On Protection of the Miner's Right to Life and Right to Health

Yanhui Zou
2014 Journal of Politics and Law  
Mine accidents occurred frequently in China. The phenomenon of ignoring the miner's right to life and right to health is widespread. On the basis of analyzing the reasons for the infringement of the miner's right to life and right to health, to the existing problems, the article put forward specific measures to protect the miner's right to life and right to health. Keywords: right to life, right to health, miners, social insurance, safety awareness The Current Status of the Miner's Right to
more » ... th Protection The mine accidents will deprive the life of the miners. The occupational diseases will also infringe upon the miner's right to health and even right to life. Taking the top occupational hazards, pneumoconiosis as an example, it is the number one invisible killer to the coal miners. According to the statistics released by the health sector, to the end of 2008, over 700,000 occupational diseases were reported accumulatively. Among them, there is nearly 640,000 pneumoconiosis cases, ranking first in the world. (Lan & He, 2010) Moreover, the incidence rate of pneumoconiosis is far greater than the actual number of cases reported The Reasons for the Infringement of the Miner's Right to Life and Right to Health The mine accidents happened frequently and the occupational disease cases soared. It's seemingly by chance, but in fact inevitable. That the miner's right to life and right to health are infringed is the inevitable results of many factors stacking in a long-term. The government does not assume the due responsibilities, the employer escapes the liability, the miner's quality is to be improved and the social insurance system is not complete are the
doi:10.5539/jpl.v7n2p127 fatcat:i5eo6ebnffewvl4kp7wgkda3fq