All news: occupational safety and health

ILO’s Press Statement on the tragic incident of fire at the shipbreaking facility in Gadani, Pakistan

The ILO Country Office for Pakistan has expressed its deep condolences to the families of the victims of the recent fire at the ship-breaking facility in Gadani.

TEVETA approves OSH curriculum for increased workers’ safety and health

TEVETA is an institution that has the mandate to develop national curricula for any occupation, skill, technology or trade in Zambia.

Taking Care of the Carers: HealthWISE Tool for Health Care Workers

If appropriate caution is not exercised, hospitals can themselves be sources of injuries and diseases, making them a hazardous workplace. The multi-dimensional nature of the possible hazards calls for joint efforts and responses, as demonstrated...

133 factory workers and managers benefit from OSH training in Ethiopia

ILO provided training in occupational safety and health (OSH) to industries that don’t have a functional OSH system.

Articles

Women shout out for safer workplaces

ILO is working with women trade unionists to boost awareness of occupational safety issues in the garment industry

OSH training for 800,000 RMG workers

800,000 ready-made garment workers across Bangladesh are set to benefit from an occupational safety and health training programme launched today in Dhaka

Putting prevention first and treating both symptoms and root causes - News Article for the 8th China International Forum on Work Safety

Ms Deborah Greenfield, Deputy Director-General for Policy of the ILO, stressed that occupational safety and health is a human right defined in national laws and international labour standards. It goes to the heart of family well-being, community...

Social protection

Opening address at the 8th China International Forum on Work Safety

By Ms. Deborah Greenfield, Deputy Director-General for Policy of International Labour Office in Geneva, Switzerland

71th UN General Assembly

UN Commission: New Investments in Global Health Workforce Will Create Jobs and Drive Economic Growth

The Presidents of France and South Africa called for urgent investments globally to create new jobs in the health sector in order to prevent a projected shortfall of 18 million health workers primarily in low- and lower-middle-income countries, and...

Promoting safe migration from Pakistan: Pakistan’s second Migrant Resource Centre inaugurated in Lahore

The momentous occasion of the official opening of the Pakistan’s second Migrant Resource Centre (MRC), was held on the 20 September, 2016 in the presence of the representatives from government departments, civil society, INGOs, NGOs and media....

HIV prevention

Viet Nam: Poor working conditions prevalent in sex work

A new ILO study shows that most sex workers entered the job voluntarily but had limited control of occupational safety and health implications.

Occupational safety

Statement by Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, in response to Tampaco Foils Limited fire in Bangladesh

"The ILO is ready to further support Bangladesh’s efforts to ensure the safety of its workers," says ILO Director-General Guy Ryder.

Compensation arrangement agreed for victims of the Ali Enterprise factory fire in Pakistan

An ILO enabled agreement has been reached on compensation for victims of the 2012 Ali Enterprises garment factory in Baldia, Karachi.

Occupational Safety and Health High on the Agenda

On September 8 and 9, 2016, Bishkek hosted an important event - the ILO seminar “Proposals for the implementation of recommendations developed within the National OSH Profile for the Kyrgyz Republic.”

Survey

ILO Survey on How Occupational Safety Experts and Occupational Physicians Carry Out Their Roles and Functions

ILO to Update National OSH Profile for Tajikistan

In September 6, 2016, a round table was held in Dushanbe featuring a presentation of the country's draft National OSH Profile.

315 inspectors receive electrical safety training to help reduce fire risk in RMG sector

A training programme will build the electrical safety skills of inspectors to reduce the risk of fires in the RMG sector

Occupational safety and health

Making Chinese factories safer

The ILO SCORE programme helps factories in China improve their record on occupational safety.

Decent Work Country Programme

Round table on the implementation of international labour standards in Uzbekistan

A round table on progress in the cooperation between Uzbekistan and the International Labour Organization (ILO) was held again this year in Tashkent on 4 August 2016.

ILO accompanies the Occupational Safety and Health National Policy Presidential signature

Presidential signature of the Decree approving the OSH National Policy brings to an end a tripartite process of formulation, in which the ILO has provided technical assistance and support to the tripartite constituents.