China Federation of Trade Unions: ensure the safety and health of workers in high temperature operations

Our newspaper, Beijing, July 29th (Reporter Ren Huan) The National Federation of Trade Unions held a press conference in Beijing on the 29th. Wang Xiaofeng, Minister of Labor and Economic Work, said at the press conference that the current high temperature and hot weather is to ensure high temperature operations to ensure high temperature operations. The safety and health of the workers are very important.

"In June 2022, the" Notice on Doing a Foreign and Solo -cooling Work in 2022 "was issued, which clearly should highlight the new employment workers such as truck drivers, online car drivers, courier, and takeaway delivery officers. For the heatstroke and cooling work of the main target. Actively expand the "driver's home ', outdoor workers' service stations, trade union assistance (service) centers and other service facilities to facilitate high temperature weather outdoor employees. It is difficult to eat, drink water, and rest, and improve the work rest conditions of high -temperature weather outdoor operations. "Wang Xiaofeng said.

Wang Xiaofeng said that in addition, Quan Fan carefully fulfilled the supervision responsibilities of the union granted by the law, supervised the employer to improve the labor conditions and operating environment, arranged the operation time reasonably, provided necessary protective supplies, issued high temperature allowances in accordance with regulations, etc., and urged employers to establish and improve heatstroke prevention prevention of heatstroke prevention. The cooling work system represents a equal negotiation with employers on behalf of workers on high temperature operations and high -temperature weather operations.

Somondeji, deputy minister of the Ministry of General equity Protection, introduced that since 2016, under the deployment of the President, the trade unions at all levels have used the resources such as trade unions, industry associations, social public welfare organizations and caring enterprises to support outdoor workers' service services Site construction development. As of April 2022, nearly 96,000 sites have been built across the country, with a cumulative investment of nearly 1.167 billion yuan. State -owned banks such as ICBC and CCB became partners of trade unions. Many local unions rely on "small sites" to build "big services", explore the co -construction and co -governance sharing model, so that outdoor workers can find, can come in, and use sinking services to build each site into a warm heart station for outdoor workers. Essence

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