As fashion brands and retailers across the world return to profitability, following what has been an immensely difficult period of international store closures due to plummeting demand for fashion, for those making the world’s clothing, the story is far from over.
According to a new report by the Clean Clothes Campaign, Asian garment workers are owed almost 12 billion dollars in unpaid wages and severance in the first year of the pandemic. Continue reading
For several years I have been visiting elder friends in homes for the aged, it was my way of giving back to society for the good life I had, this of course was up until the Corvid 19 Pandemic arrived almost 18 months ago, and my visits had to be put on hold.
Due to the Pandemic, two of the people I visited, passed away, one 87 and the other 91, I was very sad, that I could not say good bye. Continue reading
Last week I received an e-mail invitation regarding the development of policies and practices for trans-gender inclusive workplaces, I wondered why I had been selected, I am not trans-gender, but I decided to attend the virtual event anyway, and wanted to expand my knowledge. Continue reading
A new client in the Middle East had an appalling record of injuries, on reviewing accident reports, I found the management totally abdicated their responsibility, they did not find one underlying course of more than 40 accidents, and instead they blamed the workers, so I drafted the following letter for the meeting I had planned, Gentlemen, I thought I’d start by offering an apology to your not yet fatally injured workers who are going to die this year unless we do something differently. Continue reading
There has been debate over the years regarding the liability of Safety Practitioners for the design, job site Inspection, safety and contract administration. When it is discussed, the magnitude of potential personal liability is frequently poorly understood. The reality is that a safety engineer can be personally & professionally liable through tort law theories even when practicing for an employer. Continue reading