SafeYouth@Work Project: Building a Generation of Safe and Healthy Workers
Every day, approximately 7,600 people die from occupational accidents or diseases and some one million people are injured on the job. Younger workers suffer the highest rate of work-related injuries, due to a lack of awareness of safety rules and worker rights, limited job skills and work experience, a lack of training in job tasks, hazard prevention or avoiding exposure to harmful agents, long working hours and unsuitable job assignments.
The ILO SafeYouth@Work project aimed to promote the occupational safety and health (OSH) of young workers, with a focus on those aged 15 to 24. SafeYouth@Work operated at a national systems level to build a sustainable and prevention-focused OSH culture. The US Department of Labor-funded project is a cornerstone of the ILO’s Safety + Health for All Flagship Programme.
The project aimed to improve performance in four strategic areas: OSH Data and Information including reporting of occupational accidents and diseases, OSH Law and Policy, OSH Capacity and OSH Knowledge and Awareness.
The ILO SafeYouth@Work project aimed to promote the occupational safety and health (OSH) of young workers, with a focus on those aged 15 to 24. SafeYouth@Work operated at a national systems level to build a sustainable and prevention-focused OSH culture. The US Department of Labor-funded project is a cornerstone of the ILO’s Safety + Health for All Flagship Programme.
The project aimed to improve performance in four strategic areas: OSH Data and Information including reporting of occupational accidents and diseases, OSH Law and Policy, OSH Capacity and OSH Knowledge and Awareness.