All news: occupational safety and health

Campaign 2016

Labour inspection campaign promotes law compliance for safer construction sites

The 2016 Labour Inspection Campaign has kicked off today (21 March) with a focus on construction, the sector which has claimed the most lives of workers in occupational accidents in Viet Nam.

A new initiative

Promoting sustainable and inclusive growth through industrial relations in Indonesia

The InSIGHT Project aims to promote mechanisms and practical approaches that enable industries and workplaces to become drivers of sustainable and inclusive growth in the Asian region.

Occupational Health and Safety

Study on “Contractual arrangements in Turkey’s coal mines” published

This study, which emphasizes the need for a national policy in mining ensuring not only a continued development of Turkey’s national resources, but also the safety and health all workers engaged in the industry, was sponsored by the ILO and was...

Safe and Healthy Youth

Opening address at the Building a Generation of Safe and Healthy Workers (Safeyouth@work Project) Briefing of Stakeholders and Partners

By Hideki Kagohashi, Enterprise Development Specialist of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Safe and Healthy Youth Project launching held at the Bayleaf Hotel, Intramuros, Manila, 03 March 2016.

Fire service and Labour Inspectorate to conduct joint inspections of RMG factories

Inspectors from the Department of Inspections for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) and the Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defense (BFSCD) are gearing up to carry out joint inspections of RMG factories.

Oil and gas industry

Oil and gas: Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) in polar climes

A tripartite meeting considered the special circumstances influencing OSH for the oil and gas industry in the northern hemispheres coldest regions.

Bangladesh

Compact partners discuss further steps to improve situation of Bangladeshi textile workers

Partners of the Bangladesh Sustainability Compact met in Dhaka to take stock of the progress achieved in improving safety and labour rights in the Bangladeshi ready-made garment industry.

Safe and Healthy Youth

Opening address at the Safe and Healthy Youth Project Meeting with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)

By Simon Hills, Officer-in-Charge & Employment and Livelihood Development Officer of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Safe and Healthy Youth Project Meeting with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Quezon City...

Occupational Health and Safety

Recent study launched by ILO and TEPAV calls for the development of a national policy on mining

An International Labour Organization (ILO)-sponsored study prepared in cooperation with the Turkish Economic Policy Research Foundation (TEPAV) emphasizes the need for a national policy in mining which ensures not only a continued development of...

ILO Takes Part in Occupational Safety and Health Exhibition

From 8 to 11 December 2015 the national exhibi¬tion centre in Moscow (VDNKh) was the venue of the XIX International Exhibition “Occupation¬al Safety and Health – 2015.” The exhibition is a leading forum to showcase the latest achievements in the...

Gender Equality in the Workplace: SCORE contributes to gender equality in SMEs in developing countries

Healthy women workers for productive workplaces

Around 1,800 women workers from nine garment factories in Subang District, West Java, enthusiastically gathered at Subang City Square to celebrate the Women Workers’ Festival on 14 November 2015.

Remarks at the Launch of Women Workers' Health and Productivity Movement

By Francesco d'Ovidio, Director of ILO for Indonesia and Timor-Leste at the Launch of Women Workers' Health and Productivity Movement, 12 November

Safety and Health in Agriculture

Belgium ratifies the Safety and Health in Agriculture Convention, 2001 (No. 184)

Important, the prevention of lung diseases in Indonesia

Around 45 Pulmonologists (medical doctors who specialize in lung diseases) gathered in Jakarta to participate in the ILO Classification of Radiographs of Pneumoconiosis Workshop from 9 to 13 November in Jakarta.

Ready Made Garment Sector

Safety inspections for targeted Bangladesh export-oriented RMG factories complete

The Government of Bangladesh has completed the inspection phase of its efforts to assess exporting ready-made garment (RMG) factories for structural, fire and electrical safety with emphasis now switching to remediation.

Preventing lung occupational diseases in Indonesia

Occupational deaths and injuries and work-related diseases take a particularly heavy toll in developing countries, including Indonesia.

Workers' organizations

Improving workplace safety in the Republic of Moldova

A recently completed project has contributed to a better workplace safety in the Republic of Moldova by improving the knowledge base of Moldovan workers on occupational safety and health.

Global Forum on Workplace Compliance

Economic and Social Councils adopt declaration to promote workplace compliance

An international meeting in The Hague on workplace compliance concludes with a course of action for national social dialogue institutions.

Fundamental principles and rights at work

Boosting Workplace Compliance through Social Dialogue

Compliance goes beyond simply implementing the law at the workplace, yet this is a concept that often fails to trickle down the supply chain. Youcef Ghellab, Head of the ILO’s Social Dialogue and Tripartism Unit, explains what can be done to move...