ANROEV partners from Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal, and the Philippines have provided resources to upload to the Asia OSH Map. A total of 52 OSH accidents were recorded in South Asia and Southeast Asia, with each region accounting for 26 cases during September and October 2024. Those incidents caused 110 workers to die, and 117 workers were affected with injuries.
Extreme heat and heat waves have surged in frequency and intensity due to climate change, putting workers in both indoor and outdoor environments at significant risk. This rising heat not only affects worker safety but also contributes to broader issues like food security and public health.
It has been more than two months since the deadly Aricell battery plant fire that killed 23 people – 18 of them migrant workers. The tragedy has been identified as South Korea’s “deadliest industrial disaster for migrant workers.”
