All publications: occupational safety and health

Living and working conditions in inland navigation in Europe

This study explores various aspects of the inland navigation in the European region, addressing all the essential aspects in relation to the working and living conditions of the crews, including relevant laws and regulations, occupational safety and...

Employment Injury Insurance in the Republic of Moldova: Options for contribution rates

Employment injury compensation is closely related with occupational safety and health. In order to reduce work accidents and occupational diseases, it is indispensable to create positive synergies between compensation and prevention. One of the...

Restructuring the Employment Injury Insurance System in Serbia: Further analysis of reform options

This publication summarizes the current provisions of employment injury benefits in Serbia and provides an overview of the social security benefits against accidents and sicknesses for work-related and general cases. It also presents the analysis...

National Tripartite Social Dialogue: An ILO guide for improved governance

This guide is part of the ILO’s effort to respond to the demand from ILO member States for technical support in the field of establishing or strengthening mechanisms for tripartite social dialogue at the policy level in line with international...

10 Keys for gender sensitive OSH practice – Guidelines for gender mainstreaming in occupational safety and health

Explains how to integrate gender issues into the analyses, formulation and monitoring of policies, programmes and preventive measures in order to reduce inequalities between men and women in occupational safety and health (OSH).

The Impact of Employment on HIV Treatment Adherence

In 2013 the ILO commissioned a team of independent researchers, managed by the ILO HIV and AIDS and the World of Work Branch (ILOAIDS) to assess the evidence on the relationship between the employment status of people living with HIV and their...

Education Sector in Jordan

A study on the gender pay gap in the private education sector in Jordan

The working paper covers the gender pay gap in the private education sector in Jordan and provides empirical evidence on a sector that is highly feminized.

Make it visible: Occupational Diseases - Recognition, compensation and prevention

Leaflet for the ILO International Safety and Health Conference 2013

Conference background, programme, list of participants and biographies.

Independent evaluation of the ILO's strategy on occupational safety and health: Workers and enterprises benefit from improved safety and...

Although the focus of this evaluation is on the strategy, it also analyses the effectiveness and efficiency of the organizational structure established by the Office to support the implementation of the global occupational safety and health (OSH)...

Independent evaluation of the ILO's strategy on occupational safety and health: Workers and enterprises benefit from improved safety and...

Volume II is accesible online only and contains annexes 3,4 which are case studies on Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia and Viet Nam

Labour administration reforms in China

This timely volume provides a unique and comprehensive overview of the evolution of labour administration in China and details the recent reforms of its legislation and institutions. It gives a clear explanation of the principles and practical...

Joint Action Plan for Promoting Workplace Safety and Health in Sindh

A collaborative Plan of Action of Labour Department - Government of Sindh, Employers Federation of Pakistan and Pakistan Workers Federation, in collaboration with ILO.

Rural policy briefs

Promoting rural development through occupational safety and health

Most people in rural areas face particularly poor and hazardous working conditions coupled with a lack of social protection. Integrated approaches that include promoting rural workers’ health and safety are fundamental to ensure decent and...

Malawi national occupational safety and health programme 2011-2016

Moving towards zero accidents and diseases at work. The purpose of the National Programme on Occupational Safety and Health (NOSHP) is to guide a systematic and coordinated approach to strengthen a National System on Occupational Safety and Health...

Labour inspection and undeclared work in the EU

The purpose of this study is to consider the role that national labour inspection systems in the EU have as part of a strategic policy response to undeclared work. It was coordinated by the ILO’s Labour Administration and Inspection Programme...

2nd National Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)Programme: Lao PDR 2011-2015

The 2nd National Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Programme, Lao PDR for the years 2011-2015(2011). The Programme is available in Lao and English.

National Policy on Safety, Health and Environment at Workplace

National Policy on Safety, Health and Environment at Workplace, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India (2009)

Occupational Safety and Health Master Plan for Malaysia 2015

Occupational Safety and Health Master Plan for Malaysia 2015 (OSH-MP 15)

Environmentally sustainable construction in Philippines' social housing sector

This fact sheet presents how the employment model in sustainable construction, developed through the Green Jobs in Asia project, established a strategy for the creation of green jobs in the Philippines.

Promoting green jobs through the inclusion of informal waste pickers in Chile

This factsheet summarizes ILO's experience in providing technical assistance to an inter-ministerial taskforce, responsible for designing a public policy for the inclusion of informal waste pickers into the waste management sector.