- Conference
Organized by: Free Trade Union Confederation of Lativa (LBAS)
The Free Trade Union Confederation of Latvia (LBAS) is organizing a special conference on the 28th of April to observe the 13th International Commemoration Day for Dead and Injured Workers (ICD). Trade union leaders and health & safety officers from all branch organizations will join representatives from employers' organizations and state institutions to highlight good health and safety practice examples, as well as to measure the strengths and weaknesses of occupational health standards and enforcement mechanisms in Latvia. Participants will call on responsible state institutions to strengthen requirements for employers concerning application of safety laws and regulations in companies and enterprises. The conference will commence with a moment of silence to commemorate the 58 workers who died and 1530 who were injured during 2007, as well as the 14 who have already died and 70 already injured in the first few months of 2008.
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