;
(c) to remove themselves from a hazardous situation when they have good
reason to believe that there is an imminent and serious risk to their health
and safety and inform their supervisor immediately;
(d) in the case of a health condition, such as sensitisation, to be transferred
to alternative work that does not expose them to that hazard, if such work
is available and if the workers concerned have the qualifications or can
reasonably be trained for such alternative work;
(e) to compensation if the case referred to in (d) above results in loss of
employment;
(f) to adequate medical treatment and compensation for occupational
