Global dialogue on safety and health at work in response to emergencies and crises
Virtual discussion on the importance of anticipating, preparing and responding to crises: invest now in resilient occupational safety and health, in the context of COVID-19.
Follow the discussion with the ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder and a panel of global leaders on how to strengthen occupational safety and health systems at the national level.
The 2021 World Day for Safety and Health at Work calls on leveraging the main elements of national OSH systems, highlighting how each element is of equal significance and relevancy when facing these challenges.
Recognizing that a robust national OSH system safeguards lives and livelihoods, it is imperative to have OSH systems well-resourced and robust enough in order to better pre-empt the impacts, tackle the challenges head on, provide resiliency to the world of work, and indirectly positively affecting public health.
The ILO Director General, Guy Ryder and a panel of global leaders and senior representatives from governments, employers and workers’ organizations will provide perspectives and showcase how investing in OSH, both programmatically and financially, contributes to a stronger infrastructure at the national level which is prepared to respond to crises such as COVID-19 and similar events.
Speakers at the Event:
Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General Owen Tudor, ITUC Deputy General Secretary Roberto Suarez Santos, Secretary-General, IOE Marty Walsh, Secretary of Labor, United States Gisèle Ranampy, Minister of Labour, Employment, Social Services and Social Law, Madagascar Vedat Bilgin, Minister of Labour and Social Security, Turkey
Jeannette Galanis, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor, United States Silas Sng, Commissioner for Workplace Safety and Health, Ministry of Manpower, Singapore Maria Fernanda Campos, Inspector-General, Authority for Working Conditions, Portugal Selçuk Yasar, Head of International Collaboration Unit, DGOSH, Turkey Kris De Meester, Senior Advisor, Belgium Federation of Employers Maureen Onyia, Head of Occupational Health and Safety, Nigeria Labour Congress, Nigeria Jerson Razafimanantsoa, Director-General of Labour and Social, Madagascar
Joaquim Nunes, Branch Chief, LABADMIN/OSH Manal Azzi, Senior OSH Specialist and Coordinator of the World Day report and campaign
Closing statement: Vera Paquete-Perdigão, Director, GOVERNANCE, ILO
Moderator: Femi Oke, Journalist and Moderate the Panel Co-Founder
