Aluminum tanks for the storage of raw materials in the chemical industry sterile conditions in the enterprise
Aluminum tanks for the storage of raw materials in the chemical industry sterile conditions in the enterprise © Image by usertrmk on Freepik

Chemicals are a key part of modern societies and economies. As highlighted in the ILO Chemicals Convention, 1990 (No 170), they are also hazardous for workers and the general public, and must therefore be handled with special care.

The chemical industries have undergone considerable change in recent years. The ILO Global Dialogue Forum on Challenges for Decent and Productive Work arising from Digitalization in the Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries adopted points of consensus that will guide the work of governments, employers and workers to ensure a just transition to a greener, safer and more productive and circular industry.

Global Dialogue Forum on Challenges for Decent and Productive Work arising from Digitalization in the Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries

Global Dialogue Forum on Challenges for Decent and Productive Work arising from Digitalization in the Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries

The purpose of the Forum was to allow the tripartite participants to discuss opportunities and challenges for decent and productive work arising from digitalization and other new technologies in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, with the aim of adopting points of consensus, including recommendations for future action by the ILO and its Members.

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ILO’s first ever meeting on e-waste adopts Points of Consensus to promote decent work in the sector
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Waste management

ILO’s first ever meeting on e-waste adopts Points of Consensus to promote decent work in the sector

ILO Global Dialogue Forum adopts Points of Consensus to guide governments, employers and workers in shaping a future that works for all in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries
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Chemical and pharmaceuticals

ILO Global Dialogue Forum adopts Points of Consensus to guide governments, employers and workers in shaping a future that works for all in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries

Why are chemicals important in the workplace and beyond?
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World Day for Safety and Health at Work

Why are chemicals important in the workplace and beyond?

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Hazardous exposures to plastics in the world of work

Hazardous exposures to plastics in the world of work

Exposure to lead in the world of work: Impacts for occupational safety and health

Exposure to lead in the world of work: Impacts for occupational safety and health

Technical guidelines on biological hazards in the working environment

Technical guidelines on biological hazards in the working environment

Tripartite meetings

Global Dialogue Forum on Initiatives to Promote Decent and Productive Work in the Chemical Industry

26-28 November 2013

Global Dialogue Forum on Initiatives to Promote Decent and Productive Work in the Chemical Industry

Tripartite Meeting on Promoting Social Dialogue on Restructuring and its Effects on Employment in the Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries

24-27 October 2011

Tripartite Meeting on Promoting Social Dialogue on Restructuring and its Effects on Employment in the Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries

Meeting of Experts to Examine Instruments, Knowledge, Advocacy, Technical Cooperation and International Collaboration as Tools with a view to Developing a Policy Framework for Hazardous Substances

10-13 December 2007

Meeting of Experts to Examine Instruments, Knowledge, Advocacy, Technical Cooperation and International Collaboration as Tools with a view to Developing a Policy Framework for Hazardous Substances