All news: occupational safety and health

Better Work Viet Nam Safety Fun Run 2013

More than 3,600 garment workers have participated in Better Work Vietnam’s annual Safety Fun Run at Lucky Square, New City of Binh Duong Province on Sunday morning, 5 May.

Workplace safety

Conclusions of the ILO's high level mission to Bangladesh

Joint statement issued by the tripartite partners at the conclusion of the ILO's high-level mission sent to Dhaka, Bangladesh, following the Rana Plaza Building collapse.

Labour Day

Statement by ILO Deputy Director General in Bangladesh on May Day 2013

by Mr. Gilbert Fossoun Houngbo, Deputy Director General of Field Operations and Partnerships

Freedom of association

First conference of labour organizations in Myanmar since freedom of association law

Hundreds of workers come together to mark first anniversary of Labour Organization Law.

Workplace safety

ILO sends high-level mission to Bangladesh following the Rana Plaza Building collapse

ILO Director-General Guy Ryder says it is time for horror and regret to translate into urgent action.

The Prevention of Occupational Diseases - Zimbabwe

In 2012 the Division of Occupational Health and Safety at the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) diagnosed 13 cases of pneumoconiosis. By the end of April 2013, the Division had diagnosed and recorded another thirteen (13) cases of the disease

World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2013

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has called for an “urgent and vigorous” global campaign to tackle the growing number of work-related diseases, which claim an estimated 2 million lives per year. The World Day for Safety and Health at Work...

OSH World day press release

ILO calls for urgent global action to fight occupational diseases

World Day for Safety and Health at Work

Video message by ILO Director-General Guy Ryder

Jordan moves to prevent fire risks in factories and dormitories

As part of the World Day for Safety and Health at Work, Better Work Jordan will hold meeting of key stakeholders to discuss fire risks at factories and migrant dormitories and ways to prevent them.

ILO calls for urgent global action to fight occupational diseases

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has called for an “urgent and vigorous” global campaign to tackle the growing number of work-related diseases, which claim an estimated 2 million lives per year.

World Day for Safety and Health at Work

ILO calls for urgent global action to fight occupational diseases

According to a new ILO report, prevention is key to tackling the growing number of work-related diseases, which claim an estimated 2 million lives per year.

ILO: Better Work Indonesia helps to stamp out fire risks in partner factories

When a fire tore through a footwear factory in Jakarta in 2010, four people died. They became trapped between the flames and a locked emergency exit. In Bangladesh, locked emergency exits were partly to blame for 112 fatalities during a massive...

Our goal is to ensure safe labour

On April 25-26 Astana hosted the third Kazakhstan International Occupational Safety and Health Conference and Exhibition KIOSH-2013.

Statement by Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore for the World Day for Safety and Health 2013

Singapore reaffirms its commitment to safety and health

World Safety Day - Prevention of Occupational Diseases and Best Practices in OSH

By Mr Donglin Li, Director, ILO Country Office for Sri Lanka and the Maldives

World Day for Safety and Health at Work

Fighting a slow and invisible killer

Rock quarries are among the most dangerous workplaces in Viet Nam. The International Labour Organization (ILO) is helping enhance self-inspection and training on occupational safety and health (OSH) to try to make work in the quarries healthier and...

Fire safety - Tripartite partners adopt National Tripartite Plan of Action on Fire Safety for the Ready-Made Garment Sector in Bangladesh

It’s time to improve work safety

Viet Nam is lagging behind many other countries, including most of its neighbours, in occupational safety and health, said Vice Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Bui Hong Linh. According to the ministry, 606 workers died in...

Swaziland

Getting across the message on male circumcision and HIV in the workplace

Many Swazi men have decided to get circumcised to reduce their risk of contracting HIV, after attending workplace information sessions organised by the ILO.