Important week for Safety and Health at Work

This week is very important for Safety and Health at Work around the World. Today, 28th of April, is the “World Day for Safety and Health at Work”, this year with the theme "Managing Risk in the Work Environment". On this day, many events and conferences will take place around the world, and Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) will be under the spotlight, at least for one day.

On Thursday, we will celebrate 1st of May, an occasion to look back and see the many advances achieved in OSH in different countries.

However, recent tragedies like the one in Casablanca last week, with at least 55 workers dead, reminds us that there is still a lot to do to spread OSH around the world.

World Day against Child Labour

In line with the commemoration of the World Day against Child Labour the International Labour Organization (ILO) has published a report.

This report is divided in 4 sections, first it analyses the progress made in combating child labour, then presents actions taken from ILO, third global challenges and finally a global action plan.

As this report says, "The end of child labour: Within reach".

World Day for Safety and Health at Work: 28 April 2007

2007: Safe and Healthy Workplaces - Making Decent Work a Reality

World Day for Safety and Health at Work is an international campaign to promote safe, healthy, and decent work. This year, as in previous years, tripartite events will be taking place world wide, and a number of products are available from this web page to support those efforts.

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