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ILO Webinar in collaboration with the WHO
Healthy and Safe Teleworking beyond the COVID-19 pandemic
This webinar will present the findings and suggestions from the new technical brief on healthy and safe teleworking, jointly developed by the WHO and ILO.
The speakers will discuss the health benefits and risks of teleworking and the changes needed to accommodate the shift towards different forms of remote work arrangements brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and the digital transformation of work. They will also discuss the responsibilities of governments, employers, and workers in this regard.
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have emphasized the health benefits and risks of teleworking and the changes needed to accommodate the shift towards different forms of remote work arrangements brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and the digital transformation of work.
A new technical brief on healthy and safe teleworking, published by the two UN agencies, outlines the health benefits and risks of teleworking and the changes needed to accommodate the shift towards different forms of remote work arrangements brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and the digital transformation of work.
This webinar, organized by the ILO, in collaboration with the WHO, will present the findings and suggestions from the new technical brief on healthy and safe teleworking, jointly developed by the WHO and ILO.
The speakers will discuss the health benefits and risks of teleworking and the changes needed to accommodate the shift towards different forms of remote work arrangements brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and the digital transformation of work. They will also discuss the responsibilities of governments, employers, and workers in this regard.
Speakers
Kris de Meester, First Advisor, Federation of Enterprises in Belgium Benjamin Parton, UNI Global Union Ivan Ivanov, Occupational and Workplace Health, WHO Ruth Wilkinson, Head of Health and Safety, IOSH Yonah Amster, Consultant, WHO Najati Ghosheh, Legal Advisor, INWORK, ILO Joaquim Pintado Nunes, Branch Chief, LABADMIN/OSH, ILO Manal Azzi, OSH Team Lead, LABADMIN/OSH, ILO
