ILO guide to International Labour Standards on Occupational Safety and Health

Now more than ever, internataionl labour standards on occupational safety and health (OSH) have a significant role in helping countries respond to COVID-19 through the development of law, politics and practices.

This guide provides a compilation of nine comprehensive labour standards on OSH:

• Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155)
• Protocol of 2002 to the Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981
• Occupational Safety and Health Recommendation 1981 (No. 164)
• Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No. 187)
• Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Recommendation, 2006 (No. 197)
• Occupational Health Services Convention, 1985 (No. 161)
• Occupational Health Services Recommendation, 1985 (No. 171)
• Protection of Workers’ Health Recommendation, 1953 (No. 97)
• List of Occupational Diseases Recommendation, 2002 (No. 194)