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Safety and Health at Work

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A safe and healthy working environment is a fundamental principle and right at work. Thus, all Members have an obligation arising from the very fact of membership in the ILO to respect, to promote and to realize, in good faith and in accordance with the , the principles concerning this fundamental principle and right.

Despite this important decision and the significant progress in occupational safety and health (OSH), work-related accidents and diseases still occur too frequently, with devastating impacts on workers, enterprises and entire communities and economies. 
 

2.93 million

workers die each year as a result of work-related factors

395 million

workers worldwide sustain a non-fatal work injury each year

2.41 billion

workers are exposed to excessive heat each year

$361 billion

could be saved globally by implementing improved safety and health measures to prevent injuries from excessive heat in the workplace

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Climate change and excessive heat

Climate change and excessive heat

Impacts on occupational safety and health

Development Cooperation

Projects

ILO/Japan Fund for Building Social Safety Nets in Asia and the Pacific (SSN Fund)

Social safety nets

ILO/Japan Fund for Building Social Safety Nets in Asia and the Pacific (SSN Fund)

Safety + Health for All Plantation Workers in South Asia: Sri Lanka Component

Safety + Health for All Plantation Workers in South Asia: Sri Lanka Component

Normative instruments

  • The Occupational Safety and Health Convention (No. 155) and its Recommendation (No. 164)
  • The Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention (No. 187) and its Recommendation (No. 197)

More information

Publications

Key achievements of the Safety + Health for All Plantation Workers in Nepal project

Key achievements of the Safety + Health for All Plantation Workers in Nepal project

Assessment of the realization of the fundamental right to a safe and healthy working environment in the tea sector in Sri Lanka

Assessment of the realization of the fundamental right to a safe and healthy working environment in the tea sector in Sri Lanka

Assessment of the realization of the fundamental right to a safe and healthy working environment in the coconut sector in Sri Lanka

Assessment of the realization of the fundamental right to a safe and healthy working environment in the coconut sector in Sri Lanka

Training Courses

The International Training Centre of the ILO (ITC-Turin) provides a variety of free and paid courses online and in-person courses related to occupational safety and health.

Ongoing and upcoming events

News and articles

ILO and International Seabed Authority sign landmark agreement to protect human life and promote decent work
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ILO and International Seabed Authority sign landmark agreement to protect human life and promote decent work

Cooperatives promote decent work in Uganda's coffee supply chain
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Cooperatives promote decent work in Uganda's coffee supply chain

Global Strategy on Occupational Safety and Health 2024-2030 and plan of action for its implementation

Global Strategy on Occupational Safety and Health 2024-2030 and plan of action for its implementation

Following the inclusion of a safe and healthy working environment as a fundamental principle and right at work, the 91资源全集 endorsed the Global Strategy on Occupational Safety and health 2024-2030 and plan of action for its implementation.

Contact

Contact

Contact the Occupational Safety and Health and Working Environment Branch (OSHE) for more information.

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