Health And Safety At Work News

8:26 PM EST
2/7/2012 Kidnapped Chinese workers in Sudan freedRebels in Sudan released Tuesday 29 Chinese construction workers they kidnapped 11 days ago and a Red Cross plane flew them to Nairobi, Kenya.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Armed Conflict, Labor, Health And Safety At Work, Human Interest, Good

12:33 PM EST
1/31/2012 Bedouins kidnap 25 Chinese workers in EgyptBedouin tribesmen kidnapped 25 Chinese workers in Sinai, Egypt, on Tuesday and said they will release the hostages only after their jailed relatives are freed.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Act Of Terror, Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Kidnapping, Labor, Health And Safety At Work

2:52 PM EST
1/30/2012 Sudanese army pursues rebels who kidnapped 29 Chinese workersSudan’s army on Monday was pursuing rebels who kidnapped 29 Chinese workers in the restive South Kordofan region.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Guerrilla Activity, Labor, Health And Safety At Work, Politics, Government, Safety Of Citizens

3:00 PM EST
1/5/2012 Second deadly landslide hits Philippine gold mining site, 25 killedA second landslide occurred Thursday in the same southern Philippines mountainside where 13 gold panners were buried by mud in April last year. The latest disaster reportedly killed 25 people after tons of mud buried makeshift homes in a village in Pantukan town, Compostela Valley province.

Source:AHN Topics:Disaster And Accident, Disaster, Avalanche/landslide, Labor, Health And Safety At Work

10:42 AM EST
11/17/2011 Qatari World Cup Draws Unions’ AttentionUnion activists begin pressuring the Gulf emirate of Qatar to ensure that workers’ rights are respected as construction on World Cup facilities begin

Source:TML Topics:Sports, Soccer, Sports Event, World Cup, Labor, Health And Safety At Work

6:46 AM EDT
10/25/2011 Premiums, Deductibles And Cost Sharing In Employer Health Plans Keep RisingSigning up for health insurance during your company's annual enrollment period, which for many plans is right now, may feel like taking a nasty dose of medicine: You know it's good for you, but it sure doesn't go down easy.

Source:KaiserHealth Topics:Health, Labor, Health And Safety At Work, Economy, Business And Finance, Financial And Business Service, Insurance

6:24 AM EDT
10/21/2011 Walmart eliminates health care benefits for future part-time employeesWal-Mart is reducing the company’s expenses on healthcare by announcing on Thursday a series of changes that would affect future employees. The world’s largest retailer justified the changes to rising operating costs.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Company Information, Layoffs And Downsizing, Labor, Health And Safety At Work, Health, Healthcare Policy

8:13 AM EDT
10/18/2011 Miners in Pakistan risk everything to earn a pittanceTwo years ago, Abdul Ghaffar, 35, died when a section of the coalmine he was working in near Quetta, in Pakistan's Balochistan Province, collapsed. Last week, five miners died after an underground explosion at a coalmine in the Zarkhu area of Balochistan's Mastung District, some 50km south of Quetta.

Source:IRIN Topics:Labor, Health And Safety At Work, Economy, Business And Finance, Metal And Mineral, Mining, Social Issue, Poverty

2:32 PM EDT
10/7/2011 Child labor common during economic recession, Labor Department saysThe U.S. Labor Department this week announced a list of the worst countries for abuses of child labor but held out only meager hope for improvement soon.

Source:AHN Topics:Labor, Health And Safety At Work, Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations, Social Issue, Abusive Behavior

11:22 AM EDT
10/5/2011 Four injured, 2 dead in California shootingAn early morning shooting at a quarry in Cupertino, California, has left at least two people dead, four seriously injured and a manhunt underway for the shooter.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Homicide, Labor, Health And Safety At Work, Human Interest, People, Human Mishap