All publications: Chemicals and pharmaceuticals
Rapid Market Scoping of the Renewable and Solar Energy Sector in Jordan
Developed under the ILO’s Manzuma project in Jordan, funded by the Regional Development and Protection Programme (RDPP III), this report examines one of the key cross-cutting constraints identified across the project’s three priority sectors (food...
Market Systems Analysis of Priority Sectors for Inclusive Growth in Jordan: Food Industry, Food Services, and Chemicals
Developed under the ILO's Manzuma project and funded by Regional Development and Protection Programme (RDPP III), this Market Systems Analysis examines Jordan's food industries, food services and chemicals sectors to identify the structural...
Manzuma Sector Selection Study
This publication presents the evidence-based process used to identify the three priority sectors for the Manzuma project, funded by the Regional Development and Protection Programme (RDPP III) in Jordan. This sector selection study presents the...
Policy brief
The Global Framework on Chemicals: A World of Work Priority
The Global Framework on Chemicals (GFC), adopted in 2023, represents a global commitment to prevent, or where prevention is not feasible, minimize harm from chemicals and waste to human health and the environment throughout their life cycle. With...
Report for the Technical meeting (Geneva, 13–17 April 2026)
AI in manufacturing: Challenges and opportunities for promoting decent work, productivity and a just transition
Study
Rapid Skills Gap Assessment of selected industrial sectors- Syria
In partnership with the Chamber of Industries in Syria, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has conducted a Rapid Skills Gap Assessment to provide a comprehensive overview of workforce development challenges and opportunities in Syria’s...
Impacts for occupational safety and health
Chemical exposures in mining
Occupational exposure to chemicals in the mining sector continues to pose a major safety and health risk to workers globally.A number of toxic chemicals are commonly used in mining practices, including mercury, cyanide, sulfuric acid and solvents,...
Occupational safety and health
Occupational safety and health in a just transition
This policy brief is part of the ILO Just Transition Policy Briefs series and is intended to present the linkages between just transition and occupational safety and health (OSH), providing stakeholders with information and recommendations for...
Hazardous exposures to plastics in the world of work
Plastics are found in all aspects of modern life, including the world of work. Workers in numerous industries use plastics during the course of their work and may therefore be at risk of harmful chemical exposures, depending on the variety of...
Exposure to lead in the world of work: Impacts for occupational safety and health
Lead is a highly toxic heavy metal, whose widespread use in many industries has impacted the health of numerous workers globally. Exposure to this hazardous metal can severely damage body systems and organs, leading to disability, life-long...
Technical guidelines on biological hazards in the working environment
The objective of the Technical Guidelines on Biological Hazards adopted by the 346th Session of ILO’s Governing Body in November 2022 (GB.346/INS/17/3) is to provide governments, employers, workers, and their organizations with key principles for...
Impacts for occupational safety and health
Chemicals and climate change in the world of work
The impacts of climate change extend beyond the environment, impacting the world of work and posing significant challenges to the sound management of chemicals. This report examines the interconnectedness of climate change, chemicals and the world...
The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS)
Chemicals in Mining
Introduction to chemical safety in the world of work
Workplace level actions on chemical safety
Preventative measures for specific chemical hazards
Chemicals in agriculture
Routes of chemical exposure and health impacts
Mercury and OSH