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CIS News, October 2006

Safe Start - European Week for Safety and Health at Work

Conducted by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (European Agency), European Week aims to improve occupational safety and health across Europe by bringing together representatives from governments and employers' and workers' organizations in each of the European Union's 25 member states and beyond.

European Week 2006 will take place 23-27 October.

This year's European Week for Safety and Health at Work is dedicated to young people to ensure a safe and healthy start to their working lives.

Find out [ more about the European Week 2006 ]

Find out [ what's happening in your country during European week 2006 ]

Find out [ more about the European Good Practice Awards ]

Find out [ more about the video competition ]

Animation and the universal language of Napo make «Napo in: Safe Start» ideal for a young audience and for all new entrants to the labour market, including migrant and temporary workers. The role of Napo and his friends is to provide an appetiser to occupational safety and health through their engaging characters, amusing story lines, humour and light-hearted approach.
[ View the Napo animation in video format (10 minutes, 21 MB, .wmv file) ]

ILO Resources

  • ILO site Youth Employment.

  • Youth Employment Network, an ILO, UN and World Bank initiative.

  • Fact Sheet on Youth Employment - Fourtheenth Asian Regional Meeting, ILO, August 2006.

     

    Updated by CD. Approved by GS. Last update: 16.10.2006.
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