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Building a culture of safety in Mongolia through an art competition

Occupational Safety and Health

Building a culture of safety in Mongolia through an art competition

Mongolian secondary school students promote occupational safety and health through a drawing contest organized by the Occupational Safety and Health Center, in collaboration with the ILO's 'Trade for Decent Work' project, funded by the European...

Workers and employers of palm oil and fish processing sectors join forces to promote labour rights and gender equality

Workers and employers of palm oil and fish processing sectors join forces to promote labour rights and gender equality

Applying what they have learnt from the ILO’s communications training, workers and employers from palm oil and fish processing sectors have conducted their own internal and public campaigns to promote stronger compliance to labour laws and labour...

As temperatures soar worldwide, experts gather to tackle heat stress at work

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As temperatures soar worldwide, experts gather to tackle heat stress at work

The Government of Qatar and the ILO held an international conference on occupational heat stress in Doha on May 9-10, 2023. The conference brought together international experts, government officials, workers’ and employers’ organizations to share...

Opportunities for decent work for women and youth and improved productivity for MSMEs in the Zimbabwe construction sector

Opportunities for decent work for women and youth and improved productivity for MSMEs in the Zimbabwe construction sector

The project seeks to improve the productivity of micro, small and medium construction enterprises, and to contribute towards addressing decent work deficits among vulnerable workers through decent working conditions and putting onto effect their...

New recommendations call for human-centered approach in the aviation sector

Aviation sector

New recommendations call for human-centered approach in the aviation sector

Delegates from governments, employers’ and workers’ organizations have adopted new recommendations to promote decent work and ensure the sustainability of the aviation sector.

The ILO participates in the 2023 Meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions

The ILO participates in the 2023 Meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions

Philippines launches Healthy Workplace Initiative on SafeDay

Philippines launches Healthy Workplace Initiative on SafeDay

On World Day for Safety and Health at Work, the Philippines rolls out its National Policy Framework on the Promotion of Healthy Workplace.

ILO promotes Occupational Safety and Health in Andean countries through SCORE Training tools

ILO promotes Occupational Safety and Health in Andean countries through SCORE Training tools

The ILO organized the "Safety and Health at Work Week 2023" to promote a culture of prevention and provide concrete tools to build safe and healthy working environments in SMEs in the Andean countries.

Strengthening social dialogue at the sectorial level: a roundtable in Armenia

Strengthening social dialogue at the sectorial level: a roundtable in Armenia

On 28-29 April 2023, the city of Tsaghkadzor, Armenia, hosted a round-table discussion on "Occupational safety and health systems and mechanisms in the mining and metallurgical industry: Social partnership and coordination of actions".

A safe and healthy working environment is a fundamental right for every worker

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A safe and healthy working environment is a fundamental right for every worker

To mark World Day for Safety and Health at Work, Chihoko Asada-Miyakawa, the International Labour Organization’s Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific explains why making safe and healthy working environments a fundamental right for workers...

ILO Country Director’s message for OSH Day 2023

World Day for Safety and Health at Work

ILO Country Director’s message for OSH Day 2023

Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) is a right of every worker. The International Labour Organization (ILO) recognizes OSH as a fundamental human right and has included the Occupational Safety and Health Convention, No. 155 and the Promotional...

A safe and healthy working environment is a fundamental right for every worker

Safety and health at work

A safe and healthy working environment is a fundamental right for every worker

On the occasion of World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2023, ILO Country Office Director for China and Mongolia Changhee Lee, reaffirms safety and health is a fundamental principle and right at work that governments and employers of all...

Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia marks World Day for Safety and Health at Work

Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia marks World Day for Safety and Health at Work

The World Day for Safety and Health at Work was celebrated at a joint event organized by the Confederation of Trade Union of Armenia (CTUA) and the ILO "Promoting Implementation of Labour Rights in Armenia Together" (PILRAT) project

MSMEs have a responsibility to manage generated waste and promote occupational safety and health at work

MSMEs have a responsibility to manage generated waste and promote occupational safety and health at work

Keynote address by Mr Satoshi Sasaki, Deputy Director and Officer-in-Charge, ILO DWT/CO-New Delhi, for the ILO-FICCI Gujarat webinar on World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2023

ILO welcomes the development of National Occupational Safety and Health Programme for Nepal

Occupational Safety and Health

ILO welcomes the development of National Occupational Safety and Health Programme for Nepal

The Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security, Government of Nepal has taken initiative to develop the first ever National Occupational Safety and Health Programme for Nepal.

Government and social partners unite to promote occupational safety and health at work for everyone in China

Safety and health at work

Government and social partners unite to promote occupational safety and health at work for everyone in China

ILO, the Ministry of Emergency Management, and social partners jointly promote "a safe and healthy working environment" - the new fundamental principle and right at work - in China.

Message of support at the Healthy Workplace Initiative launch

Message of support at the Healthy Workplace Initiative launch

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the ceremonial signing and launch of the Healthy Workplace Initiative, 28 April 2023, Manila, Philippines

Keynote address at Solaire's annual World Day for Safety and Health at Work

Keynote address at Solaire's annual World Day for Safety and Health at Work

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at Solaire's annual World Day for Safety and Health at Work, 28 April 2023, Manila, Philippines

Ensuring Safety and Health for All Workers in Myanmar: A Fundamental Right

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Ensuring Safety and Health for All Workers in Myanmar: A Fundamental Right

In marking World Day for Safety and Health at Work, the ILO calls for increased efforts in workplaces to cultivate a safe and healthy working environment.

As a sewer worker, I want respect and safer working conditions
Sanitation worker, Shafique Massih looks up from inside a sewer manhole. He is shirtless and has raw sewage spattered on his body and face.

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As a sewer worker, I want respect and safer working conditions

Cleaning sewers is dangerous, hazardous work that can be lethal. Shafique Massih is a sewer worker in Lahore, Pakistan, calling for safer working conditions and greater respect for sanitation workers.