ILO to participate in occupational safety conference

International bodies including ILO and German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV) will participate in a two-day national conference on Occupational Safety and Health beginning tomorrow.
The conference will also mark the golden jubilee of Central Labour Institute, Mumbai. It is the leading institute in the country on Safety & Health under Directorate General Factory Advice Service & Labour Institutes (DGFASLI).
"International agencies such as International Labour Organisation (ILO), German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV) and eminent National & International safety professionals and Government functionaries will share the best practices on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) during the conference," a Labour Ministry press release said.

The National Conference on "Occupational Safety and Health -Best Practices" will be inaugurated by Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya.
The CLI was inaugurated by former president of India Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan on February 9, 1966.
The DGFASLI has set a goal of promoting safety by launching a year-long National Campaign on Occupational safety and Health.

India is one of the fastest-growing nations of the world
and the country continues to maintain a high growth rate of 7.6 per cent in 2015-16.
"We have one of the biggest domestic market and demand in our country. We understand our responsibility in the global order and are committed to working towards an equitable and inclusive society," he said.

The government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is being driven by the approach of 'Reform to Transform' through far-reaching structural reforms, he added.
"We are committed to job, wage and social security for each and every one. Employment generation is the first priority for the government of India," the minister emphasised.
He cited a few examples of promoting industrial activity through Make in India, enhancing employability through Skill India and encouraging innovation and entrepreneurship through Start Up India as a few transformative initiatives that the government has taken over the last two years.
"We have developed a National Career Service Portal to facilitate the youth to get information of availability of suitable jobs. 100 Model Career Centres are being established across the country that will guide the youth to the employment opportunity and related career counseling," Dattatreya added.

"So far, 35 million job seeking youth and 1 million employers have registered on this platform."
Social security for all continues to be a top priority for the government.
"While there has been a series of governance reforms in the delivery of service for the organised worker, we have taken some game-changing decisions for unorganised workers," the minister stressed.
The government is working on extension of healthcare facilities for organised workers to a large segment of the unorganised workforce, including voluntary, domestic and construction workers.