Building a Generation of Safe and Healthy Workers - SAFE & HEALTHY YOUTH Philippines

This USDOL-funded Safe and Healthy Youth project aims to promote the safety and health of young workers on the job, with a particular focus on those aged 15-24, who are more vulnerable to occupational injuries and disease, and who as they join the workforce may be positioned to contribute to a sustainable and prevention-focused OSH culture. The project’s development objective is to improve occupational safety and health issues of young workers, and to promote a culture of prevention. The Project seeks to achieve four immediate objectives, each contributing to the overall development objective: 1. Comprehensive, relevant and quality data and information on occupational safety and health of young workers are available for effective use in selected countries; 2. National legislation, regulations, policies and programmes are improved in order to better address the safety and health of young workers; 3. National capacities to monitor and enforce OSH laws and regulations, particularly those relevant to young workers, are enhanced; and 4. Knowledge and awareness of the particular hazards and risks faced by young workers is increased.

Project symbol

PHL/15/50/USA

Admin unit

CO-Manila

Start date

19/12/2014

End date

28/02/2019

Total allocation

633226

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

633226

Development Partners

USA, United States Department of Labor, Bureau for International Labor Affairs, Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking

Country/Countries

Philippines

Outcomes

Promoting workplace compliance through labour inspection