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Safety at work

Qatar rolls out virtual reality training for labour inspectors

In an effort to improve safety and health at work and enhance the capacity of labour inspectors, Qatar’s Ministry of Labour and the ILO designed a virtual reality training which recreates a construction site and common safety and health issues.

Exploring paths to facilitate technology upskilling by labour administration and inspection institutions

Occupational safety and health

Bangladesh has its first Occupational Safety and Health Profile in place

Validation workshop: Labour inspection and Occupational Health and Safety in Iraq

The ILO and tripartite partners review policies and profiles on labour inspection and Occupational Safety and Health in Iraq, with support from the European Union.

ILO Strengthens Labour Inspection System in Ethiopia

13 October 2021 (News) Addis Ababa; Ethiopia: As part of strengthening bilateral relationship and improving labour inspection in regional bureau of labour and social affairs of Ethiopia, the ILO CO Addis Ababa has signed an agreement and handed over...

Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Labour and Social Protection and the ILO Have Discussed Cooperation Plans for 2022

Akmadi Sarbasov started off by stressing the importance of cooperation between the ILO and Kazakhstan. While 24 conventions were ratified and the underlying obligations integrated into the national legislation over the period of cooperation,...

ILO strengthens capacity of Iraqi inspectors on effective labour inspection procedures

A training workshop for labour and OSH inspectors of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs in Baghdad aimed to strengthen the capacity of inspections in promoting labour regulations and procedures in Iraq.

Employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia Raise Awareness on Occupational Safety and Health

Tbilisi, Georgia - Two series of trainings on national and international legislation on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) were launched on 11 October 2021 in Tbilisi. More than 20 employees of the Human Rights Protection and Investigation Quality...

International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) partner to eliminate child labour through school...

This partnership comes at a critical time, as COVID-19 has contributed to rising rates of school dropouts, including because of the socio-economic impacts of the pandemic, as well as periodic school closures.

Ministerial-level constituent meeting discusses ILO activities to promote decent work in Iraq with EU support

The meeting brought together ministers of labour and social affairs, employer and worker representatives, and ILO officials to discuss ILO-led efforts to improve working conditions in Iraq through activities and policy development in the areas of...

ILO holds training workshop on Occupational Safety and Health for social partners in Iraq

The workshop aimed to strengthen the role of employers' and workers' organizations in the field of OSH, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

ILO promotes the extension of Universal Health Coverage to rural households in cocoa-producing areas

In Côte d'Ivoire, the project focuses on the "cocoa supply chain" in the sub-prefecture of Soubré and M'batto and includes a social protection component. This component aims to find ways to strengthen the social protection of families on cocoa farms...

COVID-19

Soft launching of the updated labour inspection guidelines in Thailand

A guide for labour inspectors is aimed to improve labour inspection services as a whole, with attention to women migrant workers, domestic workers, forced labour, and violence and harassment in the workplace.

ILO-Ministry of Manpower launch a Guideline for Labour Inspection in Time of Pandemic

The ILO and the Ministry of Manpower jointly develop and launch a Guideline for Labour Inspection in Time of Pandemic to optimize the performance of labour inspectors and to ensure labour compliance as part of the COVID-19 prevention at workplaces.

ILO in action

Strong labour laws make decent work a reality

The latest in our ILO in Action video series spotlights Georgia, where the ILO worked with the government to draft extensive amendments to its labour code and a new law on labour inspection. Without strong labour laws there can be no decent work,...

Labour inspection

ILO builds the capacity of Syria’s Labour inspectorate

The ILO and partners have contributed to building the capacity of Syria’s Labour inspectorate through workshops with health and safety inspectors.

COVID-19

ILO and Syria work to instil measures to prevent spread of COVID-19 in the workplace

The ILO and partners spread knowledge of sanitation and safety best practices through workshops with employers’ and workers’ organizations.

World Day for Safety and Health at Work Summary Note

Worldwide events to promote the world day campaign 2021

This year’s World Day for Safety and Health at Work, commemorated on 28 April 2021 by a Global Virtual Launch event, focused on leveraging the elements of an OSH system as set out in the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health...

Labour administration

Foundational training equips labour inspectors to promote workplace health, safety and welfare

Interview

Improving access to protection and remedy for human trafficking victims for the purpose of labour exploitation in Belgium and the...

ILO-Brussels has launched a technical study examining access to protection and remedy for victims of human trafficking for the purpose of labour exploitation in Belgium and the Netherlands. Both countries recently ratified the ILO Protocol Forced...