The number of major workplace injuries a year ranged between 463 and 629 over the same period. Major injuries include blindness, amputation and paralysis.Get the week's stories and documentaries in your inbox every SundayThis service is not intended for persons residing in the EU. By clicking subscribe, I agree to receive news updates and promotional material from Mediacorp and Mediacorp's partners.
On visits to countries like China and Bangladesh, Lee checks that the workers are continuing with their treatment and how they are getting on with their families.Injured workers may not tell their families the full story about their injuries, which means their wives may not understand why their husbands are constantly at home now, or why they are unable to do the jobs they previously could, he said.
He tried to get an understanding of Mannan’s home situation and began making arrangements for the worker’s cancer treatment in Bangladesh. Through a friend’s friend in the country, he got Mannan plugged into a charity that helps cancer patients. Mohapatra paid the US$570 for the bags and courier out of his own pocket, but he quipped: “The pain of the courier was much more than the bags.”In cases of death, it is his fellow IRR volunteer Indu Sukumaran Nair who first steps forward to offer grief counselling.
The calls could last for an hour, or more if the women feel like talking about the challenges they face, perhaps problems with their in-laws. They may not have anyone else to share their problems with — finances may be a source of family tensions, and widows in India face societal stigma. Volunteers also help to channel any private donations to struggling workers or families. But they emphasise that it is not the most important focus of their work.
His father was in the Indian Army, and the family lived in many cities when he was growing up. He attended school with other children of military personnel, and some former classmates are now in the Indian Army. With seed funding from an anonymous donor and with the help of a team at the National University of Singapore’s College of Alice and Peter Tan, SG Accident Help Centre took part in a pilot project to defray the university expenses of workers’ female dependents.
Asked what could improve the situation of workers they help, Mohapatra and Nair said grief support is crucial, as is financial support and rehabilitation. Translation services in hospitals is also essential.To help the families of workers who die or are permanently disabled in non-work-related incidents, Mohapatra suggested there could be life insurance that pays out S$30,000 to S$50,000 in such circumstances.
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