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Global dialogue for safe and healthy work for all

From 20 to 23 September, high-level policy makers, workers, employers, activists, experts and decision-makers from 125 countries will explore critical occupational safety and health issues. Follow their debates and join the virtual ILO-ISSA world congress hosted this year by Canada.

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WHO/ILO: Almost 2 million people die from work-related causes each year

The first WHO/ILO global estimates on disease and injury in the workplace outline the level of preventable premature deaths due to exposure to work-related health risks.

• Report: WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-related Burden of Disease and Injury, 2000–2016
• Visualization of country-level disease burden, with gender and age breakdowns

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How to close the gender pay gap

On the eve of International Equal Pay Day 2021, the Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC) hosts a virtual panel gathering international leaders and key stakeholders from the world of work to share insights on how to ensure equal pay is at the heart of the COVID-19 crisis recovery efforts worldwide.

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Entrepreneurship skills for Venezuelan migrants and refugees

Well over five million Venezuelans have become refugees and migrants in recent years, the majority of whom are living in neighbouring countries in Latin America. ILO Chief technical advisor, María Olave, explains how the ILO has provided entrepreneurship training to Venezuelan migrants and refugees in Ecuador and Peru during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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