All news: occupational safety and health

ILO-Japan partnership to boost productivity, safety and sustainability

ILO launches initiative to strengthen a climate-resilient textile and garment sector in Ethiopia

ILO and Japan are joining forces to transform Ethiopia’s textile and garment sector. The new initiative will boost productivity, strengthen climate resilience and improve workplace safety across 40 factories. With a focus on sustainability,...

Occupational safety and health at work

Cambodia moves towards management systems approach to occupational safety and health in the workplace

Training gives government officials the skills to help enterprises put occupational safety and health management system to use.

Beyond compliance, South Africa drives workplace safety agenda

South Africa’s National OHS Conference 2026 brought together key stakeholders to drive a shift from compliance to prevention in workplace safety. The conference highlighted the importance of protecting workers’ rights, strengthening collaboration,...

SCORE programme

ILO and China reinforce their cooperation to strengthen workplace safety and productivity

Over the past ten years, the Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) Programme has made significant progress in China through ILO’s support and strong partnerships, contributing to substantial improvements in workplace safety.

Interview

Q&A on Critical Minerals and the Work of the ILO

This interview explores the International Labour Organization's (ILO) work at the intersection of labor rights and the fast-growing critical minerals sector. In this Q&A with Casper N. Edmonds and Camila Meireles, two leading ILO experts discuss how...

International Labour Standards

Greece ratifies two occupational safety and health instruments and the Protocol to the Forced Labour Convention

The Government of Greece deposited the instruments of ratification for three International Labour Standards and has now ratified all ILO’s fundamental instruments.

Occupational safety and health

Strengthening occupational safety and health awareness and practice on farms in Lebanon

A new set of occupational safety and health visual guides and targeted training is helping workers, technicians and service providers adopt safer practices across farms in Lebanon.

Strategic compliance planning for labour inspectorates in Sousse

Labour inspectors from central Tunisia met in Sousse to discuss strategic planning of labour inspection for improved regulatory compliance.

Strategic compliance planning for labour inspectorates in Djerba

A workshop in Djerba brought together labour inspectors from southern Tunisia to discuss strategic planning of labour inspection for improved regulatory compliance.

Formalization of the Informal Economy Project (Phase II)

Improving occupational safety and health in small and medium-sized enterprises – Training in Mongolia

The ILO organized "Improving Occupational Safety and Health in Small and Medium Enterprises” training in collaboration with the Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC), Mongolia. The training was held in the Baganuur District, a remote district...

Supporting a more sustainable agricultural workforce in Lebanon

Through its partnership with PlantLab, the ILO’s BOUZOUR project is testing how structured agricultural services can strengthen farm management while promoting safer, fairer working conditions for agricultural workers.

Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)

ILO-supported training strengthens safe, healthy and sustainable agricultural practices in Cambodia

Funded by the Government of Japan, an ILO-supported Training of Trainers equips commune-level agriculture officers with the knowledge and skills needed to promote safer and healthier working environment in agriculture nationwide.

ILO and the Government of the Netherlands launch a project to protect Ukrainians working in energy

The initiative strengthens occupational safety and health and prepares workers for a sustainable recovery of the embattled energy sector.

Voices of Action - Child labour

Tourism boom exposes child labour risks in Viet Nam’s northern highlands

Children from ethnic minority communities like 13-year-old Phang Ca work on perilous trails popularized by adventure tourism to help support their families.

ILO advances occupational safety and health with heavy-duty machinery assessment in Jordan

Assessment conducted under an EU-funded project responds to workplace accidents and outlines concrete steps to strengthen workplace safety, compliance and prevention.

Addressing the impacts of extreme heat through social protection

International stakeholders at the Global Labour Market Conference (GLMC) in Riyadh explored how social protection can help protect workers, including migrant workers across the GCC-South Asia corridor, from the growing impacts of extreme heat.

Transnational Company Agreements in 2025 focused on fundamental rights, safety at work, and due diligence

The recently updated section of the ILO Repository on Cross-Border Social Dialogue identified environmental issues and technological changes as priorities.

Social protection

From protection to empowerment: Social security and inclusion of persons with disabilities

From being denied access to school as a blind child to standing before policymakers as a university student, Vu Thi Hai Anh’s journey shows how inclusive social protection can turn exclusion into empowerment when barriers are removed.

Occupational safety and health

Thai trade unions strengthen action on safe and healthy workplaces

Training initiative builds union capacity to advance occupational safety and health as a fundamental right at work

Video

PROSPECTS Partnership in Jordan: Highlights from the year

Since 2019, the PROSPECTS Partnership has been strengthening opportunities for refugees and host communities across Jordan—supporting skills, jobs, protection, and resilience for a more inclusive future.