【聲明稿】拒絕過勞死 勞工要健康
今天4月28日是國際安全與健康日，也是國際工傷日，以紀念那些因為工作而失去生命與健康的勞工。據國際勞工組織（ILO）統計，全世界每年發生的職災事故超過3.37億件，每年有230萬名工人因此失去生命。
值得注意的是，因過勞、職場騷擾導致罹患腦心血管疾病以及各種精神疾病的勞動者也是工傷事故的受害者。在韓國、台灣、日本、印尼以及世界各地，每年都有數以千計的工人死於過勞或過勞自殺，企業和政府長久以來忽視、也未採取因應措施。
我們不應忘記那些因過勞而失去生命的勞動者。由韓國、台灣、日本及印尼四國民間團體所組織的亞洲過勞監察（KWA），發起「過勞死OUT!」行動，在各地募集「拒絕過勞死 勞工要健康」、「禁止過勞 全面行動！」標語照片，共同要求政府、企業應積極應對過勞問題，縮短工時、降低工作負荷，不要再有過勞犧牲者。
為呼籲各界關注工作負荷所帶來的職業風險，促使國家正視與改善長工時、精神壓力、職場霸凌等職場危害造成的健康威脅，台灣職業安全健康連線同時也彙整來自法國、日本、韓國的經驗與策略，以及台灣的現況與問題，讓社會大眾對工作負荷的職場危害能有更進一步的認識，一起推動職場環境、勞動條件的改善，讓「過勞死OUT!」，每個勞動者都能安全與健康地工作。
相關的文章與影片：https://oshlink.org.tw/about/activity/2023conference
April 28th is known as International Workers' Memorial Day, a day of remembrance for workers who are injured at work. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), more than 337 million accidents occur every year around the world and 2.3 million workers are killed annually.
It is important to note that workers who suffer from brain or heart diseases and from various mental illnesses from both overwork and workplace harassment are also victims of workplace accidents. Every year, thousands of workers in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia and all over the world lose their lives from karoshi (death from overwork) or karojisatsu (suicide from overwork) but businesses and governments have continuously ignored to take measures to combat the issue.
We should not forget workers who lost their jobs to overwork. Karoshi Watch in Asia demands more action to eliminate karoshi and shorten the working day as well as eliminate workplace injuries.
In order to call all walks of life to pay attention to the occupational risks caused by overwork and urge the government to face up to and improve the health threats caused by long working hours, mental stress, workplace harassment and other workplace hazards, Taiwan Occupational Safety and Health Link compiled reports from France, Japan, South Korea's experience and strategies, as well as Taiwan's current situation and problems, allow the public to have a better understanding of the workplace hazards of workload, and jointly promote the improvement of the workplace environment and working conditions, so that "Karoshi Out!" can be eliminated every day. All workers can work safely and healthily.
More information: https://oshlink.org.tw/about/activity/New-Occupational--Threats-en
