All news: occupational safety and health

On the way to strengthening the national system of the Former Yugoslav Republic (FYR) of Macedonia

FYR of Macedonia ratified the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No. 187) in 2012. The Ministry of Labour and Social Policy requested the ILO to elaborate a comparative analysis of the national legal and...

Promotion of Occupational Safety and Health

Lao People's Democratic Republic and ILO join forces to promote safety and health at work

The Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare of Lao PDR (MoLSW) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) signed a Cooperation Agreement to start a new project designed to improve occupational safety and health in Lao PDR supply chains. The...

Enterprise development

The ILO sign with the China Enterprise Confederation for implementing SCORE project

On 22 October 2018, the Consulting and Training Centre of the China Enterprise Confederation (CEC) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) sealing their cooperation on the promotion of for the joint...

9th China-International Forum on Work Safety held in Hangzhou

On October 15 and 16, the ILO and Ministry of Emergency Management jointly co-hosted the 9th China – International Forum on work safety under the theme “Strengthen accident prevention and promote safe development”

Our impact, their voices

Speaking Health and Safety to Millennials

A Philippine youth champion finds an innovative way to improve her fellow millennials’ knowledge about occupational safety and health.

Regional conference on Labour Inspection in NIS

The ILO-ACTRAV, in cooperation with the Pan-European Regional Council of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-PERC) organized a regional conference for the ITUC-PERC affiliates in the Newly Independent States (NIS) on 26-27 September in...

Vision Zero Fund

ILO trains boiler inspectors to improve safety in Myanmar factories

If not properly maintained, industrial boilers can represent a serious threat to the safety and health of factory workers. The ILO’s Vision Zero Fund has been supporting the Myanmar Ministry of Industry to develop a new curriculum for boiler...

Indonesia Business Forum 2018: Scaling up collaboration to achieve greater impact

Indonesia’s garment sector is ranked among the top ten largest textile producing countries and the main contributor to the national economy. The ILO-BWI programme continuously empowers local garment business to be succeed in global garment industry...

Qatar Financial Centre, Labour Ministry and International Labour Organization join hands to enhance human-resource skills in Qatar

Capacity building programme to help build culture of workplace cooperation.

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National Tripartite Workshop on ...

By Ms Simrin Singh, Director, ILO Country Office for Sri Lanka and the Maldives

OSH Campaign

Promoting safer and healthier workplaces through audiovisual campaign

Seventy two garment companies participated at the video and photo competition organized by the ILO through its Better Work Indonesia (BWI) programme on occupational safety and health (OSH) issues. The competition was part of the ILO’s 2018 OSH...

Livelihoods enhanced through labour-based road project

The Department of National Roads, Bridges and Flood Control (DNRBFC) and ILO launched the first Trial Contracts for the Enhancing Rural Access – Agro Forestry Labour-Based Road Rehabilitation Project in the Baucau Municipality of Timor-Leste.

Vision Zero Fund

Myanmar’s Shan State Department of Agriculture to roll out Occupational Safety and Health trainings in seven townships

Twenty-five field officers from Myanmar Shan State’s Department of Agriculture were trained on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)-related topics common among ginger farmers, with the support of the ILO’s Vision Zero Fund (VZF). Shan’s Chief...

Occupational Safety and Health

Enhancing occupational safety and health (OSH) at enterprise level

The International Labour Organization under its project “International Labour and Environmental Standards Application in Pakistan’s SMEs (ILES)” organized a series of the trainings on occupational safety and health for enterprises in the textile and...

How Can Workers' Compensation Systems Promote Occupational Safety and Health? Stakeholder Views on Policy and Research Priorities

OSH Campaign

Integrating OSH into Indonesian micro, small and medium enterprises

Occupational safety and health (OSH) is often poorly managed in micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), causing greater risk of workplace accidents and work-related ill health. As part of its 2018 OSH campaign, the ILO conducted a mini business...

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International Labour Organization (ILO) organised occupational safety and health (OSH) training seminars towards employers, Syrians under...

Occupational Safety and Health in mines

Safety pays: ILO trains top level managers of state coal mines in Ukraine on work safety

The ILO project on improving safety and health in Ukrainian mines brought together for the first time ever 28 top executives of mining corporations to increase their awareness about their responsibilities and the business case for investing into...

Kyrgyz Youth Join Red Card to Child Labour Global Campaign

Participants to the Third Youth Education Camp “Zhazh Bulak” joined the Red Card to Child Labour global campaign launched for the first time back in 2012 under a joint initiative of the International Labour Organization and International Federation...

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Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Training for Workers and Managers in Tea Plantations

The ILO, in cooperation with National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of Sri Lanka has carried out a series of training workshops aiming to improve safety, health and productivity of the tea plantations.