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The resilience of Indonesia’s OSH System is tested during the pandemic

The ILO and its partners commemorated the World Day for Safety and Health at Work by examining efforts taken by relevant stakeholders, including mass media organizations, in ensuring long-term OSH investments and resilient OSH systems in Indonesia.

Op-ed

COVID-19 pandemic amplifies the need for resilient Occupational Safety and Health systems

To mark the World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2021, Richard Howard, Director of the ILO Country Office for Nepal, stresses how the pandemic has reinforced the need for resilient national Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) systems to be in...

World Day for Safety and Health at Work

ILO calls for resilient occupational safety and health systems for future emergencies

Better national occupational safety and health policies, institutional and regulatory frameworks, that are also integrated into crisis response, are needed, says the International Labour Organization.

Health at work

ILO joins partnership to promote global health

The ILO has joined 12 other multilateral organizations in a partnership to promote health at work and elsewhere, and help countries achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

Jobs for peace and resilience

COVID-19 is a threat to peacebuilding in conflict-affected nations

Humanitarian and development agencies should use COVID-19 crisis programmes to promote resilience and peace and help societies build back better.

Reaching out the first 90 goal by introducing the ILO-WHO Joint Guideline on HIV Self-Testing at Workplace

The ILO raise the national companies’ awareness about the HIV self-testing initiative as part of community-based screening, aimed to increase the number of people who know their HIV status and seek treatment. The event marks the final ILO webinars...

New ILO - Belgium programme

Supporting Burkina Faso and Senegal to promote social protection

The Government of Belgium and the International Labour Organization will support the strengthening and extension of national social protection systems in Burkina Faso and Senegal to increase coverage of informal economy workers and their families,...

ILO-Apindo team up to promote innovative campaign on HIV prevention at workplace

Four winning video blogs (vlogs) on non-discriminatory policy and HIV prevention at workplace were announced by the ILO and the Indonesian Employers’ Association (Apindo) to inspire more companies combating stigma and discrimination against HIV with...

Three companies share good practices for employees and communities to combat discrimination against HIV

The ILO documents three best practices at the enterprise level to inspire more companies to join forces in developing non-discriminatory workplaces and communities. It is part of the ILO support to the implementation of national regulation.

Combating stigma and discrimination against HIV with creative campaigns

The ILO team up with the Indonesian Employers’ Association (Apindo) to empower companies combating stigma and discrimination against HIV with innovative campaign using video blog (vlog).

COVID-19: Promoting HIV prevention at the workplace

Integrating HIV and COVID-19 prevention programmes for safer workplaces

Better protection against HIV and COVID-19 can be done by implementing an integrated programme at the enterprise level. One company shares its good practices in integrating these two programmes with support from the health service.

COVID-19: Promoting gender equality

Providing better protection to women against violence and HIV

Women are still vulnerable to violence and HIV. The ILO’s webinar addresses this important issue to strengthen the movement against violence and vulnerability to HIV for women.

Youth at Heart Forum: Including youth rights & voices is central to building back better from COVID-19

COVID-19: Promoting HIV prevention at the workplace

Breaking the silence against HIV/AIDS among youth with knowledge

To reduce the vulnerability of youth to HIV/AIDS in the country, the ILO with its social empower Indonesian youth with knowledge and better awareness.

COVID-19: Promoting HIV prevention at the workplace

Integrating HIV/AIDS with OSH to create non-discriminatory workplaces

The ILO and its social partners promote the integration of HIV/AIDS prevention programme at the workplace with occupational safety and health (OSH) programmes to end stigma and discrimination.

Food security

Impact of COVID-19 on people’s livelihoods, their health and our food systems

Joint statement by ILO, FAO, IFAD and WHO.

World Mental Health Day

Let’s talk about mental health in the workplace

ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, underlines the importance of looking after our mental health at a time when stresses are rising because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

G20 Tourism Ministers’ Meeting

Tourism can kickstart economic recovery, with the right policy support, ILO Director-General tells G20 Ministers

Tourism can play a critical role in kickstarting the global economy, but special measures to support vulnerable worker groups will be essential, along with social dialogue and effective cross-sectoral policies.

The Business Case for Change

Call to Action: Joint Statement on Diversity and Inclusion at the Center of Business Leadership

The Business Case for Change Action Agenda calls for diversity and inclusion to business leadership. A call for inclusive progress that is leadership-driven, emcompassing, measurable, decent, equitable and attainable at the launch of the Leading to...

Message of support at the launch of the research brief on Leading to Success: Women in Business and Management in the Philippines

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the launch of the research brief on Leading to Success: Women in Business and Management in the Philippines, 23 September 2020 Manila, Philippines via Zoom