2011 World Day for Safety and Health at Work in Ukraine

The period before the World Day for Safety and Health at Work witnessed a number of events held in Ukraine in commemoration of the 28th of April. The events were widely covered by the media.

Events

Various events were organized and the media provided extensive coverage:

  • Thematic meetings on OSH;
  • Press conferences;
  • Telephone “hot lines”;
  • Radio and TV broadcasts;
  • Rewarding of the best employees in OSH sphere at national, regional and sectoral level;
  • Rewarding of the best enterprise in the OSH management sphere;
  • Designing of the “corners”, stands devoted to the World Day for Safety and Health at the enterprises;
  • Organization of the thematic fairs and sales and exhibitions.

Below are listed a number of links (in Ukrainian language) to events of the social partners, messages issued with the occasion of the Day, and press coverage.

Tripartite ceremonial meeting on safety and health at work - 28th of April, Kiev

In the framework of the press-conference devoted to the World Day for Safety and Health at Work, the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine and the State Service on Mining Supervision and Industrial Safety of Ukraine signed the Agreement on Cooperation:

Press conference organized by the Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine within the context of the EU - ILO Project

Press-release

Photos from the press-conference

Activities of the social partners

The speech of the Tripartite organizational committee on preparatory work dedicated to mark the World Day for Safety and Health at Work was addressed to the central and local executive bodies, trade unions and employers’ organizations, mass media and enterprises of Ukraine. It is published on many different web sites:

The planting trees activity was organized jointly with the State Service on Industrial Safety and Mining Supervision of Ukraine and the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine to commemorate the memory of workers killed or injured at work:

Commemoration of the memory of workers killed or injured at work in Lugansk Region

Messages on the World Day for Safety and Health at Work

Social partners:

Governmental bodies:

Message by Juan Somavia on the occasion of the World Day for Safety and Health at Work

Messages in Ukrainian mass media: