The International Labour Organisation: working to reduce work-related accidents
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) is a UN agency promoting social justice and human and labour rights. It is the only surviving major creation of the Treaty of Versailles which gave birth to the League of Nations and it became the first UN agency in 1946. The ILO was created in 1919.
Reducing work-related accidents
The ILO aims to promote employment rights, vocational training, labour law, industrial relations, management development, social security and health and safety standards to reduce industrial and work-related accidents.
"The failure of any nation to adopt humane conditions of labour is an obstacle in the way of other nations which desire to improve the conditions in their own countries."
All types of issues are represented - from fatalities amongst Mongolian jockeys to the rights of Chinese migrants. The ILO pioneered major issues which have shaped employment terms and conditions like the eight-hour working day, maternity protection, child-labour laws and other policies promoting peaceful industrial relations.
Promoting proper communication between trade unions and employers
Social dialogue between trade unions and employers is promoted by the ILO, which implements policy on social and economic issues. Minimum labour standards are set at the annual International Labour Conference, financed by Member States.
The ILO's Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work outlines the relationship with employers' and workers' organisations and its commitment to support and enforce social and economic values that are to the benefit to workers.
The Declaration covers freedom of association; elimination of forced and compulsory labour; abolition of child labour and elimination of discrimination in the workplace.
Read more at at www.eurofound.eu.int and the ILO at www.ilo.org
Making a personal injury compensation claim
Everybody has to work, but that doesn't mean that work rights exist in the workplace everywhere or that they are properly enforced by employers.
Despite the fact that organisations like the ILO fight tirelessly to protect workers' rights, employers still cut corners and avoid taking responsibility in order to reach their sales targets and attain the KPIs they need to show that the company is performing profitably. Unfortunately, this can lead to businesses cutting corners when it comes to safety, resulting in work-related accidents.
If you have suffered a personal injury due to a work-related or industrial accident, you may be eligible to make a claim for compensation. Call us now on 0800 10 757 95 and assess your claim over the phone and tell you of your likelihood of success.
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Call us now on 0800 10 757 95 and we will assess your work-related accident over the phone and tell you of your likelihood of success. Alternatively, you can ask us to call you back by filling out an online form, or talk to one of our friendly advisors over e-chat.
