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The objective of this fourth session of the Vision Zero Fund Forum is to (i) have a general discussion on the nexus between climate change and OSH and effective adaptation strategies; (ii) present the work VZF has been conducting on the health and safety of agricultural workers in Mexico; and (iii) inform the audience on the role OSH can play in a just transition.

Forum Programme

The 2024 Vision Zero Fund Forum takes place against the backdrop of ongoing global developments, including the recognition of occupational safety and health (OSH) as a fundamental principle and right at work (FPRW), dynamic changes in the world of work and supply chains, and the urgent need to address the impact of climate change on the safety and health of workers. The Forum will provide a space to collectively shape the future of OSH in supply chains.

Since the establishment of the Vision Zero Fund (VZF) in 2015, much progress has been made in relation to improving workers’ occupational safety and health (OSH). However, despite these successes and achievements, much work still needs to be done. According to the most recent International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates, 2.93 million workers die every year due to work-related accidents and diseases. This serves as a stark reminder of the ongoing challenges in protecting the well-being of workers worldwide. In the past few years, and especially since the last Vision Zero Fund Forum took place in 2021, several notable developments have taken place in the area of occupational safety and health such as the adoption of the Resolution on the inclusion of a safe and healthy working environment in the ILO’s framework of fundamental principles and rights at work by the Conference in June 2022. The opening session will place VZF within the context of various global developments in the area of occupational safety and health.

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Occupational safety and health in supply chains: Challenges and opportunities

The overall objectives of the session will be to provide the audience with an overview of the Fund’s new strategy, including achievements, challenges, and strategic priorities.After the session, participants will have a better understanding of the evolution of the Fund, be more aware of the Fund’s framework for action, its guiding principles, and priority action areas. Participants will also be able to identify opportunities for future collaboration with Fund at global and / or country levels.

Vision Zero Fund Strategic priorities 2024-2028

Unsafe and unhealthy working conditions often result from a combination of underlying causes, such as governance gaps, a deficient legislative framework, insufficient knowledge and resources, and unsustainable business practices. One actor alone cannot address all these underlying conditions. All major stakeholders need to work together and assume responsibility (consistent with their respective mandates) to address systemic issues that lie at the root of poor OSH outcomes. That is why the Fund pursues an approach that mobilizes all relevant stakeholders to act collectively to address the underlying root-causes of workplace accidents, injuries, and diseases.

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Switzerland

ILO Headquarters

Room IV

Palais des Nations

Room XX

Graduate Institute

Vision Zero Fund Forum 2024

Patricia Heimann

Panelists

Head of Division, Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS)

Lee Newman

Director, Center for Health, Work & Environment, University of Colorado

Halshka Graczyk

Technical specialist, Labour Administration, Labour Inspection and Occupational Safety and Health Branch (LABADMIN/OSH)

Gabriel Alejandro Real Ornelas

Occupational Health Technical Coordinator, Directorate of Economic and Social Benefits, Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS)

Laura Segura

Manager Partner of Services and Innovation, Unión Industrial Argentina, Argentina

Rory O’Neill

International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)

Occupational safety and health adviser

Manal Azzi

International Labour Organization (ILO)

Moderator

Team Lead on Occupational Safety and Health, Labour Administration, Labour Inspection and Occupational Safety and Health Branch (LABADMIN/OSH)

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