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Implementing Occupational Safety and Health Standards Globally:

Programme, Information and Speakers

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ILO – International Labour Standards

The ILO's supervisory bodies regularly examine the application of International Labour standards in ILO member States.
http://www.ilo.org/global/What_we_do/InternationalLabourStandards/lang--en/index.htm

Bureau for Employer's Activities (ACT/EMP)

Employers' organisations represent a key asset in any society: its enterprises. Successful enterprises are at the heart of any strategy to create employment and improve living standards.
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/actemp/index.htm

Bureau for Workers' Activities (ACTRAV)

The Mandate of the Bureau for Workers' Activities is to strengthen representative, independent and democratic trade unions in all countries, to enable them to play their role effectively in protecting workers' rights.
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/actrav/index.htm

International Programme on Safety and Health at Work and the Environment (SafeWork)

SafeWork aims to create worldwide awareness of the dimensions and consequences of work-related accidents, injuries and diseases; to place the health and safety of all workers on the international agenda; and to stimulate and support practical action at all levels. With this in mind, the programme will launch ground-breaking research, statistical work and media-related activities, and will support national action through a global programme of technical assistance.
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/safework/

Labour Administration and Labour Inspection (LAB/ADMIN)

LAB/ADMIN pursues technical assistance and technical cooperation programmes with a view to assisting the ILO constituents, in particular Ministries of Labour and labour administration/inspection systems, to play a crucial role as their functions include improvement of working conditions, compliance with labour legislation, prevention and settlement of labour disputes, promoting tripartism, transparency and fluidity of the labour market, and development of adequate vocational training systems.
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/labadmin/about/index.htm

ILO Berlin

The ILO’s German office, located in Berlin, is concentrating its work on the following issues: German and European labour market policies in a globalized economy; the creation of decent work including social protection and workers’ safety; the implementation of the core labour standards and the responsibilities of government bodies and companies in this process; and the connection of employment and ecology (“Green Jobs Initiative”).

Activities include media outreach, liaison with government offices, as well as consultations and conferences with the social partners, government representatives, the corporate and the scientific community.
http://www.ilo.org/public/german/region/eurpro/bonn/index.htm

Health and Life at Work: A Basic Human Right

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World Day for Safety and Health at Work

Link to the website:
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/safework/worldday/index.htm

Message of Juan Somavia, Director-General of the International Labour Office on the occasion of World Day for Safety and Health at Work.

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Seoul Declaration

The most recent international instrument for OSH is the Seoul Declaration on Safety and Health at Work, signed at the Safety and Health Summit on 29 June 2008. Three paradigms are stated in the Seoul Declaration: OSH is a common responsibility taken on by every societal player, OSH requires a fundamental conceptual shift towards the creation of a culture enhancing workers’ well being, away from responsive activities, and OSH policies, strategies and programs must be shaped to fully reflect a commitment to preventive measures.
http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/
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