1.
9
SpaceX employees were fired for raising complaints in 2022
The
employees were concerned about the safety procedures of the firm, with 600
workers being injured since 2014. On raising complaints in an open
letter, nine employees of SpaceX were terminated in 2022. Of these, eight went
on to file cases of unfair labour practice against the company with the
National Labour Relations Board. Investigations into the matter revealed that
over 600 workers had been injured since 2014 at SpaceX plants across the US. Nothing
had been made public since data was rarely submitted before 2021. In
2022, the average injury rate at three SpaceX facilities was way more than that
of the space industry on the whole, that is, over 0.8 injuries per 100 workers.
Nine workers had sustained injuries to their head, while one had suffered
traumatic brain injury. As many as 17 workers’ fingers had been crushed, while
some had suffered severe injuries to their hands. Some workers reportedly
consumed stimulants meant to treat patients with attention-deficit issues, so
that they could focus and remain attentive at work. As per media reports,
workers have sometimes been found asleep inside the bathrooms at the facilities.
Workers often worked in high temperatures of up to 100 degrees to weld rockets
and were administered IV if they couldn’t tolerate the heat.
2.
‘Beware of fraud job
offers’: AAI warns public
People
have been advised to rely only on information posted on the Airports Authority
of India’s official website. There appear to be fake job offers from the
Airports Authority of India (AAI) doing the rounds across the country, which
the organisation has warned general public to beware of. These fraud job offers
were brought to the notice of AAI via several e-mail and social-media
complaints. The fraudsters have gone to the extent of providing hopeful
candidates with exam dates, some main exam questions for preparation, and even
the dates on which the results will be out. The jobs are being offered
in exchange for a sum of money. Of course, AAI has clarified this is all wrong
information and need not to be believed.
3.
ILO
Governing Body sends ‘right to strike’ issue to ICJ
There
has been a dispute between employees’ representatives and employers over the
right to strike for a long time now. After almost a decade of dispute
between employee representatives and employers, over the right to strike, the
ILO Governing Body has voted to send the issue to the International Court of
Justice (ICJ) to be resolved. As per the ILO jurisprudence, the right to
strike is based on the international law from ILO Conventions 87 (Freedom of
Association) and 98 (Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining). While the
representatives of the workers are supportive of the ILO jurisprudence, the
employers are not. When such conflicts arise, the ILO Constitution provides for
them to be sent to ICJ for resolution. When a vote was held recently, 19
government reps who are part of the Governing Body voted for sending the issue
to ICJ. They were joined by 14 worker delegates. Only seven from the employers’
side voted. The general secretary of the International Trade Union
Confederation believes that the workers have the fundamental right to strike so
that they can bargain for fairness and uphold democracy.
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