News, articles and statements on occupational safety and health
September 2013
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ILO, partners aim to improve conditions in Bangladeshi garment industry
23 September 2013
In New York, the ILO has signed new agreements with the Netherlands and the UK to respond to recent accidents in Bangladesh.
June 2013
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South Africa ratifies four international labour Conventions
21 June 2013
The Government of the Republic of South Africa deposited with the International Labour Office the instrument of ratification of four international labour Conventions, the Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No.81), the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006), the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188), and the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189).
May 2013
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European Commission and European Parliament support ILO activities in Bangladesh
31 May 2013
EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht, in an address to the European Parliament (EP), welcomed ILO activities in Bangladesh and underlined the importance of international labour standards and the value of ILO-EC cooperation in the field of improving occupational safety and health worldwide.
March 2013
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It’s time to improve work safety
15 March 2013
Viet Nam is lagging behind many other countries, including most of its neighbours, in occupational safety and health, said Vice Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Bui Hong Linh. According to the ministry, 606 workers died in work-related accidents last year in Viet Nam, almost 10 per cent increase against 2011.
September 2012
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Pakistani factory fire highlights lack of workplace safety measures, says ILO
12 September 2012
More needs to be done to protect workers’ safety and health, the ILO says, as Pakistan mourns the deaths of hundreds of workers in a garment factory fire in Karachi.
August 2012
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South Africa could do more for miners, says ILO mining specialist
24 August 2012
The killings of more than 30 workers in the Marikana platinum mine have put the spotlight on working conditions in South Africa’s mining industry.
June 2012
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Singapore Ratifies the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No. 187)
11 June 2012
The Government of Singapore deposited the instrument of ratification for the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No. 187) with the International Labour Office on 11 June 2012. Singapore is the 23rd member State to ratify the Convention.
October 2011
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Labour inspectors undergo ILO OSH training
19 October 2011
Labour inspectors of the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Jamaica, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago will undergo training on occupational safety and health by the International Labour Office (ILO) for the Caribbean
June 2011
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ILO hosts OSHE training workshop for OECS labour inspectors
21 June 2011
The Workshop is one of the activities of the ILO's Programme on Occupational Safety and Health and Environment (OSHE) in the Caribbean which was initiated in January 2011.
April 2011
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Chile ratifies ILO Convention 187 on the promotional framework for Occupational Safety and Health
27 April 2011
The Government of Chile has delivered to the International Labour Organization the instrument of ratification of ILO Convention No. 187 concerning the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health.
December 2010
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ILO and EU to launch new project on improving safety and health at work
02 December 2010
Responding to a pressing need to improve the safety and health of workers, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the European Union are launching a new project aimed at reducing occupational accidents and diseases in six countries in Eastern Europe (Ukraine and Moldova), Africa (Zambia and Malawi) and Central America (Honduras and Nicaragua).
April 2008
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ILO and US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health agree to cooperate on expanding safety and health at work
23 April 2008
The Programme on Safety and Health at Work and the Environment (SafeWork) of the International Labour Office (ILO) and the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) today signed an agreement aimed at expanding safety and health in the workplace.
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Luxembourg ratifies 20 ILO Instruments including 15 in the field of occupational safety and health
08 April 2008
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has ratified 20 Instruments of the International Labour Organization – 18 conventions and 2 protocols, most of which are related to occupational safety and health. A combined ratification of such magnitude is relatively rare in the history of the ILO. As a result, Luxembourg has now ratified a hundred ILO Instruments.
March 2008
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ILO Convention No. 187 on occupational safety and health to come into force following ratification by the Republic of Korea
13 March 2008
The Republic of Korea has recently ratified a new ILO Convention, the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health, Convention No. 187. This ratification will bring this important international labour standard designed to promote a “preventive safety and health culture” into force in the next 12 months.