Occupational safety and health in agriculture, on plantations, and in other rural sectors
14 October 2015
International labour standards
- C155 - Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155)
- R164 - Occupational Safety and Health Recommendation, 1981 (No. 164)
- C187 - Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No. 187)
- R197 - Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Recommendation, 2006 (No. 197)
- C161 - Occupational Health Services Convention, 1985 (No. 161)
- R171 - Occupational Health Services Recommendation, 1985 (No. 171)
- C184 - Safety and Health in Agriculture Convention, 2001 (No. 184)
- R192 - Safety and Health in Agriculture Recommendation, 2001 (No. 192)
- C129 - Labour Inspection (Agriculture) Convention, 1969 (No. 129)
- R133 - Labour Inspection (Agriculture) Recommendation, 1969 (No. 133)
- C110 - Plantations Convention, 1958 (No. 110)
- R110 - Plantations Recommendation, 1958 (No. 110)
Codes of practice
- Safety and health in agriculture
- Guide to health and hygiene in agricultural work
- Safety and health in agricultural work
- Safe operation of tractors
- HIV/AIDS and the world of work
Guide
Training programme
Training materials
- Ergonomic checkpoints in agriculture: Practical and easy-to-implement solutions for improving safety, health and working conditions in agriculture
- Safety and health in the use of agrochemicals: A guide
- Protecting your health and business from animal influenza: action manual for farmers and workers
- Protecting your health and business from avian influenza: Action manual for farmers and poultry workers
- Health, safety and environment: A series of trade union education manuals for agricultural workers
Good practices
Working paper
Occupational Safety and Health Series
- No. 67 - Occupational lung diseases: prevention and control
- No. 63 - The organization of first aid in the workplace
- No. 59 - Maximum weights in load lifting and carrying
- No. 39 - Occupational cancer: prevention and control
- No. 38 - Safe use of pesticides: Guidelines
- No. 34 - Migrant workers - occupational safety and health
Labour Education
Child labour
- Information portal: Child labour in agriculture
- Report: Children in hazardous work: What we know, what we need to do
- Article: The impact of pesticide exposure on child labourers in agriculture
- Resources: OSH and hazardous work of children in agriculture
- Toolkit: Tackling hazardous child labour in agriculture: Guidance on policy and practice
- Manual: Rooting out child labour from cocoa farms: Safety and health hazards
Rural workers
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