WORLD DAY FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK
"a Safe and Healthy Working Environment as a Fundamental Principle and Right at Work."
The World Day for Safety and Health at Work is celebrated every year on April 28. This year, the theme chosen by the International Labour Organization (ILO) focuses on the inclusion of “a safe and healthy working environment” as a fundamental principle and right at work.
The constitutional principle of the International Labour Organization (ILO) on the protection of workers' safety and health was strongly reaffirmed in June 2022, when the International Labour Conference (ILC), at its 110th Session, approved the Resolution on the inclusion of “a safe and healthy working environment” in the ILO's framework of fundamental principles and rights at work. This historic decision, expressed and supported by the ILO constituents (governments; employers' and workers' organizations), reveals a renewed collective commitment to the protection of life and health at work.
The resolution recognizes the Convention (No. 155) on Occupational Safety and Health, 1981, and the Convention (No. 187) on the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health, 2006, as fundamental conventions, embodying the fifth category of fundamental principles and rights at work.
All member states, even if they have not ratified these two fundamental conventions on occupational safety and health (OSH), now have the solemn duty, arising from their membership in the Organization, to respect, promote, and realize, in good faith and in accordance with the Constitution, the principles concerning the fundamental rights that are the subject of these conventions, including the right to a safe and healthy working environment.
Today, April 28, a webinar will take place from 12:30 PM to 4:30 PM on the Zoom platform, for experts and constituents to discuss the implications of the Resolution on the inclusion of “A safe and healthy environment” in the ILO's Framework of Fundamental Principles and Rights, approved in 2022, at the 110th session of the International Labour Conference.
Register for the webinar HERE.
