All news: occupational safety and health

Gender-sensitive labour inspectors promote a workplace free from violence and harassment

ILO training helps Indonesian labour inspectors to be more gender sensitive and to implement the new labour inspection guideline to prevent and handle discrimination, harassment, and sexual violence in the workplace.

International Migrants Day

Winners of 2023 ILO Global Media Competition on Labour Migration announced

The winning entries are examples of balanced and ethical reporting on migrant workers and labour migration that also help to address stereotypes and misconceptions.

Advancing towards a modern and effective labour inspection system in China

ILO tripartite constituents in China jointly explore labour inspection capacity-building roadmap to ensure fair, safe, and equitable working conditions for all workers.

Occupational Safety and Health

Ukraine ratifies the Chemicals Convention, 1990 (No. 170)

Ukraine is the 24th country to have ratified Convention NO. 170

Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work

ILO publishes handbook to assess the realization of the five fundamental principles and rights at work in the workplace

The ILO developed a research methodology that, for the first time, addresses under a combined framework the five fundamental principles and rights at work

ILO COOP/SSE participates in a #CoffeePeople webinar on Occupational Safety and Health through Cooperatives

ILO COOP/SSE unit joined the ILO’s LABADMIN/OSH Branch to talk about the relevance of cooperatives in promoting occupational safety and health in the coffee supply chain.

ILO COOP participates in a #CoffeePeople webinar on Occupational Safety and Health through Cooperatives

ILO COOP unit joined the ILO’s LABADMIN/OSH Branch to talk about the relevance of cooperatives in promoting occupational safety and health in the coffee supply chain.

Enterprises in agro-processing sector recognize the positive impact of ProAgro Ethiopia project support on Workplace Safety and Cooperation...

Occupational safety and health

Nearly 3 million people die of work-related accidents and diseases

The ILO also estimates that 395 million workers worldwide sustained non-fatal work injuries.

Partnership

Small farmers to benefit from new occupational safety and health partnership

ILO and Eni are launching a partnership to improve occupational safety and health for small farmers involved in Eni's agro-industrial initiatives in Kenya and Cote d’Ivoire.

Rehabilitating Dreams: The Human Voices behind Aleppo's School Rehabilitation Project

In the heart of Aleppo, amidst the rubble left by earthquakes, a beacon of hope emerged through the International Labour Organization (ILO)’s project to rehabilitate and revive three schools in Aleppo.

Protecting mining workers’ safety and health through South-South Cooperation between ILO, China and Zambia

The ILO, Ministry of Emergency Management of China and key stakeholders in Zambia joined hands in making a contribution towards protecting mining workers’ safe and health in Zambia through a South-South Cooperation Programme on building the capacity...

Press release

ILO’s Ship to Shore Rights South East Asia programme launches “Safety and Health at Sea” board game

Innovative board game aims to equip workers in the fishing and seafood processing sectors with essential knowledge about occupational safety and health

Occupational safety and health

Lao People’s Democratic Republic has now made important steps towards development of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) legal framework

Tripartite partners reviewed and discussed the ILO comparative analysis of the Lao OSH legislation.

Indonesia strengthens joint labour inspection system in fishing sector with guidance tool

The ILO’s 8.7 Accelerator Lab programme supports the effort to strengthen joint labour inspection system in fishing sector between the Ministry of Manpower (MoM) and the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF).

Training-of-trainers course for labour inspectors in Armenia

Tsakhkadzor, Armenia - November 8-9, 2023 – The final phase of the Training-of-Trainers (ToT) course for labour inspectors of the Health and Labour Inspection Body (HLIB) of the Republic of Armenia was held on 8-9 November 2023.

Occupational exposure to UVR

Working under the sun causes 1-in-3 deaths from non-melanoma skin cancer, say WHO and ILO

New research has found that exposure to ultraviolet solar radiation is a major cause of work-related cancer deaths globally, and more needs to be done on prevention and mitigation.

Safe and healthy workplaces and workers: a key premise of sustainable development

Government, companies and other key stakeholders in China jointly identify solutions for more innovative work safety governance in the context of open trade, globalization and multilateralism at the 6th Hongqiao International Economic Forum.

Tackling decent work decifits in Indonesia’s palm oil sector with collective bargaining agreements

The ILO supports labour-management cooperation in the palm oil sector in Indonesia with the signing of collective bargaining agreements in 31 companies in Sumatra and Kalimantan.

Labour inspection tool kit in Kenya

Enhancing labour inspection in Kenya through tailored labour inspection tool kits

The International Labour Organization has supported the Kenyan labour inspectorate in developing context-tailored toolkits and further to equip the Labour and Occupational Safety and Health inspectorate with locally tailored training materials,...