Health, Safety and Environment - International Labour Organization

Manual 6:HOW TO RATIFY & USE ILO CONVENTION NO. 184ON SAFETY & HEALTH IN AGRICULTUREDraft programme for a tripartite workshop on ILO Convention No. 184on Safety and Health in Agriculture (2001)Day 1 Introduction of participants The contents of the Convention; an overview The process of ratification (ILO speaker on International Labour Standards) Initial views: one contribution, for no more than 15 minutes each, from:– Government– Employers– WorkersDay 2 Working groups on different areas of the Convention such as– Obligations on Governments– Employers duties– Workers rightsNOTE: Workers, employers and government will be mixed for the group work andasked to identify how far the existing law matches the standards in the Conventionand where there are gaps) Reports from working groupsDay 3 Consolidation of reports. How practical is compliance with the Convention standards? Working Groups: What technical assistance would be required for each of the tripartitepartners to facilitate compliance with the standards? Reports form working groups Future plans Evaluation of the workshop321 Health, Safety and EnvironmentA Series of Trade Union EducationManuals for Agricultural Workers