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Programme on Safety and Health at Work and the Environment (SafeWork)

Based on the principle that Decent Work must be Safe Work, SafeWork aims to create worldwide awareness of the dimensions and consequences of work-related accidents and diseases; to place occupational safety and health (OSH) on the international and national agendas; and to provide support to the national efforts for the improvement of national OSH systems and programmes in line with relevant international labour standards.

News

  1. © Tang Chhin Sothy / AFP 2013
  2. © Tang Chhin Sothy / AFP 2013

    Press release

    ILO statement on the Wing Star shoe factory building collapse

    17 May 2013

    The ILO is saddened by the deaths and injuries resulting from the building collapse at the Wing Star shoe factory on Thursday (May 16th) in Cambodia. The ILO would like to express its condolences to the families of those who lost their lives, and to wish the injured workers a speedy recovery.

  3. © Munir uz Zaman / AFP 2013

    Workplace safety

    ILO sends high-level mission to Bangladesh following the Rana Plaza Building collapse

    29 April 2013

    ILO Director-General Guy Ryder says it is time for horror and regret to translate into urgent action.

Highlights

  1. Training course

    SOLVE training of trainers: Integrating health promotion in occupational safety and health policies (Spanish)
    24 June - 25 July 2013, International Training Centre of the ILO, Turin, Italy

    The overall objective of this course is to develop knowledge and skills that will lead to the integration of the psychosocial and health promotion issues into a comprehensive enterprise policy and establish a framework for preventative action. This course wil be held in Spanish.

  2. NEW training package

    SOLVE: Integrating health promotion into workplace OSH policies
    Instructional material, 18 April 2012

    The material covers nine topics: stress and economic stress, violence, tobacco and free smoke workplaces, alcohol and drug, nutrition, physical activity, healthy sleep, and HIV/AIDS. The package includes a participant's workbook, a trainer’s guide, lesson plans, and a CD-ROM with presentations and background material.

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