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Experts
and professionals specialising in working conditions and occupational
safety and health will gather in The
meeting is being organised by the ILO’s International Training
Centre in Nine
Asian countries are scheduled to attend the five-day meeting at the
Korean Labour Education Institute, from 1st to The
meeting will focus on ways of improving working and employment
conditions that encourage the widest range of participation, so
improving the situation of thousands of workers at grassroots level. The
workshop will be led by William Salter, Senior
Adviser, Conditions of Work and Employment Programme, ILO Geneva
and Dr. Tsuyoshi Kawakami, the ILO’s specialist in Occupational
Safety and Health for “The
ILO’s occupational safety and health training is specifically
designed to maximise participation, because our experience shows that
the more people are directly involved the more effectively the message
gets across that safety and health is everyone’s concern;” said Dr
Kawakami. “The training covers a wide range of workplace issues
including sexual harassment, maternity protection and working hours.
It will also focus on the needs of specific groups, such as home
workers, farmers, small businesses and construction site issues”. About
35 people are expected to attend the workshop, entitled
“Participatory Methods to Improve Working and Employment
Conditions”. They include academics and trade union representatives
as well as representatives of employers and governments. For
more information please contact:
Tsuyoshi
Kawakami, |
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