World Day for Safety and Health at Work is now an annual event for the ILO, held on 28th April.

On the ILO Web pages on the World Day for Safety and Health at Work you will find various products prepared for the occasion, including a report and a fact sheet in English, French and Spanish.

This year's report, entitled Prevention: A global strategy, provides background information about the Day as well as technical information about a preventive safety and health culture and the subthemes chosen this year: the construction sector and occupational safety and health for younger and older workers.

You may as well have a look at the Joint Press Release ILO/WHO: Number of Work related Accidents and Illnesses Continues to Increase - ILO and WHO Join in Call for Prevention Strategies, which came out on 28th April.