The International Labor Organization human rights to health and safety at work

Lee Swepston

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Abstract

Occupational safety and health (OSH) is a vital part of the right to health. While the International Labor Organization (ILO) historically treated OSH as an entirely technical matter, it has increasingly been influenced by a human rights agenda. The ILO has responded by adopting and promoting a large number of international standards-in the form of conventions, recommendations, and codes of practice that result in protection against dangers at work. These standards combat specific risks, guide the establishment of health protection across industries, provide guidance for dealing with HIV and AIDS in the workplace, help to set up systems of health protection, provide for how disabled workers can function, and design social security regimes. The ILO also provides practical help to prevent accidents and diseases at the workplace and to stop industrial accidents that kill and injure large numbers of workers-and that have a damaging influence on public health.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHuman Rights in Global Health
Subtitle of host publicationRights-Based Governance for a Globalizing World
PublisherOxford University Press
Pages201-220
Number of pages20
ISBN (Print)9780190672676
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018 Apr 19

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Law and Society
  • Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology

Free keywords

  • Codes of practice
  • Conventions
  • Disability
  • International Labor Organization
  • International standards
  • OSH
  • Recommendations
  • Right to health
  • Safety and health
  • Social security

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