Modernizing international networking in occupational safety and health knowledge and information

The project is built around two immediate objectives; the first consists of identifying existing agencies, institutions and organizations that are active in OSH knowledge and information development and dissemination around the world, and documenting their scope of work, technical capacities, structure and functioning modalities. The second immediate objective is closely related to the first and consists of strengthening and extending regional networking arrangements while also proposing modern networking modalities where they are lacking. Objective 1: Improved knowledge on agencies, institutions and organizations active in OSH around the world. This immediate objective aims at constituting, for the first time, the most comprehensive and updated global knowledge base on the work of OSH agencies, institutions and organizations across the world. Achieving this objective will establish, for once, a benchmark against which progress towards building capacities in OSH knowledge and information can be measured nationally and internationally over an extended period of time, and provide the baseline to eventually conduct a longitudinal study on the impact and benefit of knowledge-based OSH development initiatives. Objective 2: Enhanced international and regional networking in OSH knowledge and information. Connecting institutions and people in the world of OSH with the aim of encouraging and developing collaboration arrangements is an integral component of the new OSH GAP programme. From an ILO perspective the main purpose of networking in OSH is to provide a basis for international and regional collaboration among OSH agencies, institutions and organizations. The project will aim at establishing an effective framework for networking internationally, mobilize OSH knowledge and information stakeholders, and provide technical inputs in networking activities notably through developing joint projects aiming strengthening their capacity to acquire and use knowledge to develop effective prevention strategies, systems and programmes in their countries.

Project symbol

GLO/15/50/ROK

Admin unit

LABADMIN/OSH

Start date

01/01/2015

End date

31/03/2018

Total allocation

383268

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

376830

Development Partners

Republic of Korea, Ministry of Labour

Country/Countries

Global

Outcomes

Promoting workplace compliance through labour inspection