on Occupational Health
Justice Shri Cyriac Joseph, Acting Chairperson, NHRC attended a function on "Occupational Health: From Statutory Compliance to Salutary Performance - Challenges and Opportunities" organised by the Indian Association of Occupational Health (West Bengal) in Kolkata on 15th July, 2015. It was organised in collaboration with the Labour Department of the Government of West Bengal and the National Safety Council to observe the National Occupational Health Day.
Addressing the gathering, as the Chief Guest, Justice Cyriac Joseph lauded the initiatives of the doctors for bringing the State Government on board over the issue of occupational health. He said that such programmes help in creating awareness and motivating people to promote the importance of occupational health. He emphasised the need for proper implementation of the law, so that the law does not remain a dead letter on paper.
Shri Barun Kumar Sikdar, President, Indian Association of Occupational Health, Shri R.C. Dutta, Director of Factories, Government of West Bengal, Shri Amitava Sarkar, Director of Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management and Shri Gautam Ray, Chairman, National Safety Council were among the other prominent speakers.