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

Ended
Geneva
A factory worker is seen smiling during her shift in a footwear manufacturing plant in Cambodia. Photo : Marcel Crozet / ILO

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

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

Host(s)

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

Panelists

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

Closing remarks

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

Moderator

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Sharanjit Leyl
Journalist