All news: occupational safety and health
Statement on the loss of life and injuries among workers in road accidents in Cambodia
Tripartite partners exchange good practices on OSH policies
A subregional workshop in Turin brought together tripartite partners from Algeria, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia to discuss national occupational safety and health policies and labour inspection mechanisms.
Occupational safety and health (OSH)
Kazakhstan strengthens mine safety through regional training in Ust-Kamenogorsk
The final training in Ust-Kamenogorsk brought together workers, employers and labour inspectors to strengthen occupational safety and health practices in the mining sector.
ILO strengthens heavy-duty machinery safety inspections in Jordan
Training programme, with funding from the EU, supports safer workplaces and sustainable occupational safety systems in Jordan’s vital industrial sector.
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From awareness to action: Better Work Egypt supports safer garment factories
Better Work Egypt is turning occupational safety and health awareness into practical workplace improvements, advancing prevention, cooperation and decent working conditions across Egypt’s garment sector.
Occupational Safety and Health
ILO and Viet Nam partners address psychosocial risks at work in national occupational safety and health month
Representatives of the tripartite constituents from the government, employers’ and workers’ organizations, and youth participants gathered in Hanoi to mark the Viet Nam’s National Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Month, with a focus on...
Cotton farming communities trained on safe work practices amid extreme heat in India
ILO and Confederation of Indian Textile Industry help small and marginal cotton farmers adapt to extreme heat, reduce occupational risks, and promote safer working conditions in Madhya Pradesh.
OpEd
Healthy minds, safe workplaces: A shared responsibility for Sri Lanka’s future of work
The opinion editorial is jointly authored by Joni Simpson, Country Director, International Labour Organization Country Office for Sri Lanka and the Maldives and Dr Rajesh Sambhajirao Pandav, World Health Organization, Country Representative, Sri...
Child Labour
Strengthening occupational health and safety: a key step toward preventing child labour in the Honduran coffee industry
The ILO-led CLEAR Supply Chains Project is empowering companies and cooperatives in Honduras’s coffee sector to prevent child labour through concrete strategies to be implemented throughout the supply chain.
Jordan advances national ownership of stronger labour inspection and safer, fairer workplaces
An assessment and coaching visit in Aqaba concludes the EU-funded, ILO-implemented capacity-building programme with the Ministry of Labour, which has strengthened labour inspectors’ skills and Jordan’s inspection system.
ILO report links labour rights to journalist safety and press freedom
Study highlights how international labour standards can strengthen safety, tackle harassment and support press freedom.
The ILO advances safe and healthy workplaces in Ghana’s cocoa supply chain through WIND training
The ILO’s ACCEL Africa project, funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, trained 30 local actors in Ghana’s cocoa sector on the WIND methodology to promote practical, low-cost occupational safety and health improvements,...
Artificial intelligence and the workplace
AI-driven intrusive surveillance and loss of autonomy at work linked to psychosocial risks for employees
The findings are based on new ILO analysis that highlight emerging risks to workers’ mental well-being and point to gaps in existing frameworks to address them.
International Labour Standards
Slovenia ratifies ILO Conventions on Violence and Harassment, and Safe and Healthy Working Environment
Slovenia becomes the 56th country to ratify Convention No. 190, and the 9th to ratify Convention No. 191.
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Kazakhstan discusses new approaches to occupational safety and health
A round table in Karaganda explored new approaches to occupational safety and health, addressing digitalization, psychosocial risks and cooperation between tripartite constituents.
Occupational Safety and Health
From vision to impact: 10 years of the Vision Zero Fund
Launched by the G7, the Vision Zero Fund has strengthened occupational safety and health systems in high-risk sectors, particularly in developing countries.
Uzbekistan addresses violence and harassment in the health sector
WHO and ILO bring together tripartite partners and health professionals in Uzbekistan to discuss violence and harassment in the health sector and measures to promote safer workplaces.
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Uzbekistan marks OSH Day with focus on psychosocial risks and violence prevention
On World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2026, Government, employers and workers in Uzbekistan highlighted the need to address psychosocial risks and prevent violence and harassment at work at a conference in Tashkent.
Press release
Pakistan approves Occupational Safety and Health Code of Practice for the construction sector
New Code sets legally binding standards to strengthen safety and health protections for workers across the construction industry
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South Africa strengthens labour inspection amid calls to address psychosocial risks
The Department of Employment and Labour marked World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2026 with a focus on psychosocial risks and workers’ mental well-being. The commemoration called for united action to build safe and dignified workplaces.
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