All publications: occupational safety and health

Joint WHO/ILO briefing note for workers and employers

Ebola Virus Disease: Occupational safety and health

This briefing note is based on the existing WHO and ILO guides and recommendations for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) at the time of the publication. It will be updated as new information and recommendations become available.

XX World Congress on Safety and Health at Work 2014: Global Forum for Prevention

Safety and Health at Work: A Vision for Sustainable Prevention

The aim of this report is to review what is currently being done to promote sustainable prevention globally and to encourage greater participatory efforts to achieve safer and healthier workplaces.

Labour law, the business environment and growth of micro and small enterprises - India

Part of a series of four country studies commissioned by the ILO to research the impact of labour laws and the cost of regularization on entrepreneurs’ decisions to formalize their business.

HealthWISE - Work Improvement in Health Services

HealthWISE is a practical, participatory quality improvement tool for health facilities. The HealthWISE package consists of an Action Manual and a Trainers' Guide to combine action and learning. Topics include occupational safety and health,...

WSH 2018

A national strategy for workplace safety and health in Singapore

The tripartite partners and key stakeholders in workplace safety and health acknowledge their role in the enhancement and implementation of Workplace Safety and Health 2018: A National Strategy for Workplace Safety and Health in Singapore (WSH...

The world’s knowledge base on national OSH legislation

LEGOSH database: Promotional leaflet

LEGOSH provides an overview and analysis of the current national occupational safety and health (OSH) regulatory frameworks worldwide and compiles the wealth of legislation related to this topic.

World Social Protection Report 2014-15: Building economic recovery, inclusive development and social justice

This report presents the latest social security trends and provides information on social protection systems, coverage, benefits and expenditures in more than 190 countries.

2014. The ILO in Latin America and The Caribbean. Advances and Perspectives.

This third annual report on progress and perspectives of the ILO in Latin America and the Caribbean, prepared by the ILO Regional Office, is a continuation of the ones published in June 2012 and June 2013. Taken together, the three documents show...

World Day for Safety and Health at Work

Safety and health in the use of chemicals at work

This report for the 2014 celebration of the World Day for Safety and Health at Work reviews the current situation regarding the use of chemicals and their impact in workplaces and the environment, including various national, regional, and...

Project fact sheet

Improving Working Conditions in the Ready-Made Garment Sector

Improving Working Conditions in the Ready-Made Garment Sector (RMGP) Programme In Bangladesh is an initiative of the Government of Bangladesh, implemented by International Labour Organization and funded by Canada, Kingdom of the Netherlands and the...

Second edition

Ergonomic checkpoints in agriculture: Practical and easy-to-implement solutions for improving safety, health and working conditions

This manual presents practical solutions for improvements in agricultural work and rural life from an ergonomics point of view. The checkpoints it lists are intended to be used as a means to improve existing working and living conditions, for better...

HealthWISE - Work Improvement in Health Services - Action Manual

HealthWISE is a practical, participatory quality improvement tool for health facilities. The HealthWISE package consists of an Action Manual and a Trainers' Guide to combine action and learning. The Chinese translation was prepared by the National...

HealthWISE - Work Improvement in Health Services - Action Manual

HealthWISE is a practical, participatory quality improvement tool for health facilities. It encourages workers and managers to work together to improve workplaces and practices with low-cost solutions. Topics include occupational safety and health,...

HealthWISE - Work Improvement in Health Services - Trainers' Guide

HealthWISE is a practical, participatory quality improvement tool for health facilities. The Trainers' Guide accompanies the Action Manual- combining action and learning. Topics include occupational safety and health, personnel management and...

Working conditions

Employment practices and working conditions in Thailand’s fishing sector

The report, based on the largest survey of working conditions in the Thai fishing sector to date, has been compiled by the ILO’s tripartite project to protect migrant workers within and from the Greater Mekong Subregion and the Asian Research Center...

Can Better Working Conditions Improve the Performance of SMEs? An international literature review

This research has been commissioned by the International Labour Office (ILO) as a contribution to the Global Product 154 and the Area of Critical Importance, Productivity and working conditions in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs).

Implementation of the decent work agenda in West Africa : results of activities of the Decent Work Technical Support Team

This report presents the achievements of the Decent Work Technical support team for West Africa and Country Office for Senegal, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Togo...

Implementation of the decent work agenda in West Africa : results of activities of the Decent Work Technical Support Team

This report presents the achievements of the Decent Work Technical support team for West Africa and Country Office for Senegal, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Togo...

From the crisis towards decent and safe jobs in Central Asia and Southern Caucasus (Final Evaluation Summary)

Project RER/09/05/FIN - Evaluation Consultant: Alex Kuzmin

Brochure

Building a preventative safety and health culture

A guide to the Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155), its 2002 Protocol and the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No. 187)