All news: occupational safety and health

ILO assists Nigeria in developing the first national OSH Profile

Through the financial and technical support of the ILO, the Federal Government of Nigeria has embarked on the development of a National Occupational Safety and Health Management System.

National OSH Profile has been published.

High interest rates, low financial literacy amongst barriers to RMG remediation: IFC/ILO Study

High interest rates and a lack of financial literacy are highlighted as major obstacles to factories in the Bangladesh Ready Made Garment (RMG) sector from obtaining remediation financing according to a report launched by the International Finance...

Belgium ratifies the Safety and Health in Construction Convention, 1988 (No. 167), and the Part-Time Work Convention, 1994 (No. 175)

ILO and Singapore renew Partnership Agreement to promote decent work in Southeast Asia

The International Labour Organization and the Singapore Ministry of Manpower will cooperate on activities related to occupational safety and health, tripartism and social dialogue.

Trade unions add voice to labour inspection strategy development

Trade union representatives came together in Dhaka, 2 June 2016 to gain better understanding of labour inspection policies and strategies in Bangladesh.

Mali becomes the third African country to ratify the Protocol of 2014 on forced labour

ILO and IOM ink agreement to strengthen collaboration

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and International Organization for Migration (IOM) have agreed to strengthen their collaboration in Bangladesh around activities of common interest, in particular safe and skilled migration.

Albania

On the road to safer and healthier workplaces

A structured Policy Document and Action Plan has been developed with the technical assistance of the International Labour Organization (ILO) to promote safety and health at work in Albania.

Workshop on occupational safety and health held in Tbilisi

Reform of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) regulations which is currently underway in Georgia poses new challenges of compliance for the small and medium sized businesses.

WESO 2016

Poverty goal of 2030 Agenda at risk without decent work

After a period of significant gains the pace of poverty reduction is threatened by a lack of decent jobs.

Message from Ms Ingrid Christensen, Country Director of the ILO on occasion of 2016 International Occupational Safety and Health(OSH) Day

28th April is commemorated as World OSH Day every year. Since last 11 years, the Employers’ Federation of Pakistan celebrates this day by organizing ‘OSH Awards’ with tripartite stakeholders to encourage corporate sector to compete in adopting good...

Bangladesh, ILO and Switzerland launch new initiative to support decent work for migrant workers

Our impact, their voice

Smart phones, smart workplaces

Almost all garment workers in Asia now own a mobile phone. The ILO’s Better Work programme is finding ways of using this technology to deliver important information.

What’s next after Indonesia’s new disability law: disability management in the workplace

Indonesia recently celebrated the birth of the country’s new disability law with the enactment of Law No. 8/2016 on Persons with Disabilities on 18 April 2016. The Law marks a significant movement – if not historical – in shifting national’s...

Promoting OSH culture in domestic work

Most people may think that home is the safest place, but in fact there are many hazards and risks posed by domestic environment. These hazards and risks include, among others, case of fire, food poisoning, chemical substances, accidents and so forth.

Bangladesh celebrates World Day for Safety and Health at Work for first time

The Government of Bangladesh held a range of activities across the country to mark World Day for Safety and Health at Work for first time on 28 April 2016.

Nurturing OSH experts, fostering safe and healthy workplace

The ILO in 2015 estimates that one accident case occurs at workplace for every 100,000 workers each day in Indonesia. Meanwhile, the Indonesian Social Security Providers (BPJS) reported that 50.089 occupational accidents cases were registered in...

First Meeting of DWCP Tripartite Advisory Group in Tajikistan in 2016

On 28 April, 2016 the first meeting of the Tripartite Advisory Group on the Implementation of the Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) for 2015-2017 in Tajikistan was organized.

Workplace Stress: a collective challenge

The World Day for Safety and Health at Work is an annual international campaign to promote safe, healthy and decent work. The theme for 2016 is “Workplace Stress: a collective challenge”. Today, many workers are facing greater pressure to meet the...