Two
million workers die each year through work-related accidents and diseases, the
International Labour Organisation says.
And,
the ILO estimates that for every death there are another 500-2000 injuries.
The
ILO says the estimated annual death rate has increased since 1990, mainly
because work-related communicable diseases were not counted previously and the
number of cases of work-related cancer and circulatory disease have increased.
During
the 1990s figures for fatal accidents went up slightly for developing countries
and decreased in most industrialised countries.
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The
ILO said the evolving nature of work has generated new occupational hazards,
including musculo-skeletal disorders, stress and mental problems.
