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October 2021
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Video
Improving Safety and Health in Supply Chains
01 October 2021
The United Nations Global Compact, in collaboration with the International Labour Organization has identified Nine Key Business Practices for Improving Safety and Health through Supply Chains.
April 2020
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COVID-19 and Safety and health at work
COVID-19 and the new meaning of safety and health at work
30 April 2020
In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, occupational safety and health takes on even greater importance. It is a core aspect of decent work, and as such, it should be universally guaranteed. Yet, too many work accidents still take place every year.
July 2017
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Occupational Safety and Health
New ILO Project aims to reduce work accidents and occupational diseases in Ukrainian mines
13 July 2017
ILO News talked to Kenichi Hirose, Senior Social Protection Specialist, ILO-Budapest, and Iryna Peksheva, National Project Coordinator, Kyiv, about a new ILO project aimed at improving safety and health for Ukrainian miners. In June, they visited three mines to assess safety and identify areas for priority action.
April 2017
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World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2017
"Accurate data will help to save lives"
28 April 2017
"Countries that have good data will be better placed to fulfil their commitment to implement and report on the global plan of action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all under the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development," says ILO Director-General on World Day for Safety and Health at Work on 28th April.
September 2016
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Occupational safety
Statement by Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, in response to Tampaco Foils Limited fire in Bangladesh
12 September 2016
"The ILO is ready to further support Bangladesh’s efforts to ensure the safety of its workers," says ILO Director-General Guy Ryder.
May 2016
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ILO Statement
ILO to coordinate compensation process for victims of Ali Enterprises’ tragedy
26 May 2016
The ILO will facilitate compensation for workers injured in a 2012 factory fire in Karachi, Pakistan.
August 2015
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Occupational accident insurance system for Bangladesh
Lessons from Rana Plaza: Germany and the ILO support Bangladesh in setting up an occupational accident insurance system
27 August 2015
In conjunction with the International Labour Organization, Germany is supporting Bangladesh in the area of occupational safety and health, specifically in setting up a statutory accident insurance system.
August 2013
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Bangladesh
The Rana Plaza building collapse… 100 days on
05 August 2013
A number of initiatives have been launched in response to the Rana Plaza building collapse in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which expand upon ILO action following previous accidents in the country. The Director of the ILO Office in Dhaka, Srinivas B. Reddy, explains what these initiatives are and the steps that have been taken on the ground.
April 2013
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Publication
Questions and Answers on the prevention of occupational diseases
28 April 2013
July 2008
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Publication
Shining a light of hope: Occupational safety and health in the informal economy. Hundreds of millions of workers worldwide suffer from work-related diseases and accidents.
09 July 2008
The ILO estimates that hundreds of millions of workers worldwide suffer from work-related diseases and accidents, the poorest and the least protected being the worst sufferers. Bringing occupational safety and health to those working and living in the informal economy represents a particular challenge as this report from the slums of Pune in India shows.