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Three reports that are part of a review of workplace injury and illness prevention will be used to create Manitoba's new Action Plan for Workplace Injury and Illness Prevention. 'These three reports describe Manitobans' workplace experiences and make it clear that, while we have made progress ensuring workers make it home safely at the end of the day, we still have a lot of work to do to,' said Labour Minister Jennifer Howard. 'Specifically, the reports show there are instances of employers discouraging injured workers from making compensation claims.Ê This is illegal and our government will do more to prevent it from happening including legislative changes to increase penalties for claim suppression and to make it easier to submit legitimate claims.' Howard said the reports, which were written following a six-month consultation period with workers, employers and technical experts, will be used to develop Manitoba's new Action Plan for Workplace Injury and Illness Prevention, expected to be released later this month. Information on the workplace injury and illness prevention reports are available on the Manitoba Family Services and Labour website at www.gov.mb.ca/labour/safety/index.html. _ Government of Manitoba
