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ILO/Sweden Collaboration

Laying the foundation for safer workplaces in Kosovo

On the occasion of the World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2022 on April 28th the Embassy of Sweden in Kosovo and the ILO signed a project agreement on promoting safety at work in Kosovo.

Opinion editorial

Acting together to build a positive culture of safety and health

An opinion editorial by Chihoko Asada-Miyakawa, Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for the International Labour Organization for Asia and the Pacific , in conjunction with the commemoration of the World Day for Safety and Health at...

Our impact, their voices

Indonesian garment factories step up to meet occupational safety and health standards

Through strengthening compliance with occupational safety and health (OSH) standards, two participating garment factories of Better Work Indonesia, a joint programme of ILO and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), have been recognized by the...

Occupational Safety and Health

Social dialogue, key to strengthening safety and health at work

Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have shown the importance of an effective collaboration between social partners in preventing occupational accidents and diseases, says a new report from the ILO on World Day for Safety and Health at Work.

SAFEDAY

ILO Myanmar highlights on SAFEDAY the importance of safe and healthy workplaces in building resilience to crises

28th April is the World Day for Safety and Health at Work (SafeDay). This year’s campaign focuses on how OSH management can build resilience in workplaces to respond to crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and highlights the important role of...

Chinese celebrity actor, in collaboration with the ILO, campaigns for the prevention of pneumoconiosis

The ILO has collaborated with Wang Baoqiang, an A-lister actor in Chinese movies and TV series, in producing a series of video clips to raise the attention of workers, employers and the society to workplace dust hazards and prevention of...

ILO Viet Nam Director: Enhancing social dialogue towards a safety and health culture

ILO Viet Nam Director, Ingrid Christensen, addresses the National Occupational Safety and Health Council Dialogue organized in Hanoi to mark the 2022 Safety and Health Day at Work.

World Day for Safety and Health at Work

Social dialogue for a positive safety and health culture

In a message to mark World Day for Safety and Health at Work, Guy Ryder, Director-General of the International Labour Organization, outlines the importance of workers, employers and governments working together to reduce deaths and injuries in the...

World Day for Safety and Health at Work

Investment in OSH systems and in social dialogue should go hand in hand

ILO Bangladesh Country Director, Tuomo Poutiainen's message was published in several national newspapers on World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2022.

Media advisory

ILO to release a report on the role of collective bargaining in fighting inequality

Op-Ed

Why workers must be central to safety and health efforts in Qatar

As we celebrate World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2022, Afroz Dawar, OSH professional and workers representative, reflects on the importance of social dialogue for the promotion of safety at work in Qatar.

Occupational Safety and Health

Switzerland ratifies the Chemicals Convention and the Prevention of Major Industrial Accidents Convention

Switzerland's ratification of Conventions Nos. 170 and 174 was marked by a ceremony attended by ILO Director-General Guy Ryder.

Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank

Invest in a greener and more inclusive human-centred recovery ILO tells World Bank and IMF

In statements to the annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank Group, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, emphasized the urgency of fostering a human-centred recovery amid a fragile outlook for 2022.

What is the role of Social Dialogue in working towards a Positive Safety and Health Culture?

Decent Work SmartLab Series 2022: Reported work-related accidents and deaths increase again in 2021

In the last ten years (2012–2021), 22.954 deaths in the formal labour market were reported in Brazil. In 2021, 571.800 accidents and 2.487 work-related deaths were registered, an increase of 30per cent compared to 2020, according to new data...

Bangladesh

European Parliament discusses implementation by Bangladesh of labour reforms

In an address to the Committee on International Trade of the European Parliament, the ILO welcomed the progress made regarding the implementation of a labour rights roadmap and national action plan, and encouraged the government of Bangladesh to...

Inclusive governance, a just transition, gender-equity and digitalization are the four considerations that the future of work should be...

Valedictory address by Ms Dagmar Walter, Director, ILO DWT/CO-New Delhi at the 62nd Indian Society of Labour Economics Conference at IIT Roorkee

Rural women need gender equality, workplace safety

A strong and positive occupational safety and health culture is vital built on inclusion. However, women especially in rural sectors are often left out. Developmental approaches to promoting occupational safety and health, enhancing access to...

Message at the handover ceremony of the water system in Tenorio, Awang, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao under the ILO-Japan Water and...

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the handover ceremony of the water system in Tenorio, Awang, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao under the ILO-Japan Water and Sanitation Project, 5 April 2022, Maguindanao,...

New partnership to promote health and safety at work for prevention of occupational risk in Tunisian SMEs

The Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (ISST) and the Poulina Group Holding (PGH) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to implement SCORE Training