More than 70% of the global workforce is exposed to risks linked to climate change that cause hundreds of thousands of deaths each year, the International Labour Organization said on Monday, adding governments would need to act as the numbers …
One of the East Coast’s largest auto recyclers and used parts suppliers has agreed to pay $868,000 in penalties related to 35 workplace safety violations at its Camden, New Jersey facility. The agreement with The Auto Store, operating as My …
Oil sands producer Syncrude Canada, majority-owned by Suncor Energy, will pay C$390,000 ($287,187.04) after pleading guilty to a health and safety charge relating to the death of a worker on one of its sites in June 2021, the Alberta government …
Frustrated at having unsuccessfully agitated for over three years to get lawmakers to ban smoking in Atlantic City casinos, workers on Friday tried a new tactic. They filed a lawsuit to try to overturn a law that leaves casino workers …
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) says that a second inspection of Dean Sausage Co. Inc. in Ayyalia, Alabama found similar workplace safety hazards as identified in a 2022 inspection, prompting the agency to propose $116,153 in penalties. …
Dollar Tree Inc. plans to shutter about 1,000 stores in an effort to improve profitability as the discount retailer battles a spate of litigation and other headwinds. The company expects to close about 600 Family Dollar stores in the first …
A Robbinsville, New Jersey frozen food manufacturer with a history of violating federal safety and health standards was cited again by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), after a worker suffered an amputation last August. The agency determined the …
Seafarers have the right to refuse to sail on ships passing through the Red Sea in a new industry agreement as the situation escalates and further vessels are attacked by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis, a labor union and industry groups said …
(AP) — The mother of a 16-year-old who died in a workplace accident at a Mississippi poultry factory is suing the companies that hired and employed him, accusing them of failing to follow safety standards that could have prevented his …
Germany has been hit by a series of strikes since the start of 2024 as unions press for higher wages and improved working conditions to make up for high inflation and staff shortages in Europe’s largest economy. The industrial action …
