News, articles and statements
January 2019
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Fishing Convention - C188
Thailand ratifies Work in Fishing Convention
30 January 2019
Thailand has committed itself to ensuring acceptable living and working conditions for fishers on board ships by ratifying the Work in Fishing Convention. It has become the first country in Asia to do so, which signals to other countries in the region to follow this move.
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© Mauro Pimentel / AFP 2024
Statement
Brazil dam collapse
28 January 2019
ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, has issued a statement following the collapse of a dam in the town of Brumadinho, Brazil. Around 300 people are missing, with the chances of finding survivors reported to be very low.
November 2018
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Tripartism and social dialogue
Safety and health in Peru’s construction sector - 25 kilos… not more!
13 November 2018
Peruvian trade unions and the ILO’s Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean are supporting an initiative to protect construction workers’ health.
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News
VZF holds successful global stakeholder event in Geneva
09 November 2018
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News
On the way to strengthening the national system of the Former Yugoslav Republic (FYR) of Macedonia
06 November 2018
FYR of Macedonia ratified the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No. 187) in 2012. The Ministry of Labour and Social Policy requested the ILO to elaborate a comparative analysis of the national legal and institutional framework on OSH and the requirements laid down in Convention No. 187.
October 2018
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Press release
9th China-International Forum on Work Safety held in Hangzhou
16 October 2018
On October 15 and 16, the ILO and Ministry of Emergency Management jointly co-hosted the 9th China – International Forum on work safety under the theme “Strengthen accident prevention and promote safe development”
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Our impact, their voices
Speaking Health and Safety to Millennials
03 October 2018
A Philippine youth champion finds an innovative way to improve her fellow millennials’ knowledge about occupational safety and health.
September 2018
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Vision Zero Fund
ILO trains boiler inspectors to improve safety in Myanmar factories
30 September 2018
If not properly maintained, industrial boilers can represent a serious threat to the safety and health of factory workers. The ILO’s Vision Zero Fund has been supporting the Myanmar Ministry of Industry to develop a new curriculum for boiler inspectors aimed at ensuring proper and regular maintenance and inspection.
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News
Livelihoods enhanced through labour-based road project
21 September 2018
The Department of National Roads, Bridges and Flood Control (DNRBFC) and ILO launched the first Trial Contracts for the Enhancing Rural Access – Agro Forestry Labour-Based Road Rehabilitation Project in the Baucau Municipality of Timor-Leste.
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Vision Zero Fund
Myanmar’s Shan State Department of Agriculture to roll out Occupational Safety and Health trainings in seven townships
11 September 2018
Twenty-five field officers from Myanmar Shan State’s Department of Agriculture were trained on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)-related topics common among ginger farmers, with the support of the ILO’s Vision Zero Fund (VZF). Shan’s Chief Minister U Linn Htut met the ILO VZF team and provided guidance and support to the efforts on enhancing OSH among farmers in Shan as a way to access more and better markets for their produce.
August 2018
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News
How Can Workers' Compensation Systems Promote Occupational Safety and Health? Stakeholder Views on Policy and Research Priorities
31 August 2018
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News
Kyrgyz Youth Join Red Card to Child Labour Global Campaign
13 August 2018
Participants to the Third Youth Education Camp “Zhazh Bulak” joined the Red Card to Child Labour global campaign launched for the first time back in 2012 under a joint initiative of the International Labour Organization and International Federation of Association Football (FIFA).
July 2018
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International labour standards
First fishing vessel detained under ILO Fishing Convention
17 July 2018
Convention to improve working conditions for fishers on commercial fishing vessels shows its teeth.
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Social Security
South-South and Triangular Cooperation for strengthening workplace injury compensation system in Pakistan
16 July 2018
ILO Country Office in Islamabad organised a one-day Consultation gathering National Social Security Institutions, relevant Departments and Organisations, and four provincial ESSI representatives to discuss the challenges and develop the province-specific strategy to reform Pakistan Social Security System.
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© Ihor Yosypiv 2024
Safety at work
How the ILO helps prevent mining accidents in Ukraine
09 July 2018
Ukraine is among the countries with the highest rates of work accidents in mines. Therefore, the ILO trains miners on the prevention of accidents in the industry.
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Vision Zero Fund
Myanmar ginger farmers trained on safer and healthier practices
06 July 2018
A group of 35 ginger famers and government officials from Myanmar’s Shan State received a week-long training to help reduce the health risks associated with their workplace and improve their agricultural practices.
June 2018
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Watch
Myanmar: ILO makes ginger farming safer and more productive
29 June 2018
In Myanmar’ Shan State, ginger represents an important means of livelihood for hundreds of farmers. Working long hours under the blazing sun, farmers seldom protect themselves from the risks the fields expose them to. To address the various health risks associated with agricultural practices and maximize cropping, the ILO Vision Zero Fund project is working with farmers and their communities to equip them with better information on occupational safety and health (OSH) and the safe use of agrochemicals.
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© Ihor Yosypiv 2024
Impact stories
How the ILO helps to prevent mining accidents in Ukraine
22 June 2018
Ukraine is among the countries with the highest rates of work accidents in mines. Therefore the ILO trains miners on the prevention of accidents in the industry.
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Our impact, their voices
The reality of violence at work in Madagascar
19 June 2018
While workplace violence can differ depending on a country’s development level, the most common forms occur everywhere. In the poorest countries, unacceptable practices are often exacerbated by poverty. We looked at the situation in Madagascar.
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Our impact, their voices
Poverty leads children from Madagascar to work in dangerous conditions
12 June 2018
World Day Against Child Labour focuses this year on hazardous child labour and safe work for youth of legal working age. Almost half of the 152 million victims of child labour – 73 million – toil in hazardous work. In Madagascar, children in child labour in brickmaking and in domestic work, are among those who need to be protected.