On 5 May 2009, Spain ratified the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No.187), followed by Cyprus who signed it on 14 May 2009.

Convention 187 "establishes a framework which promotes the development of a ‘preventative safety and health culture’ at the national level", said Dr. Sameera Al-Tuwaijri, Director of the ILO’s SafeWork department. This international labour standard, which came into force on 20 February 2009, aims at establishing and implementing coherent national policies on OSH through dialogue between government and workers’ and employers’ organizations. With the ratifications by Spain and Cyprus, 11 countries have now ratified C187.

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