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  1. How can we promote the fundamental right to a safe and healthy working environment?

    How can we promote the fundamental right to a safe and healthy working environment?

    Ended
    28 April 2023
    13:30 - 15:00 GMT+2 (Europe/Zurich)
    Geneva
    A factory worker is seen smiling during her shift in a footwear manufacturing plant in Cambodia. Photo : Marcel Crozet / ILO
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    The World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2023 global dialogue will explore how to implement a safe and healthy working environment as a fundamental principle and right at work.  The event will promote the new fundamental right which was recognized in the 2022 International Labour Conference Resolution and will include discussion on the action ILO tripartite constituents can take moving forwards.

    Opening remarks

    Roberto Suárez Santos
    Roberto Suárez Santos
    Secretary-General, International Organisation of Employers (IOE)
    Owen Tudor
    Owen Tudor
    Deputy Secretary-General, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
    Manuela Tomei
    Manuela Tomei
    Assistant Director-General, Governance, Rights and Dialogue Cluster, International Labour Organization (ILO)
    Paulina Brandberg
    Paulina Brandberg
    Minister for Gender Equality and Working Life, Sweden
    Pablo Mieres Gómez
    Pablo Mieres Gómez
    Minister of Labour and Social Security, Uruguay
    Julien Yombouno
    Julien Yombouno
    Minister of Labour and Public Service, Guinea
    Luisa María Alcalde Luján
    Luisa María Alcalde Luján
    Secretary of Labour and Social Welfare, Mexico
    Abdullah Abuthnain
    Abdullah Abuthnain
    Vice Minister of Human Resources and Social Development for Labour, Saudi Arabia

    Host(s)

    Joaquim Pintado Nunes
    Joaquim Pintado Nunes
    Labadmin/OSH Branch Chief, International Labour Organization (ILO)
    Manal Azzi
    Manal Azzi
    OSH Team Lead, International Labour Organization (ILO)

    Panelists

    Ho Siong Hin
    Ho Siong Hin
    President, International Association of Labor Inspection
    Ruth Lake
    Ruth Lake
    Director of Strategic and Commercial Development
    Kristiaan De Meester
    Kristiaan De Meester
    Senior Advisor, Federation of Enterprises in Belgium (FEB)
    Denis Kouassi Charles
    Denis Kouassi Charles
    President, The Inter-African Occupational Risk Prevention
    Rebecca L Reindel
    Rebecca L Reindel
    Safety & Health Director, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFLCIO)

    Closing remarks

    Vera Paquete-Perdigao
    Vera Paquete-Perdigao
    Governance Department Director, International Labour Organization (ILO)

    Moderator

    Sharanjit Leyl
    Sharanjit Leyl
    Journalist
    Event details

    Date

    28 April 2023
    13:30 - 15:00 GMT+2

    Location

    ILO Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland

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