Vision Zero Fund Secretariat

The objective of the Fund is to work towards the vision of zero fatal and severe work-related injuries and diseases. The Funds therefore aims to reduce the number of fatal and severe accidents and occupational diseases in developing countries by improving occupational safety and health practices and conditions in sectors that link to global supply chains. To achieve work place accident reduction, the Fund has two interrelated, intermediate objectives informing the Fund’s approach: First, the Fund’s approach is to work towards structural improvements in safety and health practices at the work place. Structural improvements are only possible if all relevant stakeholders join in the efforts: businesses, governments, social partners and NGOs. Otherwise, real progress will be difficult. A pre-condition for the Fund to operate in a country will therefore be the joint public-private commitment of businesses, government, the social partners and other relevant stakeholders, documented by the presence or adoption of a tri-partite or multi-partite prevention action plan or similar document. The action-plan should specify the activity/activities envisaged and the time-frame for implementation. Second, and closely interrelated, the Fund aims to strengthen capacity in both public and private spheres. Public compliance activities and private practices at the sector and company-level are interdependent. Prevention needs the effective interplay of both public and private actors. In this regard, the Fund welcomes existing related prevention activities in either the public sphere and/or private sphere at the sector and company-level. Adding value, the Fund’s approach on public-private efforts should allow systematic work at either or both the public and the private sector specifically needed.

Project symbol

GLO/16/50/MUL

Admin unit

OSHE

Start date

01/03/2016

End date

31/12/2025

Total allocation

7453121

Total expenditure

Status

Active

6612952

Development Partners

Multi-donor funding to the Vision Zero Fund

Country/Countries

Global

Outcomes

Outcome 1: Strong, modernized normative action for social justice