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- 29 June 2008 - 02 July 2008, Seoul, Korea
XVIII World Congress on Safety and Health at Work - World Summit on Safety and Health, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 29 June – 2 July 2008
Over 4,000 industry leaders, policy-makers and specialists are to attend the largest international event on occupational safety and health, the World Congress on Safety and Health at Work, which opens in Seoul, Republic of Korea, on 29 June. Jointly organized every three years by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Social Security Association (ISSA), it aims at contributing to the development of a ‘preventative safety and health culture’ through the exchange of information, knowledge and experiences. The XVIII World Congress is hosted this year by the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA), under the theme "Safety and health at work: A societal responsibility".
- 29 June 2008 - 02 July 2008, Seoul, Korea
- World Congress calls for new global partnership to improve work safety
The XVIII World Congress on Safety and Health at Work concluded with calls for a new global partnership to strengthen safety and health in the workplace, and to reinforce efforts to reduce fatalities and illness.
- World Congress calls for new global partnership to improve work safety
- C187 Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006
Convention concerning the promotional framework for occupational safety and health (Note: Date of coming into force: )
- C187 Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006
- World Summit on Safety and Health - ILO welcomes new Declaration on promotion of safer workplaces
29 June 2008 - The International Labour Organization welcomed the Seoul Declaration on Safety and Health at Work adopted in Seoul by some 50 high-level decision makers from around the world as a major new blueprint for constructing a global culture of safety and health at work. (ILO/08/33[ILO_REF])
- World Summit on Safety and Health - ILO welcomes new Declaration on promotion of safer workplaces
- ILO Programme on Safety and Health at Work and the Environment (SAFEWORK)
Programme on Safety and Health at Work and the Environment (SAFEWORK) - Website of the International Social Security Association (ISSA)
Website of the International Social Security Association (ISSA) - Website of the XVIII World Congress on Safety and Health at Work
Website of the XVIII World Congress on Safety and Health at Work
- ILO Programme on Safety and Health at Work and the Environment (SAFEWORK)
