All news: occupational safety and health

ILO: Health and Safety of Workers to Be Firmly Embedded in Sustainable Development Agenda

“The International Labour Organization seeks to create worldwide awareness of the dimensions and consequences of work-related injuries and diseases, to ensure that the health and safety of all workers is firmly embedded in the sustainable...

ILO partners with IOM, workers organizations and Government to execute VCT@work initiative in Tanzania

More than 15000 miners and community members sensitized and 560 provided with testing and counseling services

Participants of All-Russia OSH Week Discuss International Labour Inspection and OSH Challenges and Solutions

Day one of the All-Russia OSH Week-2017 featured a conference of the Regional Alliance of Labour Inspections (RALI) of CIS and Mongolia. The participants discussed their countries' best practices of state supervision and control, including those in...

Statement by Dr. Mary Kawar, Director of ILO Country Office for United Republic of Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda During The...

Equality for all = Success for all

International Womens Day 2017 marks the launch of our new gender equality campaign in the workplace “Equality for all = Success for all”.

Country Brief Summary: Gender equality in recruitment and promotion practices in Viet Nam

The ILO in Viet Nam in co-operation with Navigos Search conducted a review of 12,300 job advertisements in the country’s four largest job portals, backed up by two online surveys to discover whether gender-based discrimination exists in hiring...

ILO to Help Tajikistan with Developing National OSH Programme

On 10 February 2017, a round table was held in Dushanbe featuring a presentation of the National OSH Profile in Tajikistan, accepted with unanimous approval by the participants.

Occupational Safety and Health

Stopping the sparks flying boosts factory safety in Bangladesh

Electrical faults are the leading cause of fires in the Bangladesh garment industry. ILO with the support of the US Department of Labor has helped build capacity of fire inspectors to spot electrical risks.

Inspection checklist a new step in labour inspectorate reform

A new inspection checklist developed by the Department of Inspections for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) with the support of ILO’s RMG programme funded by Canada, the Netherlands and United Kingdom came into force on 1 January 2017. It marks...

ILO’s Decent Work Programne makes progress in Uzbekistan

Amid encouraging labour rights trends in Uzbekistan, the ILO has broadened its commitment to improve decent work and social justice in the country.

SCORE Training in International Supply Chains

At the ILO International Labour Conference (ILC), constituents recognized the need to ensure global supply chains contribute to sustainable development, inclusive economic growth and decent work for all. SCORE Training is playing a part in reaching...

Mining accidents in Tanzania: A lesson to why reducing hazards is paramount in mining safety.

Last week of January 2017, Tanzania witnessed a near fatal mining accident in Geita region where a shaft collapsed and trapped 15 miners. The miners were buried in the rubble 38 meters underground after a shaft at the Chinese-owned Goldmine...

National Labour Standards

Achieving better compliance with national labour standards

The ILO Cairo not only developed a unified training plan and comprehensive training toolkits for inspectors, but also created a comprehensive detailed legal guidance that have served as a reference for all the required compliance points in...

EU-wide legislation adopted to improve working conditions in the fishing sector

On 19 December the Council of the EU formally adopted the EU Directive giving legal effect to an agreement negotiated by the European social partners to implement the ILO Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188).

Too hot to work?

The ILO invited Professor Tord Kjellström to shed light on the impacts of rising heat due to climate change on occupational health risks and worker productivity.

ILO Director-General Guy Ryder hails working conditions progress in Bangladesh

ILO Director-General Guy Ryder has praised progress made by Bangladesh to improve working conditions and grow its economy while calling for the benefits of development to be shared fairly.

Utilizing the healthWISE methodology to improve work conditions in healthcare settings in China

“Experience of OSH improvement the participating hospitals achieved by utilizing the HealthWISE methodology will contribute to the improvement of work conditions of healthcare workers in the country and across the world”, said Tim de Meyer,...

OSH and Labour inspectors learn new skills

The objective of the training was to provide basic concepts, principles and skills to participants to manage and implement OSH and labour standards requirements under ILO Conventions and National Legislation

ILO, Russian Federation Sign New Cooperation Accord, Set Key Priorities

Programme of Cooperation to focus on improving employment opportunities, labour productivity, working conditions, the social security system and strengthening labour standards over the next four years.

Safety and health

ILO: Safety and health culture crucial in the Philippines

The ILO highlights the need for a safety and health culture especially among young workers in the Philippines to prevent workplace accidents, injuries and illnesses.