Decree of 20 Oct. 2000 creating an Intersectorial Commission for the Protection of Workers' Health Jurisdiction Colombia Year 2000 Published in Spanish Original/other title [Spanish] Decreto núm. 2140 de 2000 (octubre 20) por el cual se crea la Comisión Intersectorial para la Protección de la Salud de los Trabajadores [Colombia] Serial title Diario Oficial (Colombia) Source 25 Oct. 2000, Year CXXXVI, No.44.205, p.24. Serial number Decreto Número 2140 de 2000 Descriptors [Primary] Colombia, informal sector, national organization, occupational safety and health, public OSH institutions [Secondary] law Subject category General safety, health and conditions of work Abstract This decree establishes a joint commission with members from the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and the Ministry of Health. The tasks of the Commission will be to study the current OSH situation in Colombia, and to make recommendations for improving it. One particular area that requires special attention is to establish mechanisms by which independent workers and workers in the informal sectors may be covered by the general system for protection against occupational hazards. CIS No. 01-1276 Database ID 77435