Archive for April 27th, 2008

1.5m workers at risk from carcinogens

MORE than 1.5 million workers may be exposed to cancer-causing substances on the job without even knowing it, the ACTU claims. Speaking on International Workers Memorial Day, when unions remember workers who have lost their lives at work, ACTU president Sharan Burrow launched a three-year campaign to eliminate cancer-causing substances from the workplace. Continue reading ‘1.5m workers at risk from carcinogens’