How, one-by-one, three Bangalore factory workers walked to death
The death of three workers in a Bangalore factory due to being forced into an underground tank despite lack of safety measures only highlights the woeful state of working for many workers across India. The death of three workers, due to inhalation of poisonous gases when they went to fetch furnace oil from an underground tank, at an industrial unit in Bangalore highlights yet again the laxity with which many smaller industries function where employees are forced to work without basic protective gear. Police officials quoted the factory manager as saying that workers normally entered the tank in the past without safety gear but was clueless why the three workers in this case had died. In its five year-plan for 2012 to 2017, the Commission notes that “All these are indicative of the fact that an enormous amount of relevant data having significant bearing upon injury statistics does not figure in the national database published by Government of India.” It also noted that there is a need for a national body to maintain occupational safety and health across the nation, improve reportage of accident and most importantly ensure the rights of workers in the unorganised sector are represented.
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