ILO-KOSHA Workshop for Improving Working and Employment conditions

Organized by KOSHA, 29 August ? 2 September, 2011

August 29, 2011

From August 29 to September 2, 2011, Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA; President: Baek, Hun-Ki) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) co-organizes a workshop on “Participatory Approaches to Improve Working and Employment Conditions” in the headquarters of KOSHA, in Incheon, Korea.

Eight experts will give presentations on 17 topics including best practices of improving working and employment conditions, and ‘Work Improvements in Small Enterprise (WISE)’ program. The participants of the workshop are some 18 officials in labor-related Ministries in seven Asian countries including the Philippines, Cambodia and Indonesia. Through the workshop, the participants will have the chance to share their countries’ experiences on occupational safety and health, and have group discussions.

Four experts from the ILO are to take the leading roles in the workshop, to explain the ILO’s standards on OSH and working conditions. In addition, discussions and presentations will be made on topics including small-scale construction sites, job stress and working hours of domestic workers, and ways to improve working conditions.

“I believe the workshop will be beneficial to all participants as they can share with the neighboring countries, the exemplary cases and experiences on OSH. By sharing the experiences and know-how with the international community, KOSHA will strive to strengthen OSH capacities in countries around the world,” said an official from KOSHA.