Asian Network for the Rights of Occupational Accident Victims (Hong Kong) Archives

Period 1996-2007
Total size   0.12 m.
ConsultationNot restricted

History

Fires in the Kader Factory (Thailand, 1992) and Zhili Toy Factory (China, 1993) that killed more than 250 workers led to a campaign by labour and victims groups in Asia towards better health and safety rights for workers and victims; a coalition of victims' groups, trade unions, and other labour groups across Asia was established in 1997 under the name Asian Network for the Rights of Occupational Accident Victims (ANROAV); in 2007 it had twenty-one member organizations from thirteen countries; secretariat held by the People's Training and Research Centre (PTRC) in India.

Content

Documents on conferences and other meetings on the improvement of health and safety in the workplace and on various projects regarding this theme 1996-2004; files on the annual meeting 2007 of the ANROAV in Hong Kong 29-31 August 2007.