All news: occupational safety and health

Trainings of trainers contributes to occupational safety promotion in coffee supply chain in Lam Dong

The events are part of the ILO’s Vision Zero Fund Project on improving safety and health in cooperation with the public and private sector in the coffee supply chain in Viet Nam.

ILO and AJI Indonesia launch media competition and award on occupational safety and health (OSH)

The International Labour Organization (ILO), through the Enhancing COVID-19 Prevention at and through Workplaces, and AJI Indonesia is organizing a media competition and award for journalistic reporting on the issue of occupational safety and health...

Colombia

Agrosura, the Colombian coffee company that improved its safe and healthy working environments with the ILO

Located in Salgar, Antioquia, Agrosura found in the SCORE Training a bridge of communication that helped it to increase its productivity. How did this ILO methodology help Agrosura realize a tangible change in the company?

News

A Helmet and Two Wheels

The International Labour Organization (ILO) Office for Turkey held a launch event on 10 December 2021 to present its recent “Analysis of Psychosocial Risks for Employees of Delivery Sector Focusing on Motorcycle-Couriers” that investigated the...

Digitalization of safety at work

Laying the foundation for safer workplaces in Moldova - Labour Inspectorate and ILO launch a new IT platform on work accident reporting

The Moldovan Labour Inspectorate with ILO assistance developed a new IT-platform for reporting work accidents. This new platform should help the country to overcome the widely spread underreporting of work accidents. Current statistics report a rate...

ILO’s Flagship Programme Safety + Health for All launches its second phase, reaching up to 138 million workers worldwide

As the ILO Flagship Programme Safety + Health for All launches its second phase (2021-2025), it will continue to bring together governments, social partners, the private sector and other stakeholders to improve the safety and health of more than 138...

COVID-19 and road transport

Road transport operators warn of a “perfect storm” in supply chain crisis

Road transport companies and workers’ representatives call on governments to address labour concerns, rising fuel prices and pandemic restrictions in the sector, to stem driver turnover and prevent supply chain disruptions.

World AIDS Day 2021

Prevent the spread of HIV and COVID-19 with VCT and vaccine programmes

The ILO joins hands with the Confederation of Indonesian Moslem Trade Union (K-Saburmusi) and the City Government of Sukabumi to prevent the spread of HIV and COVID-19 for transportation workers and people with HIV.

Opening address at the Inception Workshop: Baseline Study and Sectoral Assessment of Working Conditions in the Rural Sectors

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Inception Workshop: Baseline Study and Sectoral Assessment of Working Conditions in the Rural Sectors, 3 December 2021, Manila, Philippines

Guyana, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines prepare to strengthen national OSH policy processes

Constituents participate in national ILO-facilitated sessions to articulate priorities and next steps

Our impact, Their voices

Adopting new management practices and safety systems leads to improved productivity, food safety and worker motivation

A well-established and growing dairy company in Myanmar took advantage of ILO SCORE Training to modernize its production and management systems, increase product quality and safety to catch up with customer needs, and improve worker engagement.

Occupational safety and health

Bangladesh has its first Occupational Safety and Health Profile in place

More than 20,000 garment workers in Lao PDR benefit from income support and occupational safety and health measures

Lao Social Security Organization initiative funded by German government and supported by International Labour Organization helps garment workers hit by COVID-19 pandemic.

Occupational safety and health

ILO publishes report on work-related deaths and injuries in Qatar

Report identifies gaps in data collection on work-related deaths and injuries and calls for improvements.

GB roundup

ILO Governing Body concludes its 343rd session

The ILO Governing Body concluded on 12 November. ILO News discussed the key elements with Dimitrina Dimitrova, Deputy Director of the Department for Official Meetings, Documentation and Relations of the ILO.

Reskilling and upskilling are key to meet the market demand after the pandemic

The disruptions caused by the COVID-19 crisis have accelerated the demand for skills that match the structural shift in labour markets. Chatib Basri, a senior economist, and former Finance Minister shared his views at the ILO’s event about the...

Investment in health as the priority for the future of work

The pandemic is accelerating the adoption of automation and digitization in the world of work. It insisted the society to be more adaptive in dealing with business process automation, economic digitization, and the emergence of new forms of work....

Promoting Indonesia with OSH Culture, ILO launches one-minute video competition

The International Labour Organization (ILO) launches a one-minute video competition (Kompetisi Video Semenit/KOVID) with an aim to promote the safety and health workplace culture during pandemic as a key for productivity and business resilience.

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.

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,...