ILO to work with DOLE-OSHC on strengthening OSH programs
“We have been having meetings to draw the scope of the International Labor Organization’s (ILO) Global Initiative on Occupational Safety and Health program which will greatly benefit workers, especially those in highly hazardous industries. This partnership will be a big boost to the existing programs of the Department of Labor and Employment and the Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC) on worker protection” said OSHC Executive Director Ma. Teresita S. Cucueco, MD, CESO III.
The ILO project, which is anticipated to be launched this year, aims to expand OSH support to low and lower-middle income countries especially in the informal economy, agricultural labor and other vulnerable worker groups.
Based on the programs’ framework, strategic interventions on improving national regulations, enhancing institutional capacities to acquire and use OSH information for OSH program development, foster effective tripartite dialogues and improve funding schemes for workers’ compensation and rehabilitation.
Under this program, ILO will provide assistance to strengthen the capacities of responsible authorities through education and training with emphasis on inspection policies plans, management and practices. This will include support to national judiciary systems to ensure that they understand the principles of OSH for proper application to legislation.
It will also help beneficiary countries to develop reliable statistical information on workplace injuries and illnesses, reporting strategies and development and integration of OSH in secondary education curricula.
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Any question on this release? Please contact Ma. Teresita S. Cucueco, MD, CESO III, Executive Director, Occupational Safety and Health Center, North Avenue corner Agham Road, Diliman, Quezon City with telephone numbers 929-6036 to 39 and e-mail address:oshc_dole@yahoo.com, oshcenter@dole.gov.ph
