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Asbestos, asbestosis, and cancer – Helsinki Criteria for Diagnosis and Attribution 2014

The Consensus Report 'Asbestos, Asbestosis, and Cancer: Helsinki Criteria for Diagnosis and Attribution 2014' summarizes the current, up-to-date information on the methods for managing and eliminating asbestos-related diseases. The newly updated...

Putting workers’ safety first

The ILO advocates the principle of putting workers’ safety and health first. The ILO stands ready to provide continued support to the joint efforts of tripartite partners to prevent work-related accidents, injuries and diseases.

The gender dimension: Integrating the gender perspective in OSH policies

The increasing proportion of women in the workforce raises a range of gender-related questions about the different effects of work-related risks on men and women. If health promotion policies in the field of occupational safety and health (OSH) are...

ILO Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety

Selected articles on gender and occupational safety and health

New Report

Despite some progress, garment factories need to strengthen fire safety

The latest report by Better Work Vietnam showed that fire safety works in major garment factories in the South have yet to meet the national and international standards despite certain progress.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina officially opens Center of Excellence for Bangladesh Apparel Industries

DHAKA – H.E. Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh officially opened the Centre of Excellence for the Bangladesh Apparel Industries (CEBAI) during a ceremony held at the Dhaka Apparel Summit at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre,...

Occupational Safety and Health

Minya Quarries: Protecting the workers through information

Thousands of workers live in extreme conditions in Egypt’s stone quarries. The ILO’s Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ILO-ACTRAV) recently provided technical support for education and awareness-raising among the stone quarry workers of Minya on the...

Dissemination Event on Occupational Safety and Health

A dissemination event was held to share knowledge and experience on the initial roll out of the Joint Action Plan on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) and to gather feedback from key stakeholders on measures to effectively implement the action...

Decent Work Objectives

ILO to bolster international labour standards and occupational safety and health in Kuwait

The International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and International Organisation for Migration (IOM) sign a technical cooperation agreement to advance the work of Kuwait’s Public Authority for Manpower.

Labour Inspectors trained on follow up to BUET inspections in RMG sector

ILO stresses need for more systematic follow up to BUET RMG factory inspections The need for systematic and comprehensive follow up of fire and structural inspections of ready-made garment (RMG) factories by the Department of Inspections of...

Occupational Safety and Health

Finland joins ILO occupational safety and health programme

ILO Director-General Guy Ryder welcomes Finland’s support as a founding member for its new global OSH initiative.

Social security

Workplace injury insurance must be part of the Rana Plaza legacy

Gilbert Houngbo, ILO Deputy Director-General for Field Operations and Partnerships speaks about the lessons for Bangladesh from the Rana Plaza tragedy

322nd ILO Governing Body

Statement of the Officers of the Governing Body of the ILO concerning the outbreak of the Ebola virus disease

Labour rights

Cambodia takes first crucial step towards protecting entertainment workers

New ground-breaking regulation for entertainment workers in Cambodia marks the first attempt in the region to reduce widespread stigma and discrimination in the sector.

Occupational Safety and Health

France ratifies the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No. 187)

Convention No. 187 is one of the ILO’s essential instruments in safety and health at the workplace

Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

New safety and health guidelines to protect seafarers

Maritime occupational safety and health experts agree on guidelines to bolster the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006.

Kazakhstan ratifies ILO Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention

The President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, has signed the Law to ratify the ILO Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention No. 187.

Progress on labour rights and factory safety in Bangladesh, but ILO calls for further improvements

The Government of Bangladesh has made important progress to ensure labour rights and factory safety in the ready-made garment and knitwear industry in Bangladesh, but a lot of work still remains to be done.

Occupational safety and health

Government, workers' and employers' representatives agreed on the main elements of a roadmap on OSH in mines

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MoLSS), International Labour Organization (ILO), social partners and other relevant stakeholders discussed how risk assessments, compliance with national legislation, labour inspection and the social...

Media Advisory

ILO, EU, Bangladesh and US to take stock of achievements in Bangladesh

The European Commission, the ILO and the Governments of Bangladesh and the US hold a high-level meeting to take stock of progress made in terms of labour conditions in Bangladesh.