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ILO and Singapore agree continuation of efforts to support decent work across ASEAN region
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ILO and Singapore agree continuation of efforts to support decent work across ASEAN region

Malaysia ratifies the Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155)
Ratification ceremony of Convention No. 155 on 11 June 2024: Mr Steven Sim, Minister of Human Resources of Malaysia and Gilbert F. Houngbo, Director-General of the ILO

Malaysia ratifies the Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155)

Spain ratifies key occupational safety and health standards for construction and agriculture
Ratification ceremony of Conventions Nos. 167 and 184 on 11 June 2024: Yolanda Díaz, Second Vice-President and Minister of Labour and Social Economy of Spain, and Gilbert F. Houngbo, Director-General of the ILO

Spain ratifies key occupational safety and health standards for construction and agriculture

Sao Tome and Principe strengthens its commitment to the ILO with the ratification of three Conventions
Ratification ceremony of Conventions Nos. 102, 158 and 187 on 7 June 2024: Mr Celsio Rodrigues da Vera Cruz Junqueira, Labour and Solidarity Minister of Sao Tome and Principe, and Gilbert F. Houngbo, Director-General of the ILO

Sao Tome and Principe strengthens its commitment to the ILO with the ratification of three Conventions

Saudi Arabia ratifies the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No. 187)
Ratification ceremony of Convention No. 187 on 4 June 2024: Mr H.E. Eng. Ahmad bin Sulaiman AlRajhi, Minister of Human Resources and Social Development of Saudi Arabia  and Gilbert F. Houngbo, Director-General of the ILO

International Labour Standards

Saudi Arabia ratifies the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No. 187)

Samoa ratifies two important ILO Conventions
Ratification ceremony of Conventions Nos. 187 and 190 on 31 May 2024: M. Leota Laki Lamositele Sio, the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Labour of Samoa and Gilbert F. Houngbo, DG of the ILO

Conventions Nos. 187 and 190

Samoa ratifies two important ILO Conventions

ILO concludes Recognition of Prior Learning programme in collaboration with the Vocational Training Corporation in Jordan
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ILO concludes Recognition of Prior Learning programme in collaboration with the Vocational Training Corporation in Jordan

Recommendations for health and safety amidst heatwaves
A rickshaw driver washing his face with water at a roadside water pipeline during heatwave weather in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on April 27, 2024

Occupational safety and health

Recommendations for health and safety amidst heatwaves

Reflections on Bangladesh's progress on safety and health at work
A Bangladeshi man in protective gear shows thumbs up sign

Statement

Reflections on Bangladesh's progress on safety and health at work

Ensuring safety and health at work in a changing climate
Climate change is having serious impacts on the safety and health of workers. © Nguyễn ViệtThanh/ILO

Ensuring safety and health at work in a changing climate

Safety dialogue empowers small-scale banana farmers
female worker in banana processing

Safety dialogue empowers small-scale banana farmers

It's World Day of safety and health at work!
Textile workers in Romania

It's World Day of safety and health at work!

Indonesia launches its five-year national occupational safety and health programme 2024-2029
Launch of the Indonesia's National OSH Programme with the Minister of Manpower

Press release

Indonesia launches its five-year national occupational safety and health programme 2024-2029

Climate change creates a ‘cocktail’ of serious health hazards for 70 per cent of the world’s workers
Workers in the heat and fumes of chemical products in the street

OSH and climate change

Climate change creates a ‘cocktail’ of serious health hazards for 70 per cent of the world’s workers

New ILO report to reveal dangerous and long-lasting effects of climate change on workers’ health and safety
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Media Advisory

New ILO report to reveal dangerous and long-lasting effects of climate change on workers’ health and safety

Namibia launches a National Coordination Mechanism for decent work in the fisheries sector.
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Namibia launches a National Coordination Mechanism for decent work in the fisheries sector.

Bulgaria renews its commitment to the promotion of occupational safety and health
Ratification ceremony of Conventions Nos. 155 and 187, 2 April 2024:  H.E. Ambassador Yuri Sterk, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Bulgaria to the UN Office and other International Organisations in Geneva and Gilbert F. Houngbo, DG of the ILO

Occupational Safety and Health

Bulgaria renews its commitment to the promotion of occupational safety and health

Launch of the first global strategic compliance plan in Abidjan
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Launch of the first global strategic compliance plan in Abidjan

Call for expression of interest for a needs assessment in Uganda
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Call for expressions of interest

Call for expression of interest for a needs assessment in Uganda

Women fishers promote safety, boost productivity
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Women fishers promote safety, boost productivity