{"id":2833,"date":"2021-04-27T15:16:53","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T19:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/journalism\/?p=2833"},"modified":"2023-10-23T14:32:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T18:32:00","slug":"health-and-safety-by-fatme-aoun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/journalism\/2021\/04\/27\/health-and-safety-by-fatme-aoun\/","title":{"rendered":"Health and Safety by Fatme Aoun"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Paul Drechsler once said, \u201cGood health is good business.\u201d Many industries or companies lack good hygiene. This could put the employees and customers at risk.\u00a0 With so many issues flaring up since COVID-19, are places with thousands of people safe. Many believe factory workers are at risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI feel concerned because you never know what you are coming in contact with and it is a big issue today,\u201d explains Marwa Alhillo, a Fordson high schooler.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zaynab Jomaa
Marwa Alhillo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Health Smart, a Facebook group, there has been a 32 percent increase in members (more than 7,000)and an 80 percent spike in their posts about health anxiety.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Some immigrant workers aren\u2019t allowed to take the vaccine, which is a risk to public health. \u201cThey should be treated humanely. I was sad that the immigrants would be denied the vaccine,\u201d mentioned Mrs. Salma Kobeissi, an art teacher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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   For example, Beatriz Gutierrez\u2019s entire family, including her 4 children and her partner, have caught Covid-19. The illness resulted in her partner losing his job and bills piling up, as none of them have been hospitalized. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Not only having a good hygiene routine before working is good but putting the right materials in clothing products. \u201cSometimes I wonder if they put the exact materials they are supposed to put because sometimes they could add chemicals or toxins,\u201d explained Marwa Alhillo.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Often any source of chemicals or dye in your clothing can cause skin irritation. It\u2019s no surprise that any kind of fiber or chemicals can give you a rash since it is the most contact with your skin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s scary to think that clothes often include chemicals because it could cause allergies or a type of disease,\u201d confessed Hawraa Aoun, a sixth-grader. Through the years, 1999-2008, there were 54,975 cases reported of dangerous chemicals exposed in the clothing industries.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These top five chemicals have been also exposed to humans and are a public health concern; carbon monoxide, ammonia, chlorine, sulfuric acid, and hydrochloric acid. However, ammonia and carbon monoxide have caused the most injuries in recent years. \u201cNot only is it not safe for the employees but for the customers that are going to buy that product,\u201d claimed Ms. Kobeissi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sadly, safety has been a big issue in today\u2019s world for the employees and workers in companies. There have been reports of horrible abuse towards the workers. \u201cThat is really messed up because, in the end, we are all humans,\u201d middle schooler, Hawraa pointed out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apple, the electronic company, doesn’t care about monitoring how overseas workers are being treated. With the billions they make, they aren\u2019t bothered about the health and safety of non-US employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There has been a high rate of suicide among overseas workers. They have been jumping from the windows during their shifts, and what did Apple do? They didn\u2019t bother to investigate, instead, they put out a net outside the windows to catch the jumpers and put them back to work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zaynab Jomaa  says, \u201cIt\u2019s sad factory workers aren\u2019t being treated right, everyone should be treated the same, no matter the job you have or the country you live in.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Between the years 2011 and 2015, there have been multiple U.S. fire departments that have responded to about 37,910 fires at industrial manufacturing properties each year. These horrific fires have killed some and injured many other employees. \u201cI haven\u2019t heard of an explosion of industries, but I would imagine it is a lot since there are machines to work with,\u201d Hawraa inferred.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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      \u201cI remember in 1999 there was an explosion in Dearborn. The factory was called Ford Rouge, and in my class, there was a person\u2019s father who died in that same explosion. It was really sad,\u201d stated Ms. Kobeissi. It\u2019s sad for these workers to be treated like this. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Zaynab Jomaa had also recently heard about a fire that occurred near her. \u201cDuring the Summer a factory went on fire and right now it\u2019s all gone but they are in the process of remaking it.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The majority of fires that usually happen in factories or industries is 71%, which is a lot. In poor places like Bangladesh, there are the most common explosions or fires in factories occur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0It is important for businesses and industries to have good health and safety. Not only does it benefit the employees but also the customers. It\u2019s also important for workers to be treated the way others want to be treated because many people or families are in need of money to survive.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  Imagine you being in the workers\u2019 place. How would you cope with a little money in order for you and your family to survive?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fatme Aoun<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8th grade Journalism <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Paul Drechsler once said, \u201cGood health is good business.\u201d Many industries or companies lack good hygiene. This could put the employees and customers at risk.\u00a0 With so many issues flaring up since COVID-19, are places with thousands of people safe. Many believe factory workers are at risk. \u201cI feel concerned because you never know what …<\/p>\n

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