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    :: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 ::

    Report: Workplace Fatalities Are Increasing in Developing World - Occupational Hazards
    Approximately 2.2 million workers died throughout the world because workplace injuries and illnesses, according to a report released today by the International Labor Organization (ILO). The figures in the report represent a small but significant increase in the numbers of work-related diseases and accidents since ILO's previous study, released in 2002.
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