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Transcript: Psychosocial risk management around the world Introduction TITLE Definition of psychosocial risks : "Psychosocial risk factors are things that may affect workers' psychological response to their work and workplace conditions" Causes may be : - high workloads - tight deadlines - lack of control of the work and working methods Consequences : - stress - health issues - workplace accidents - suicide European Union EU QUIZ QUIZ To what extent are psychosocial risks present in the European Union ? What is the percentage of european workers that are exposed to at least 1 factor that could harm their mental health ? Question 1 10% 28% 43% 56% Answer Good answer : 28% Percentage of workers reporting problems that can be linked to psychosocial risks (% yes) in some european countries. (source : Eurofound, Fourth European Working Conditions Survey, 2007) Question 2 What is the percentage of lost work days that are linked to work related stress ? 10-20% 30-40% 50-60% 70-80% Good answer : 50-60% Answer Question 3 What is the cost of work related stress, in billions* of euros ? *billion = milliard 1 5 12 20 Answer Good answer : 20 billions of Euros Definitions Texts negotiated between European social partners and transposed at national level. Community strategy Collective agreement Action that draws together a set of measures in a coherent way to achieve specific ends. Laws that set goals for member states to transpose into national law. Framework agreement Directive Written contract between an employer and its employees that allows negotiations of terms and conditions like pay or working hours History of European laws History of European laws European Directives European Directives Directive 89/391/EEC 1989 improve health and safety reduce accidents Directive 2000/78/EC 2000 principle of equal treatment : no discrimination Directive 2006/54/EC 2006 equality of women and men no sexual harassment Community Strategies 2002-2006 consolidating risk prevention culture better application of existing law global approach to well-being at work Community Strategies 2007-2012 improving quality and productivity strengthening EU legislation confronting new risks such as PSR Framework agreements Framework Agreements work-related stress 2004 harassment and violence 2007 definition of stress/harassment/violence increase awareness provide management solutions North VS South Laws before EU directives Strong worker unions History of national laws Following EU Weak worker unions North & South South catches up in the laws Difficulty to put in action the laws & agreements Same divide between Union & employer organization Link between PSR & work organization is difficult law 1996 royal decree 2007 acknowledge by healthcare Justice helps to have compensation law in 1975, long before EU one of government's priority in 2010 Justice helps to have compensation included in healthcare law Very high compensations Individual vision of the problem no specific regulations in the law Influence of the Framework agreements Influence of the Unions mentioned in the constitution and laws Jurisprudence limits impact of laws Unions influenced by EU not named in the law Condemned by the european court in 2001 Starting of change in the policy Law doesn't talk about, but important subject One of the most impacted countries in EU Unions working on the subject Impact of COVID-19 What about COVID-19 ? Developing countries AFRICA Africa Latin America South-East Asia Introduction Introduction - Fast development for less industrialized countries - Often not taking PSR into account - Need evolutions in politics, awareness (from governments, workers, and employers) - Depends on the culture, different for every country What percentage of worldwide workers do these countries represent ? Around 80%, or 2.63 billion people Question 1 How many Indian cotton farmers decided to commit suicide in the last 20 years ? Question 2 270 000 people PSR Sources & Culture influence India : World's biggest cotton producer Africa or Latin America : violent social climate Another problem : Infectious diseases Some "common" PSRs : No control or influence over your own job, interpersonal conflicts, job insecurity, ... HIV/AIDS is very common in Africa PSR sources and culture influence Around 6 million cotton farmers Often due to substance consumption Leads to violence and harassment at work Substance abuse, the use of chemicals, infectious diseases, violence at work, ... Translates to stress, health issues, difficult conditions for doctors,... Producing only one plant brings problems (fertilizer, pesticides, soil degradation,...) Leads to health issues and debts, and a high suicide rate What is currently being done People from industrialized countries trying to help What is currently being done More and more companies adopt HSE policies New laws, partly due to the pandemic ISO 45001, more adapted for smaller companies What still needs to evolve - Having strong and useful laws about PSR What East
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