Publications and technical tools
2020
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Drivers and constraints for occupational safety and health improvement in the global textile supply chain from Madagascar
08 April 2020
Case Study
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Improving Safety and Health in Micro-, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: An overview of initiatives and delivery mechanisms
31 March 2020
This report focuses on micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and their specific characteristics that are likely to have an impact on occupational safety and health (OSH) outcomes.
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A Study on Labour Inspectors’ Careers
20 March 2020
This paper is addressed to managers of labour inspection systems who have to develop or improve a human resources (HR) policy for labour inspectors. It provides them with: a basis for developing HR policies specifically for labour inspectors; an overview of today’s current approaches to HR with respect to labour inspectors; and a number of national practices in recruitment, training, remuneration, promotion, mobility and work-life balance.
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ILO Instruments on Chemical Safety - Analysis and synergies with other international frameworks on the sound management of chemicals
31 January 2020
This report analyses all major ILO instruments that address chemical hazards for human health and safety as well as the environment.
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Summary Report of Research Products Developed within the SafeYouth@Work Project
15 January 2020
Building a Generation of safe and healthy workers
2019
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Flagship Programme Strategy
10 December 2019
Safety + Health for All
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Web Application on Freedom of Association
02 November 2019
How to secure and promote freedom of association? This web application provides an overview of the principles on freedom of association and explains how ILO procedures and bodies can be best used to secure and promote freedom of association across the world.
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Guide for the Mainstreaming of Occupational Safety and Health in Vocational Training Programmes - Culinary Arts
22 October 2019
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Guide for the Mainstreaming of Occupational Safety and Health in Vocational Training Programmes - Forestry and Wood Production Sector
22 October 2019
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Guide for Mainstreaming of Occupational Safety and Health in Vocational training programmes
22 October 2019
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SafeYouth@Work - Impact Stories
15 October 2019
Building a Generation of safe and healthy workers
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SafeYouth@Work - Project Results
15 October 2019
Building a Generation of safe and healthy workers
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Market assessment, OSH Risk assessment and business care analysis on occupational safety and health in the Myanmar garment sector
04 October 2019
The VZF team conducted a comprehensive mapping of the entire garment value chain, an OSH Risk Assessment and a study on a ‘business case for OSH’, aiming to frame interventions from the perspective of cost-effectiveness and market-based incentives to address OSH issues in the chain.
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Managing OSH risks pays off! (Poster)
21 August 2019
This poster is the awareness raising campaign material about new OSH law in Myanmar for garment factories.
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Managing OSH risks pays off! (Pamphlet)
21 August 2019
This pamphlet is the awareness raising campaign material about new OSH law in Myanmar for garment factories.
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Managing OSH risks pays off! (Handbook)
21 August 2019
This handbook is the awareness raising campaign material about new OSH law in Myanmar for garment factories.
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Executive summary on Occupational Safety and Health in the Myanmar Garment Sector
30 May 2019
The garment sector in Myanmar is one of the vital industries that supports the economic development of Myanmar and provides many job opportunities for the country’s workers. The sector is now estimated to employ a range of between 350,000 and 450,000 workers, 90 per cent of whom are women. The latest list from Myanmar Garment Manufacturer Association indicates that 518 factories are currently operational in the country.
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Safety and Health for Young Workers – Factsheet for Employers
28 February 2019
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Safety and Health - Factsheet for young Workers
28 February 2019
2018
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Drivers and constraints for occupational safety and health improvement in the ginger global value chain from Myanmar
16 October 2018
Myanmar is the seventh largest producer of ginger in the world and it has a high potential to expand its exports. Cultivation of ginger represents a major cash crop for smallholders and a source of income for individuals in rural areas, such as in South Shan, where the majority of Myanmar’s ginger is grown.