Safety and Health at Work
Against the background of Turkey’s international commitments under ILO Conventions, the ILO office in Ankara is managing a one year technical assistance project namely “Improving Occupational Health And Safety In Turkey Through Compliance With International Labour Standards” aimed at facilitating, in tripartite consultation, the national efforts to improve occupational safety and health, in particular in the areas of mining and construction. The assistance is provided in the context of national laws and regulations and the political and strategial framework drawn up by the Government and its tripartite constituents in the Occupational Safety and Health (III) National Policy Document and Action Plan (2014-2018).
The objective is to complement these frameworks with a concrete and operational Roadmap targeting efforts required to ensure an improved compliance with international commitments. In the context of this project, a major study has been commissioned from the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey on “Contractual arrangements in the mining sector in Turkey: Forms, extent, drivers, legal context and impact on OSH”. Furthermore, one of the initial events organized include celebrating the World OSH Day 28 April 2015 with the members of the National OSH council and invited specialists to discuss how better to promote a preventative safety and health culture in Turkey. Consultations are being pursued with the tripartite constituents on setting priorities for further action.
The objective is to complement these frameworks with a concrete and operational Roadmap targeting efforts required to ensure an improved compliance with international commitments. In the context of this project, a major study has been commissioned from the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey on “Contractual arrangements in the mining sector in Turkey: Forms, extent, drivers, legal context and impact on OSH”. Furthermore, one of the initial events organized include celebrating the World OSH Day 28 April 2015 with the members of the National OSH council and invited specialists to discuss how better to promote a preventative safety and health culture in Turkey. Consultations are being pursued with the tripartite constituents on setting priorities for further action.