Mining diggers working

Mining (coal; other mining) sector

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The ILO advances the right to a safe and healthy working environment for all mineworkers through the promotion of the Safety and Health in Mines Convention, 1995 (No. 176) and the implementation of the Codes of Practice on safety and health in underground coalmines and opencast mines.

Women in mining constitute less than a fifth of the estimated 21.4 million people that work in the hyper-masculine industry. The ILO meeting on women for a more inclusive mining future in Africa agreed concrete actions to promote gender equality in both large and small-scale mining.

Meetings

Meeting of Experts on Safety and Health in Open-cast Mines

Geneva, 16-20 October 2017

Meeting of Experts on Safety and Health in Open-cast Mines

Meeting of Experts on Safety and Health in Coal Mines

Geneva, 8-13 May 2006

Meeting of Experts on Safety and Health in Coal Mines