Forestry, wood, pulp and paper sector
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Forestry, wood, pulp and paper sector

The ILO's Sectoral Activities Department (SECTOR) has acquired substantial expertise in forest worker and supervisor training through studies and field projects in a number of countries, such as Fiji, Pakistan, Zimbabwe and elsewhere. For more information: SECTOR's knowledge and expertise in the Forestry sector.

Key resources

  1. Code of practice on safety and health in forestry work

  1. Guidelines for labour inspection in forestry

Standards

  1. C184 Safety and Health in Agriculture Convention, 2001 (which encompasses forestry)

Publications

  1. International Year of Forests 2011: What about the labour aspects of forestry?

  2. Safety and health in the European forestry sector: the impact of more open markets and of increased regulation

Browse resources

by type
  1. Publication (3)
  2. Normative instrument (2)
  3. Document (1)
by regions/country
  1. Global (1)

Find out more from

  1. Sectoral Activities Department

Contact

  1. Mr. Edmundo Werna
    Forestry and wood industries specialist
    Sectoral Activities Department
    International Labour Office
    4, route des Morillons
    CH-1211 Geneva 22
    Switzerland
    Tel:+41 22 799 6036
    Fax:+41 22 799 7296
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