Summary report of conference:
“Strategies for occupational safety and health
in the 21st century:
the role of labour inspectorates”
22-24 November 2004,
Quatre Bornes, Mauritius
A joint conference of the African Regional Labour Administration
Centre and the International Association of Labour Inspection, held
in collaboration with the International Labour Office, the World
Health Organization and the Government of Mauritius
Strategies for occupational safety and health in the 21st century:
the role of labour inspectorates
22-24 November 2004,
Quatre Bornes, Mauritius
The subject of occupational safety and health is becoming an increasingly important one
worldwide, concerning the lives of many millions of workers in all sectors of employment. In
Africa, many countries are experiencing the effects of globalisation with the expansion of the
informal economy on one hand and the growth of multi-national corporations on the other.
These and other changes are making it more important than ever for good standards of safety
and health in the workplace – for ‘decent work’ – to be promoted and maintained in practice, and
the role of the labour inspectorates is crucial here.
The African Regional Labour Administration Centre (ARLAC) and the International Association
of Labour Inspection (IALI) therefore jointly organised this regional conference, principally for
ARLAC member countries. The International Labour Office (ILO) and the World Health
Organisation (WHO) collaborated strongly in this as part of the WHO/ILO African Joint Effort on
Occupational Health, also providing sponsorship. The Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations
and Employment, Mauritius, provided much valued practical support for the event. The
conference was well attended with 40 participants from 21 ARLAC member countries and from
Europe as well as representatives from the sponsoring organisations.
One of the main aims of the conference was to foster greater coordination on labour and health
governance at national and international levels, therefore time was spent listening to the recent
experiences of conference participants and considering what lessons could be learned from
them. There was much agreement about the challenges that lay ahead and the inherent
difficulties in meeting them, yet there was also a determination to tackle them across the
continent through stronger partnerships.
Most speakers provided abstracts or full texts of their presentations. For the sake of brevity they
are not included in this report, but readers are invited to contact the authors themselves if they
would like to see any of the papers or would like more information about their topics. Their e-mail
addresses are given in the Annex at the end of this report. Alternatively readers may obtain
copies of most presentations from the IALI Secretariat at:
Mme Nadine Schneider
IALI Secretariat
Inspection du Travail et des Mines
BP 27
L-2010 Luxembourg
Tel:
+352.478.6151
Fax: +352.491.447
E mail: [email protected]
Copies of this report, as well as general information about IALI, may also be found on the IALI
website: www.iali-aiit.org.
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Contents
Pages
Conference Programme
4-6
Welcome and opening addresses.
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Session 1. Global perspectives and African country presentations
9-11
Session 2: Improving the effectiveness of labour inspection: prevention
systems and monitoring progress
12-13
Session 3: Areas of special interest: HIV/AIDS, migrant workers,
hazardous child labour and programmes for occupational health
14-15
Group work and reporting back
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Conclusions.
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Annex 1. Communiqué and proposed strategic action plan
18-19
Annex 2. List of participants
20-24
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22 NOVEMBER 2004
08:30
Registration of Participants.
09:00
Arrival of guests.
09:30
Welcome address and introductions by Sammy Nyambari,
Director, ARLAC.
09:40
Address by Adrian Ellis, President, IALI.
09:50
Address by Gerd Albracht, ILO Safework, Geneva.
10:00
Address by Gerry Eijkemans, WHO Occupational Health
Programme, Geneva.
10.10
Address by Dayina Mayenga, Director, ILO office, Madagascar.
10:20
Opening Ceremony by Honourable Minister Showkatally
Soodhun, Minister of Labour, Industrial Relations and
Employment.
Refreshments
11:00 – 12:30
Session 1 – global perspectives
Chairman: Sammy Nyambari

ILO strategies for promoting Occupational Safety and Health
and labour inspection – Malcolm Gifford, International Labour
Organization
Safework,
and
Gerd
Albracht.

WHO programmes and the Africa Joint Effort on
Occupational Health and Safety – Gerry Eijkemans and
Thebe Pule, WHO Africa Regional Office.
Discussion
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch
13:30 – 15:30
African country presentations: national strategies for
Occupational Safety and Health.
Chairman: Gerd Albracht
Matthew Ncube and Franklin Muchiri, Occupational Safety and
Health Specialists, Africa Region.
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Speakers from ARLAC members, Ministries of Labour with some
representatives from Ministries of Health.
15:30 – 16:00
Tea Break
16:00 – 17:30
Summary Discussion
18:30 – 19:30
Welcome Reception.
23 NOVEMBER 2004
09:00 – 10.30
African country presentations: national strategies for
Occupational Safety and Health (continued).
Chairman: Adrian Ellis.
Speakers from ARLAC members, Ministries of Labour with some
representatives from Ministries of Health.
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30
Session 2 - Improving the effectiveness of labour inspection.

Ten steps for strengthening labour Inspectorates and
promoting good practice – Gerd Albracht.

Adapting proven prevention systems to suppliers in Africa –
Manfred Reindl, Executive Director, RWE Net, Germany.

Intervention strategies for labour inspection (Scoreboard) –
Karin Sundh-Nygard - Deputy Director – Swedish Work
Environment Authority.
Discussion
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch break
13:30 – 15: 30
Improving the effectiveness of labour inspection (continued).
Chairmen: Franklin Muchiri and Matthew Ncube

Labour inspection and construction – S. K. Kangethe,
Acting Director, Occupational Health and Safety, Kenya.

Labour inspection and agriculture/forestry –
Matthew Ncube, Occupational Safety and Health expert,
ILO, Pretoria.
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15:30 – 16:00
Tea break
16:00 – 17:30
Promoting Occupational Safety and Health in the informal
economy.
1.
Sammy Nyambari – moderator
2.
Gerry Eijkemans – informal economy
3.
Frank Muchiri – construction
4.
Matthew Ncube – agriculture
5.
Malcolm Gifford – informal economy
Summary Discussions
24 NOVEMBER 2004
09:00 – 10:30
Areas of special interest.
Chairman: Gerry Eijkemans

Addressing HIV/AIDS through OSH – Benjamin Alli, ILO
HIV/AIDS programme.

Migrant workers: procedures for inspection of working and
living conditions – Mr. M. Ramasamy, Assistant Director,
Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment.
Discussion
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30
Areas of special interest (continued):

Labour inspection and hazardous child labour: defining
what is hazardous – Adrian Ellis

The Swedish International Development Agency
programme on work and health in Southern Africa –
Claudina Nogueira, National Institute for Occupational
Health, South Africa
Discussion
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch break
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13:30 – 15:30
Group work on
Chairperson: Dr. Benjamin Alli

National OSH priorities and programmes.

Strengthening labour inspection.

Reaching the informal economy.
15:30 – 16:00
Tea break
16:00 – 17:30
The development of a strategic plan.
Conclusions and closing ceremony.
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Summary of Presentations
Opening ceremony
Mr Sammy Nyambari, Director of ARLAC, welcomed all participants to the conference.
The event had the support of the ARLAC Governing Council and it was hoped that the
conclusions and recommendations from this conference would be endorsed by the
Governing Council at its meeting in Victoria Falls in early February 2005.
The programme over the next few days was wide-ranging, including traditional areas for
labour inspection but also others such as migrant workers and HIV/AIDS. Significantly,
there was good representation from Ministries of Health as well as Ministries of Labour;
stronger links between the 2 at national level were much needed.
Dr Adrian Ellis, President of IALI, added his welcome to conference participants. He
explained the role of the International Association of Labour Inspection in promoting
better exchange of information between labour inspectorates, through its website and
conferences such as this. He was determined that IALI should have a world-wide
focus; regional events were becoming more common, such as one recent major
conference in Macao and now this one in Mauritius for all English – speaking African
countries. New members for IALI were always welcomed, and he encouraged
participating countries which were not yet IALI members to consider joining; associate
membership was an option for countries unable to afford membership fees. Setting
priorities and strategies were important topics for IALI and Dr Ellis was pleased that this
conference should focus on such.
Mr Gerd Albracht, representing the International Labour Office in Geneva, thanked
ARLAC and IALI for hosting this conference. He spoke of the need for better
governance on social protection issues in many countries, and referred to some recent
initiatives in South Africa and Brazil to involve labour inspection move in audits and
integrated approaches to labour inspection. The ILO’s global strategy for occupational
safety and health was another important approach in this context. Mr Albracht also
mentioned the risks that labour inspectors now faced to their own safety, however, and
called the conference to remember inspectors who had been killed recently in France
and Brazil.
Dr Gerry Eijkemans, representing the World Health Organisation in Geneva, spoke of
the importance of occupational health especially in the informal economy and in certain
employment sectors. Occupational health included safety, as far as the WHO was
concerned and labour inspectors, occupational hygienists and others had an important
role to play. Most workers in the informal economy did not have access to occupational
health services, so it was important to consider ways of reaching out to such. The
WHO was to launch a new Commission on the determination of occupational health,
which would contribute strongly to developments in this field.
Mrs Dayina Mayenga, Director of ILO for Indian Ocean Sub-Region, added her thanks
to the organisers and reminded the conference of the ILO’s promotion of safety culture
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as a key element of its global strategy on occupational safety and health. She also
spoke of the importance of labour inspection in preventing accidents and ill-health in
practice; legislation on its own was not enough. Social dialogue was one of the best
means of finding lasting solutions to problems of safety and health at work, and she
welcomed representatives of employers and workers organisations at the conference.
Mrs Mayenga concluded by referring to the Extraordinary Summit of the African Union
Heads of States on Employment and Poverty Alleration, quoting their plan of action,
that “Ensuring best working and living conditions for all men and women, increasing
productivity by improving safety and health of workers” was a priority for Africa.
Finally, the Honorable Showkatally Soodhun, Minister of Labour and Industrial
Relations, Mauritius, congratulated ARLAC and IALI for organising this conference. He
spoke of the changing role of labour inspectors, from a policing to a preventative one,
and management systems and action programmes were needed to support this new
role. He referred to national awareness campaigns in Mauritius which had taken place
in recent years, with 456 worker education sessions reaching 10,000 workers.
Penalties for breaking the law had greatly increased, and new legislation enacted,
including some for migrant workers. Various sector priorities had been agreed and with
other training the professional capacity of the labour inspectorate had been much
increased. He concluded by appealing for Mauritius to join IALI as a member and to
initiate a regional network for labour inspectorates. He wished the conference every
success, and officially declared it open.
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Session 1: Global Perspectives
1.1
ILO Strategies for promoting occupational safety and health, and labour
inspection – Malcolm Gifford and Gerd Albracht, Safework, International Labour
Office, Geneva.
Mr Gifford referred to the ILO’s global strategy for occupational safety and health
(OSH) which had been adopted in June 2003. It had been developed in
response to a changing global picture, with rapid industrial expansion in some
parts of the world, greater contracting out elsewhere and the overall impact of
globalisation. Accidents and diseases at work continued to rise, and the
challenge was to promote better compliance with existing standards and laws.
The ILO’s action plan included the promotion of national programmes, targeted
at particular sectors or hazards – the construction industry was given as an
example. Such programmes should be developed and promoted using the
national OSH systems in place, and here the labour inspectorates had an
important part to play. The ILO’s “promotional framework for occupational safety
and health” was available from ILO Safework, Geneva or at
www.ilo.org/english/standards/relm/ile/pdf/rep_iv_1.pdf)
Mr Albracht endorsed the importance of labour inspection within the context of
OSH. The ILO had developed a strategy for strengthening the effectiveness of
labour inspection, not only for OSH but for other areas of social protection too,
and this would be discussed later.
1.2
WHO programmes and the Africa Joint Effort on Occupational Health and
Safety. Gerry Eijkemans and Thebe Pule, WHO Geneva and WHO Africa
Regional Office.
Dr Eijkemans described the WHO/ILO African Joint Effort on OSH, which
focused on new issues such as psychosocial issues as well as old problems
such as dust, noise, chemicals etc. Less than 15% of all workers had access to
OSH services, and labour inspectorates had very limited resources. Therefore
efforts were being focused on promoting ‘Good Neighbours Schemes’, public
Private Partnerships and other means to promote OSH more widely. The Joint
Effort (AJE) was launched in Pretoria in 2000, and involved partners such as
IOHA, IEA and ICOH; IALI should be a partner too.
Its website
www.sheafrica.info gives more information.
Dr Thebe Pule spoke of the need for sustainability, and that this should be built
into projects on occupational health. Especially at national levels, Ministries of
Health needed to ensure that OSH improvements lasted longer than the duration
of the projects themselves.
1.3
National strategies for occupational safety and health – Matthew Ncube and
Frank Muchiri, ILO Sub Regional offices in Harase and Addis Ababa
respectively.
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Mr Ncube discussed the challenges for OSH in Africa and what strategies would
be appropriate. There was generally low implementation of ILO standards and a
need to establish better networking between institutions, technical collaboration
etc to achieve improvements. OSH needed to be linked to economic
developments too. Traditional approaches focused on accidents and injuries at
the expense of occupational health, and a belief in enforcement and the narrow
“factory approach”. This approach needed to change.
Mr Muchiri reminded the conference of the growth of the informal economy, and
that over the last 2 decades formal sector employment in Africa had fallen from
12 to 8% of the workforce. Informal economy workers, also agricultural workers,
were often not covered by labour inspectorates, but there were some
encouraging signs of change. Some countries (Nigeria, Ghana, Seychelles)
already have national OSH policies and others (Mauritius, Kenya) are promoting
enterprise-based OSH programmes. There was also a move away from the
traditional policing role of labour inspectorates to one that also embraced
educational and promotional activities too.
1.4
African country presentations
Common issues
The following are brief summaries of presentation from 16 ARLCA member
countries. There were a number of issues which countries had in common, both
hindrances and recent developments, and whilst a number of major challenges
persist there is good reason to hope for positive change in future. Amongst the
common issues were:
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Several government ministries were often concerned with occupational
health and safety issues, increasing the likelihood of duplication of effort.
2
Resources for labour inspectorates were often very poor, including a lack
of transport facilities and IT and other equipment.
3
Opportunities for training labour inspectors were often limited.
4
Much national legislation on OSH still reflected the Factories Act 1937 of
Great Britain, and badly needed updating, to embrace all sectors of
employment. The 1937 legislation required examinations of cranes and
lifting equipment, steam boilers etc, and hardly covered health issues at
all. Some African countries were making improvements however.
5
Inspections were traditionally focused on safety: more attention needed to
be given to occupational health.
6
Strategic Plans were needed in many labour inspectorates so that they
could plan preventive programmes with more of a management systems
approach to inspection and other activities.
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Training and education of workers was also much needed, especially in
the informal economy.
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WHO/ILO collaboration had not been experienced by many labour
inspectorates until now. It was generally welcomed.
Country presentations
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Botswana – Mr K R Yane
The main OSH agency is the Division of Occupational Health and Safety
in the Ministry of Labour, although other agencies are also interested eg
in occupational health. Botswana has notified only one of the ILO
conventions on OSH so far, and has no national OSH policy. However,
there is significant economic growth projected, and it is hoped to see an
integrated OSH inspectorate soon, with increased powers and sanctions
for employers.
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Ghana – Mr S A Ankamah-Lomotey
A new national policy and legal framework for OSH is needed for Ghana,
to cover all employment sectors; at present, agriculture, fisheries, forestry
and health services are not covered, neither is the informal economy.
Comprehensive data on occupational accidents and diseases is lacking,
but such hazards are in any case exacerbated by poor general health and
exposure to disease eg malaria. Policy makers in the Ministry of
Manpower Development and Employment and other Ministries are now
trying to address occupational risks and public health ones together, and
to encourage employers in both the formal and informal economies to
reduce OSH hazards.
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Lesotho – Mrs M M L Pelesa
The Directorate of Occupational Safety and Health enforces OSH
legislation in workplaces, but is also involved in the fight against
HIV/AIDS. A new policy on labour inspection was developed in 2003,
aiming to improve compliance with the law through more effective
inspection. A national OSH policy has not yet been developed, but the
National Advisory Council on Occupational Safety, Health and Welfare
are considering this. However, the labour inspectorate still suffers a lack
of resources. Much effort is going into HIV/AIDS programmes enhancing
employers’ abilities to implement services and raise awareness, and
facilitate research and advocacy to inform HIV and AIDS prevention.
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Malawi – Mr A Chithila and Mr H K Nyangulu
The labour inspectorate is part of the Directorate of Occupational Safety
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and Health and has 3 roles: to enforce legislation, to supply technical
information and to give advice, problem-solving and monitoring.
Challenges to development include technological advancement, the
effects of globalisation (use of chemicals banned in industrialised
countries), the growth of the informal economy, the lack of labour
inspection training, the short life-span of some enterprises, sectoral
challenges (construction, agriculture), child labour and HIV/AIDS. The
labour inspectorate is therefore increasing specialisation (civil/
mechanical/electrical engineering, nurses/doctors, industrial hygienists/
chemists) as part of their approach to addressing these challenges.
The construction industry in Malawi is characterised by large numbers of
small firms and self-employed, short duration of site work, exposure to
weather, large numbers of seasonal and migrant workers and many
different trades and occupations. The inspectorate are promoting
effective OSH management, safety policies and safety organisation, in
order to address the challenge of high accidents and ill-health. Training is
to be conducted at all levels. Site and plant inspection by trained staff,
and the appointment of safety offices/managers is being promoted, as are
safety committees and representatives.
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Mauritius – Mr S Sohatee Mr D Monohun and Dr I Boodhoo
The Occupational Safety and Health Inspectorate has an Enforcement
Unit, an Accident Unit and Information and Training Centre. The latter
trains employees and managers, having held 926 training sessions over
the last 3 years, for over 20,000 participants. The Inspectorate is part of
the Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment, which also
has a tripartite Advisory Council on OSH. The Ministry, through the
Inspectorate, has ran annual safety campaigns for the last 4 years, using
the national media (radio, TV) and exhibitions to promote key messages.
The economy depends to a large extent on low-skilled migrant workers,
and the inspectorate has achievable notable success in its campaign with
migrant workers (see later – item 3.2).
New OSH legislation has been passed eg prohibiting asbestos imports.
Penalties for breaking the law have also been increased, and other OSH
legislation is being revised. Future plans include the introduction of a
charter to define the consultation process for OSH, targeting particular
sectors eg construction and promoting OSH management systems.
The Mauritius Ministry of Health has a ‘Preventive Division’, an
occupational health unit, comprised of doctors trained in preventive
medicine. They visit workplaces and conduct health inspections, and
maintain good liaison with the Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and
Employment.
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Mozambique – Mr D A Sambo
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Major national and international investments have resulted in an
increased working population, but accidents and ill-health has also
increased in recent years.
There needs to be consistent OSH policy, leading to improved education
and training, a responsibility that must be shared with all social partners.
The government needs to set clear strategies to improve OSH education
and training, develop research and information-sharing and increase
promotional activities. Mozambique is actively considering ratification of
certain key ILO Conventions on OSH, and improving its national
legislation so as to reflect basic requirements, especially in Agriculture.
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Namibia – Mr J Ashikini
The OSH challenges in the construction industry and for child labour were
described. Employment instability in the construction industry made it
difficult to manage OSH effectively and to ensure good training of
labourers. Awareness-raising programmes on the radio and TV had
taken place, in different languages, and OSH pamphlets distributed to all
companies in Namibia. Labour inspectorates were responsible for
enforcing OSH and other labour legislation, and needed the necessary
expertise to carry out their tasks effectively, which was a challenging task.
HIV/AIDS was also a major issue for the country, and the Ministries of
Labour and of Health and Social Services were working together on
worker education programmes.
Child labour was a significant problem for the country, with over 72,000
estimated child workers (1999) of which 20% were in agriculture. 10% of
these had suffered work-related injuries. A new area of work was the
charcoal business, where workers were not given legal protection and
were often “family businesses” with children working alongside their
parents.
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Nigeria – Dr O E Taiwo
The Inspectorate Department is part of the Federal Ministry of Labour and
Productivity, and deals primarily with employment issues, wages,
industrial relations, and working conditions but not OSH specifically.
However, OSH is being given more importance and in 2004 the World
OSH Day was celebrated for the first time (on 28 April). New legislation
on OSH is also coming. Challenges for the future include increasing
resources, possibly changing for some special certification services and
registration compiling accident and disease statistics, promoting OSH
management systems, reorientating clients to prevention approaches,
training and capacity building, chemical safety, and cooperation with
partners eg insurance companies.
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Seychelles – Mr K F Aglae
OSH is vested within the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment and
its OSH Inspection Section and a tripartite Occupational Safety Board.
An Occupational Health Unit also exists, within the Ministry of Health,
which provides health surveillance and health promotion, rehabilitation,
counseling and the organisation of first aid training. A better safety
culture is on the rise in all employment sectors, with the appointment of
OSH officers, OSH worker representatives and OSH committees.
Through such mechanisms and effective inspection and enforcement,
OSH legislation has had a distinct impact on the safety and health of
workers, imposed risk assessments, audits and environmental
monitoring. Education and awareness – raising on OSH will continue
through partnerships between several Ministries, Standards Bureau and
Trade Unions.
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South Africa – Mr J Naidoo
OSH is administered by the Department of Labour and of Health, and
there are several regulatory agencies for different sectors, with about 138
OSH inspectors as well as doctors and nurses. Nationally there are
about 2000 fatalities annually, and 10,000 cases of disease. There is a
large backlog of investigations, and no prosecution in the last 3 years,
partly brought about by a severe shortage of resources in the
inspectorate; many inspectors are leaving for better paid jobs in industry.
Nevertheless, a new national OSH Bill has been proposed, along with
new campaigns for research, growing partnerships and OSH centres
which it is hoped will help to improve OSH nationally. The Department of
Labour has adopted a strategy for key high risk areas and industries, with
focus on preventive inspection and monitoring. Future campaigns will
focus on these sectors and make more use of the media, TV etc as well
as greater knowledge sharing, and partnership.
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Swaziland – Mr P H Mavnso
OSH is covered by the Factories Inspectorate within the Ministry of
Enterprise and Employment, and there are 5 inspectors.
The
inspectorates main tasks are to approve all plans for new or modified
factory buildings, register and regulate factories and their pressure and
lifting equipment, inspect factories, investigate serious accidents and
review and develop legislation. They also disseminate OSH information,
collaborates with other Ministries and maintain records. There are
significant problems in having so few inspectors, also the availability of
working facilities. Little progress has been made on developing new OSH
legislation, and dissemination of information is low.
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Tanzania – Dr R M Kukula
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OSH activities are promoted by the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of
Labour, and others for different employment sectors. The Ministry of
Health Occupational Health Unit’s activities focus on: sensitisation of
regional health officers, awareness-raising in industry, training on
occupational health and supervision. All sectors are covered, with special
emphasis on the informal economy, and training courses on noise, heat,
chemicals and mechanical hazards. Challenges for the government
include improving law enforcement, improving resources for OSH, and
increasing awareness raising on OSH.
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Uganda – Dr L A Abongomera
There are 27 factory inspectors to cover 10,000 enterprises employing
about 12 million. A Uganda Poverty Assessment Study led to the study of
OSH services in 10 factories, looking especially at available health
services. Many problems were noted including a lack of personal
protective equipment and poor machinery maintenance. There is a great
need for increased sensitisation about OSH matters, and also for the law
to be updated.
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Zambia – J Sichinsamwe
Major industries are mining and quarrying, agriculture, forestry and
manufacturing; the informal economy is about 6 times larger than the
formal sector. OSH Services are provided by Central Government via
several Ministries, local government and the private sector, hospitals and
clinics. OSH problems include unguarded machinery, poor handling of
chemicals, construction (falls from heights) and agriculture risks
(pesticides). The OSH Services Department has 33 inspectors, who
specialise in occupational health, mechanical and electrical engineering
and pressure equipment. Lack of funding and manpower present
significant problems. Future plans include updating OSH legislation,
promoting OSH through enforcement activities and awareness-raising
campaigns, and more training and capacity building.
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Zimbabwe – Mr J Mutswatiwa and Mr H Muchinako
The OSH Department is responsible for inspection of factories, training,
research and development, and information dissemination. The Factories
Inspectorate focuses on traditional tasks of boiler and lifting appliance
examinations, and enforcement. Most inspectors are engineers or
hygienists by background. Accurate accident and ill health statistics are
hard to obtain and are often doubled when compensation data is added.
For the future, new OSH legislation is planned, and more stakeholders
invited to act as partners with the OSH Department in educational and
promotional activities. There was commitment to improving OSH at the
highest level of government.
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Session 2 – Improving the effectiveness of labour inspection
2.1
Ten steps for strengthening labour inspectorates and promoting good practice –
Mr Gerd Albracht, ILO, Geneva.
In introduction, Mr Albracht referred to the EU Strategy on Health and Safety for
2002-2006, referring to the important role of labour inspection. The 10 steps for
improving labour inspection were as follows:
1
Structure and organisation. An integrated approach to setting national
labour policy, labour inspection policy and enforcement policy was
needed for a modern labour inspectorate. Only integrated inspectorates
were able to promote preventive strategies.
2
Resources. All inspectorates need sufficient resources to be able to carry
out their assigned tasks. Resources should be given to staff members,
their training, administrative support and office and transport facilities.
3
Training. A training needs analysis was needed in areas of (a) legal and
technical knowledge (b) social skills, (c) an ability to make sound
judgments and (d) an attitude of confidence and conviction of the
importance of their work. Training should then be provided to meet the
needs in these areas.
4
Data Collection. National data should be gathered and analysed so that
national policies and programmes can be agreed on a sound factual
basis.
5
Setting priorities. Labour Inspectorates should set their own national and
local priorities with the help of relevant data. Some of these will be
political ones, others can be set according to their own data.
6
Intervention methods. Inspection should not be just a “check-list activity”
but about assessing the competence of enterprises to comply with the
law. ‘Interventions’ include audits and other activities aimed at promoting
compliance with the law.
7
Tackling the informal economy. Ways of reaching and influencing
enterprises and others in the informal economy need to be found. The
informal economy is growing rapidly in some countries, and traditional
methods of influencing them do not often work. More use should be
made of innovative approaches, using radio and TV to promote
messages, for example.
8
Working in partnership with others. Networking through partnerships
involves working with all stakeholders in efforts to promote compliance
with the law. Partners may include employer and worker organisations,
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manufacturers and supplies other government departments, also schools
and colleges, the emergency services, vocational training centres and
international organisations.
9
Campaigns and major initiatives. National and local campaigns have
often been successful in making an impact in one industry or another.
They involve a range of activities, including inspection and enforcement,
working with partners, awareness-raising, media coverage, high-level
conferences etc.
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Towards a Prevention Culture. OSH must be managed so that action is
taken before accidents and ill-health occur. It is not acceptable to say
that “accidents are just part of the job”. Effective prevention begins at the
enterprise level but involves broad participation from all social partners.
Finally, the efficiency and effectiveness of labour inspection should be
measured as far as possible by considering its outputs and outcomes.
Several targets and indicators may be considered here, including
reduction of accidents, improved absenteeism, and increased awareness
of OSH risks.
2.2
Adapting proven prevention systems to suppliers in Africa – Manfred Reindl,
RWE Net, Germany.
Dr Reindl spoke about a preventative OSH system developed for the electricity
supply industry in Rwanda, based on OSH systems in Germany and elsewhere.
The basis of this approach was that OSH had to be properly managed, with
attention given to environmental protection, absenteeism, medical care and cost
benefits as well as traditional OSH risk prevention. RWE Net had invested in
OSH because of business savings as well as humanitarian reasons. There was
no OSH legislation on the electricity supply industry in Rwanda, but RWE
informed and trained managers on OSH risks, motivating them and their
workers. Simple problems and remedies were explained, such as uncovered
electrical junction boxes. Small firms (contractors) also benefited from this
approach, as did labour inspectors who were shown modern OSH systems.
There was a plea for labour inspectors to contact large companies, who can
influence other smaller firms too, also to make use of the media to get important
messages across. RWE had also publicised their efforts a lot, eg through
schools, general public image etc.
2.3
A “Scoreboard” approach to intervention strategies – Karia Sundh-Nygard,
Swedish Work Environment Authority.
Ms Sundh-Nygard explain the “scoreboard” introduced for labour inspectorates
in the European Union. The aim was to monitor the activities of inspectorates as
part of the EU strategy for OSH (2002-2006). Participation in the scheme was
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voluntary and there were no rights or wrongs but it enabled the performance of
one country to be compared with another. It was a good example of
“benchmaking”, and learning from each other. The categories against which
performance can be measured were:
1
Statistics on occupational accidents and disease.
2
Quantitative objectives, with measurable targets (general and specific)
3
Occupational accidents – increasing or decreasing trends, strategies,
partnerships, interventions, campaigns etc.
3A
Occupational accidents in construction – as item 3 above.
4A
Lifting heavy loads – increasing or decreasing trends, strategies,
interventions etc.
4A(1) Lifting heavy loads in the health care sector – as item 4A above.
4B
Monotonous repetitive work disorders – trends, strategies, interventions
etc.
4B(1) Monotonous repetitive work disorders in the food products sector – as 4B
above.
NOTE
2.4
5
Work-related stress – trends in rate of stress, strategies, interventions etc.
6
Chemical agents – national strategies and programmes, monitoring
activities, registers, and substitution approaches.
7
OSH productivity and economy – calculation of social costs of workrelated accidents and disease, models and analyses.
8
Preventative potential for developing and maintaining an improved
working environment. How well different approaches contribute to
creating and sustaining a safety and health culture. 4 categories are:
labour inspection, building partnerships, developing the preventative
potential at enterprise level and anticipating emerging risks.
It was not suggested that the EU scoreboard be transferred to ARLAC
countries as it was, but the concept behind the scoreboard was transferable,
and may be considered by ARLAC members in future.
Labour inspection and construction – Mr S K Kangethe, Kenya
This focused on the construction industry in Kenya. New national legislation now
requires all workplaces, including construction sites to have a safety and health
committee (management and workers); construction site committees will be
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responsible for inspecting such sites, and investigating accidents and compiling
statistics.
Site contractors must also engage a safety and health adviser, who must be
approved by the Department of Occupational Health and Safety Services. The
latter must ensure that site safety committee members are properly trained. The
health and safety advisers must also carry out site audits and send copies of
their reports to the DOHSS for follow-up.
2.5
Labour inspection and agriculture – Mr Ncube, ILO South Africa
Mr Ncube gave a background to the industry and explained the challenges for
OSH – a variety of risks, climatic factors, illiteracy, child workers, nature of
contracts etc. Most African economies are supported by agriculture, and
between 26-90% of national labour forces worked in the sector. There was a
lack of information about OSH risks in the sector, and poor hazard control.
Several ILO Conventions were relevant, notably C.184 on safety and health in
agriculture.
Integrated OSH programmes were needed to promote OSH in the sector, with
OSH Departments giving priority to the sector through labour inspection
programmes etc. National OSH activities should facilitate and motivate
governments to ratify the ILO convention on OSH in agriculture.
2.6
The Informal Economy – a panel discussion – S Nyambari, G Eijkemans,
M Ncube, F Muchiri and M Gifford
Several initial presentations were given on the challenges of the informal
economy, then discussion opened to the conference as a whole. It was agreed
that it was very important to develop methods for reaching workers in the
informal economy, that it was hard to do so, but that some tools were useful.
The ILO’s WISE and WIND programmes were mentioned (the latter one is for
agriculture), the ILO’s PATRIS programme (Participatory Action Training for the
Informal Sector), WHO City projects and WHO’s “Hazard Prevention and Control
in the Work Environment Prevention and Control Exchange” (PACE). The WHO
Workplace Health Promotion in the Americas (PAHO) was also a good model.
“Intermediaries” also needed to be used, such as training organisations, and the
media (TV/radio) in reaching informal economy workers. Much good work could
be done using the media in particular, to influence attitudes towards OSH, child
workers etc as they had been done for HIV/AIDS.
Session 3 – Areas of Special Interest
3.1
Addressing HIV/AIDS through OSH programmes – Dr Ben Alli, ILO HIV/AIDS,
Geneva
Dr Alli described the ILO’s programme to address HIV/AIDs, its consultation with
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the WHO, and various ILO standards relevant to anti-discrimination of HIV/AIDs
victims and OSH services. The key principles of the ILO Code of Practice on
HIV/AIDS were to recognise this as a workplace issue, involving nondiscrimination, issues of gender equality, social dialogue, confidentiality, care
and support, and prevention. Labour inspectors had an important role in
enforcing relevant legislation, also to supply information and advice to employers
and workers on this issue. Labour inspectorates should therefore integrate
HIV/AIDS concerns into their regulatory functions and their advisory services.
The work environment itself can have an impact on HIV/AIDS, eg through
contact with blood and other body fluid (health care workers are especially at
risk) and sick workers who are more susceptible to infection.
A 4-stage control programme to prevent transmissions of HIV and other bloodborne pathogens included risk identification, risk assessment/evaluation, risk
control and monitoring/evaluation. Universal precautions included the provision
of first aid, the use of protective equipment, correct procedures in the event of
exposure, and rights to compensation. Post exposure prophylaxis included
taking antiviral medications or soon as possible. For the future, there needed to
be greater capacity building, goal-setting by employers, new policies and
programme development, improved motivation to tackle the challenges and
expanding treatment, case and support through OSH services.
3.2
Migrant workers in Mauritius – an overview Mr R Ramasamy, Ministry of Labour,
Industrial Relations and Employment
Mauritius had seen a rapid rise in the number of “guest workers” from 1996
onwards (1.6-3.3% of total population) and a rising unemployment. There were
stoppages of work for various reasons, so a Special Migrant Workers Unit in the
Ministry of Labour etc was set up to deal with the issues. A new co-coordinating
committee was also set up, including people conversant in Hindi and Chinese,
with a full-time Chinese interpreter. Labour inspectors visited day and night to
check conditions of work for migrant workers to check dormitories and other
amenities. Migrant workers were sensitised to their rights and duties, and core
problems dealt with. Including contracts of employment. Strong emphasis was
placed on enforcement. The result was a great reduction in numbers of
stoppages, speedy intervention to resolve problems, and resolution of
complaints. Labour inspection had been a key element in this migrant workers
initiative.
3.3
Labour inspection and hazardous child labour – Dr A Ellis, IALI President
On behalf of IALI and sponsored by the ILO Dr Ellis had undertaken a study, of
national law and practice on hazardous child labour. ILO Recommendation 190
gives a list of examples of hazardous work, but more guidance is needed.
Dr Ellis had had 45 responses from developing, transition and industrialised
countries, listing generic hazards and generic activities. It would be impossible
to produce a universal list of hazardous tasks, as different counties had different
views eg on what is “heavy” in the context of carrying heavy loads. What is “high
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voltage” electricity, or what are “chemicals”.
In discussion, other ideas were put forward as to what might be considered
hazardous for children – from HIV/AIDS risks, long working hours, alcohol
brewing, machinery, maintenance, and heavy metals. Some preferred a zero
tolerance approach, to include working with explosives, for example. Others
favoured a graduated approach – listing heavy weights according to age, for
example. Evidence-based legislation was important, however.
More work was to be done on the survey in the coming months and it would be
available by June 2005.
3.4
The Swedish International Development Agency programme on work and health
in Southern Africa – Dr C Nogueira
Dr Nogueira described the programme as an integrated OSH programme in
several sectors of the Southern African Development Community (SADC),
covering health services, food, agriculture, natural resources, environment and
land management etc.
The programme had taken 6 years in preparation and involved many
stakeholders: SADC, employer and worker organisations, governments etc. It
was being managed by the National Institute for Occupational Health, South
Africa. It was a 12-year programme for the strategic development of OSH in the
SADC Region, with an overall purpose to contribute to poverty reduction by
social and economic development through improvements to OSH. Long-term
goals were to improve economic performance, enhance and stabilise society,
reduce numbers of injured workers, promote general health and improve
environmental awareness. Target groups were government departments, SADC
Directorates involved in OH, OSH agencies in the Region, employers and
workers and OSH practitioners.
Two projects were described – one on action to prevent silicosis, another on
access to information. Seminars had been held on the former, for inspectors
helping them develop 4 packages on dust control, with joint planning of action
programmes for reducing silica exposure in key enterprises. Expect group
meetings were to be organised on silicosis surveillance, and inspectors would be
participating. Another project on OSH was targeted at social partners as well as
labour inspectorates, who had an integral part to play and were a driving force
for the success of the programme. It was imperative for labour inspectorates in
SADC countries to keep in contact with the National Institute for Occupational
Health.
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Section 4: Strategic Plans: group work and reporting back
This session was structured around 4 key topics which were discussed in groups as
follows:
Group A:
National OSH priorities and programmes.
Group B:
Strengthening labour inspectorates
Group C:
Reaching the informal economy
Group D:
OSH in agriculture
Groups discussed the main challenges under each heading, and what the way forward
could be. Analysis was done according to Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and
Threats (SWOT) and time frames for action were considered.
The groups reported back, and a summary of their recommendations is incorporated
into the Strategic Plan at Annex 1, as part of the Conference Communiqué.
Conclusion
The conference was concluded by Mr Bhirz Chooramiu, Acting Director of OSH,
Mauritius, and speeches also given by Dr Ellis, Dr Eijkemans, Mr Nyambari and
Mr Albracht. Dr Ellis concluded by saying that it was important to ensure that the
Conference Communiqué, which would be given to the high-level ARLAC meeting in
February, should be realistic. It should be achievable, and have fewer priority
objectives rather than many objectives that are undeliverable. The Conference had
been immensely useful, we had all much to learn from each other and could all benefit
much from future networking.
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ANNEX 1
Strategies for Occupational Safety and Health in the 21 st century:
the role of labour inspectorates, Mauritius,
22-24 November 2004
Communiqué
This joint conference of ARLAC/IALI/WHO/ILO and the heads of occupational health
and safety inspectorates of 21 Anglophone countries gathered in Mauritius on 22-24
November 2004,
Having noted:
1.
Some of the global challenges and developments, programmes and other
initiatives on occupational safety and health and labour inspection,
2.
The strong linkages between occupational safety and health, on one hand, and on
the other, important social and economic issues including HIV/AIDS, child labour,
employment, productivity, poverty alleviation and promoting decent work,
3.
The call for strengthening of labour inspection in the African Region by the
governing council of ministers of ARLAC in June 2004, and for strengthening
occupational health and safety in the Region by the African Ministers of Health
meeting in September 2004
4.
The recommendations from the ILO/WHO Joint Committee on Occupational
Health, December 2003, to strengthen inter-sectoral collaboration at regional and
national levels, and the Statement of Intent on the African Joint Effort on
Occupational Health and Safety signed by WHO and ILO Regional Directors in
Africa.
Having reviewed the current status of occupational safety and health programmes in the
participating countries:
This conference resolved that there is an urgent need for;
1.
The development of national and regional policies on occupational safety and
health (OSH), to which there is a strong political commitment,
2.
The modernization of national legislative framework and a move towards
harmonizing (sub)-regional OSH legislation,
3.
Building on and expanding partnerships at international, national and local levels,
including social partners, inter-Ministerial collaboration (particularly between labour
and health Ministries) and public/private partnerships,
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4.
Modernizing and strengthening the capacity of inspectorates, investing in a
preventative culture,
5.
Greater efforts to be placed on “Reaching the unreached”, especially the informal
economy, child labour and high risk sectors,
6.
Greater involvement in issues relating to HIV/AIDS,
7.
The development of tools needed to help strengthen, support, monitor and
evaluate national OSH programmes and initiatives, including benchmarking tools
such as the ‘Scoreboard’,
8.
Facilitation of technical cooperation to support the above
9.
Political support at the highest level for the implementation of the agreed Plan of
Action, a copy of which is attached.
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STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN
Occupational Safety and Health
OBJECTIVES
1. Formulate
National OSH policy
2. Review & develop
modern legislative
framework
3. Setting priorities
for high risk industries
4. Partnerships,
collaboration
5. Capacity building
& strengthening of
OSH Inspectorate
STRATEGIES
INDICATORS
Develop National OSH Policy
framework through tripartite
consultations;
Consider sub-regional, regional,
and international frameworks
Nationally ratified OSH Policy
Sub-Regional and Regional Policy
ratified
Benchmark with International
labour standards and consider local
conditions
National Legal framework developed
Sub-regional/ Regional framework
legislative standards/codes
Develop national profile of high risk
industries and economic activities;
Develop & implement strategies for
the reduction of injuries, fatalities
and illnesses related to work
Improved OSH programmes
Identify specific co-operation
partners and agencies National
(TU, Business, Research); subregional (NEPAD,AGOA SADC)
and regional (ILO/ WHO, etc)
Joint co-operation projects identified
and agreements signed,
Projects implemented
Develop and implement a strategy
for the strengthening and building
the professional capacity for OSH
inspectorate and other technical
support skills (eg. Occupational
health practitioners, engineers and
occupational hygienists)
Improved social protection in the
world of work with regard to
prevention and protection against
accident, injuries and diseases
RESPONSIBILITY/
ACTION BY WHOM
Ministry of
Labour/Employment/
TIME FRAME
2005 – 2009
(regular review)
Health of Member states;
Sub-regional structures
AU
Ministry of
Labour/Employment/
2005 – 2009
(regular review)
Health of Member states;
Sub-regional structures
AU
Ministry of
Labour/Employment/
2005 -6
Health of Member states;
Sub-regional structures
AU
Ministry of
Labour/Employment/
Health of Member states;
Sub-regional structures
AU
Ministry of
Labour/Employment/
Health of Member states;
Sub-regional structures
AU
2005 -6
2005/ ongoing
OBJECTIVES
STRATEGIES
INDICATORS
Development & implementation of
National, sub-regional scorecard
system for monitoring performance
of this OSH Strategy
Scorecard developed;
Quality Data collected;
Develop and implement proactive
preventive best practices in
workplaces to raise awareness and
improve conditions
Proactive inventions identified and
implemented
Promotional and awareness
programmes developed to support
interventions
8. The development
of the necessary tools
to support, monitor
and evaluate OSH
parameters and
programmes
Tools developed to support,
monitor and evaluate programmes
Effective implementation proactive
OSH programmes
9. Effective
information systems
Develop and implement information
management systems to collect
and collate national data on OSH
performance
Quality information collected and
published at National, sub-regional,
regional level
Develop and implement strategies
to further protect vulnerable
sectors/ groups (eg agriculture,
construction, mining, informal
economy/ children, women)
Raised awareness of risks in these
sectors
Greater protection for workers in
these sectors
6. Scoreboard
7. Interventions
10. Reaching the
unreached
RESPONSIBILITY/
ACTION BY WHOM
Ministry of
Labour/Employment/
TIME FRAME
2005/2008
Health of Member states;
Sub-regional structures
AU
Ministry of
Labour/Employment/
Health of Member states;
Sub-regional structures
AU
Ministry of
2005/2009
2005-6
Labour/Employment/
Health of Member states;
Sub-regional structures
AU
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Ministry of
Labour/Employment/
Health of Member states;
Sub-regional structures
AU
Ministry of
Labour/Employment/
Health of Member states;
Sub-regional structures
AU
2005
2005-2009
OBJECTIVES
11. HIV/AIDS in the
workplace
STRATEGIES
National OSH operational
programmes need to mainstream
HIV/AIDS in the world of work
INDICATORS
Comprehensive OSH programmes
incorporate HIV/AIDS implemented
RESPONSIBILITY/
ACTION BY WHOM
Ministry of
TIME FRAME
2005-9
Labour/Employment/
Health of Member states;
Sub-regional structures
AU
12. National, subregional and regional
political support for
OSH
Development of National OSH
strategies to compliment Member
country national priorities to
improve working conditions
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OSH high on national agenda
Ministry of
Labour/Employment/
Health of Member states;
Sub-regional structures
AU
2005
Annex 2
STRATEGIES FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH IN THE 21ST CENTURY:
THE ROLE OF LABOUR INSPECTORATES: 22-24 NOVEMBER 2004:
PORT LOUIS, MAURITIUS
LIST OF DELEGATES
COUNTRY
BOTSWANA
GAMBIA
GHANA
KENYA
LESOTHO
DETAILS
Mr Kaelo Roderick Yane
Principal Health and Safety Officer
Division of Occupational Health and Safety
Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs
Private Bag 0072, Gaborone, Botswana
Mr Nyallow Barrow
Senior Labour Officer / Department of Labour
Department of State for Trade, Industry and
Employment
Independence Drive, Banjul, The Gambia
Mr Stephen Anang Ankamah-Lomotey
Principal Factory Inspector
Ministry of Manpower Development and
Employment, P.O. Box M58, Accra, Ghana
TEL/FAX CONTACT
+267 3643423/3975511
+267 3952427
Mr Stanely K. Kangethe
Acting Director / DOHSS
Ministry of Labour and Human Resources
Development
Social Security House - Bishops Road
P.O. Box 40326, Nairobi, Kenya
Mrs Motselisi Matsiu Lilian Pelesa
Senior Factory Inspector
Ministry of Employment and Labour
Private Bag A116, Maseru 100, Lesotho
EMAIL ADDRESS
+220 4228868
+220 4227756
[email protected]
om
+233 244 628070
+233 21
662683/667257
[email protected]
.gh
+254 55 6463
+254 55 7396
Mobile: +254
0733790447
[email protected]
om
stannkann@yahoo.
com
+ 266 22317859
+266 22310374
[email protected]
COUNTRY
MALAWI
MALAWI
MAURITIUS
MOZAMBIQUE
NAMIBIA
DETAILS
Mr Andrew Chithila
Senior Occupational Safety and Health Officer
Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training
P.O. Box 35, Mzuzu, Malawi
TEL/FAX CONTACT
+265 08873443
+265 1332797
Fax: +265 1 332595
EMAIL ADDRESS
[email protected]
m
Hlale Kelvin Nyangulu
Director of Occupational Safety and Health
Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training
Private Bag 344 - Lilongwe 3, Malawi
Mr Sooraj Sohatee
Ag Senior Occupational Safety & Health
Inspector
Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations &
Employment
Mrs I. Gandhi Street - Poudred D' Or Hamlet
Port Louis, Mauritius
Mr Dharmen Monohur
Ag Senior Occupational Safety & Health
Inspector
Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and
Employment
Solferino No. 5 Vacoas - Port Louis,
Mauritius
Mr Domingos Alberto Sambo
Head- Occupational Safety and Health
Department
Ministry of Labour / Labour Inspectorate
P.O. Box 281 - Maputo
Mozambique
Mr Joseph Ashikuni
Factory Inspector, Act. Chief
Division of Occupational Safety and Health
Ministry of Labour
32 Mercedes Street - Khomasdal, Windhoek
Namibia
+265 1 773 277
+265 1 773 805
Mobile: +265 8 891 200
nyanguluhkk@hotm
ail.com
+207 2600 Ext (2674)
+ 2107964
+207 2600 Ext (2512)
+210 79 64
monohur@servihoo
.com
+258 82318900
+258 1306349
doalsambo@yahoo
.ca
+264 61 2066290
+ 264 812513277 cell
+264 61 212323
[email protected].
na
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NIGERIA
SEYCHELLES
SOUTH
AFRICA
SWAZILAND
UGANDA
ZAMBIA
ZIMBABWE
Oluwole Ezekiel Taiwo, Dr
Asst. Chief Inspector of Factories
Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity
PMB 04
GARKI, Abuja 900001, Nigeria
Mr Keven Frankland Aglae
Director/Occupational Health and Safety
Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment
P.O. Box 190
Unity House; Victoria, Mahe , Seychelles
Mr. Jace Naidoo
Chief Inspector, Occupational Safety and
Health
Department of Labour
215 Schoeman Street
Pretoria, 0001, South Africa
Mr Peter Hlangabeza Mavuso
Ag Chief Occupational Safety & Health
Inspector
Department of Labour
P.O. Box 198, Mbabane, Swaziland
Dr L.A. Abongomera
Commissioner, Occupational Safety and
Health
Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social
Development
P.O. Box 7136
Kampala, Uganda
Mr John Sichinsambwe
Acting Director/Occupational Safety and
Health Services
Ministry of Labour and Social Security
P.O. Box 32186
Lusaka, Zambia
Mr Henry Muchinako
Acting Principal Labour Officer
Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social
Welfare
P.O. Box 40 , Marondera, Zimbabwe
+234 803 7010.614
+234 9 523 5973
niscnabuja@yahoo.
com
+ 248 281607/722568
+ 248 321 880
[email protected]
om
+27 12 309 4377
+27 12 320 2808
jace.naidoo@labou
r.gov.za
+09 268 617 1494
+09 268 404 1966
[email protected]
m
+ 256 041 347854/5
and + 256 041 348443
+256 041 256374
amonemicheal@ya
hoo.co.uk
+260 1 227382; 260 1
235874
+260 1 225169; 260 1
235290
+260 1 227251
c/[email protected]
+079
23165/23329/25210
+079 24609
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ZIMBABWE
Mr. John Mutswatiwa
Acting Chief Inspector of Factories Factories and Works
National Social Security Authority (NSSA)
P.O. Box 1395
Bulawayo
Zimbabwe
+263 960525/71013/4
+263 977600
ARLAC DELEGATE
ARLAC
Mr Sammy T. Nyambari
Executive Director
African Regional Labour Administration Centre
P.O. Box 6097
Harare, Zimbabwe
+263 4 210191-5
+263 4 210197-8
[email protected]
nyambari@hotmail.
com
[email protected]
om
+41 22 791 3188
+41 22 791 1383
[email protected]
nt
+27 11 7126467
+27 11 712 6552
cell +27 (0) 82 926
6205
+ 27 11 7126552
claudina.nogueira
@nioh.nhls.ac.za
+47 241 39238
+47 241 39501
[email protected]
WHO DELEGATES
WHO
G. Eijkemans
Scientist, Occupational and Environmental
Health
World Health Organisation
Avenue Appia 20
Geneva 27
Switzerland
Ms. Claudina M.C.A.Nogueira
Senior Medical Scientist - Training and
International, Collaboration Section
National Institute for Occupational Health
P.O. Box 4788
Johannesburg 2000
South Africa
Thebe Pule
Regional Advisor
WHO Africa Regional Officer
B.P. 06
Brazzaville
Congo
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Mr. Raphael M. Kukula
Head Occupational Health
Ministry of Health
P.O.Box 9083
Dar-es-Salaam
Tanzania
+255 748 85 4865
+255 222 136803
IALI DELEGATES
IALI
Dr A.F.Ellis
President of IALI
1 Wootton Oast, Garlinge Green Road,
Petham, CANTERBURY, Kent CT4 5RJ
England
Michel Gisler
IALI Treasurer
Labour Inspection - OCIRT
35, rue des Noirettes
CP 1255 - 1211 Geneva 26
Switzerland
M. Gabriel Hrabousky
Labour Inspector General
National Labour Inspectorate
Vazovova 71A - Bratislava, 815 07
Slovakia
M. Michal Sukovsky
External Relations and Labour
Protection inform.
National Labour Inspector
Vazovova 71A - Bratislava, 815 07
Slovakia
Mrs. Karin Sundh-Nygard
Deputy Director
Swedish Work Environment Authority
Ekelundsvagen 16
SE-171 84 SOLNA
Sweden
+44 1227 700 137
aellis@thefarthings
1.freeserve.co.uk
+41 22 388 2929
+41 22 388 2930
michel.gisler@etat.
ge.ch
+421 2 4487 31 58
+421 2 4487 31 58
hrabousky@safewo
rk.gov.sk
+421 2 4487 31 58
+421 2 4487 31 58
[email protected]
+46 8 730 92 82
+46 8 730 96 50
[email protected]
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Manfred Reindl
Executive Director
RWE Rhein-Rhur AG
Kruppstr 5, 45128 Essen,
Germany
Prof. Bernd Tenckhoff
Head of Operational Safety Management
RWE Rhein-Ruhr AG
Kruppstrasse 5
45128 Essen
Germany
+49 201 12-41130
+49 201 12-41131
manfred.reindl@rw
e.com
+49 201 1225260
+49 201 1225263
bernd.tenckhoff@r
we.com
TEL/FAX CONTACT
+22 266 15/22 266 29
+(261-20) 22 258 94
EMAIL ADDRESS
[email protected]
+41 22 799 7040
+41 22 799 6878
[email protected]
+41 22 799 7079
+41 22 799 6349
website
www.ilo.org/aids
ILO DELEGATES
ILO
DETAILS
Dayina Mayenga
ILO Director for Madagascar, Mauritius,
Comoros. La Reunion, Seychelles
P.O. Box 683
Antananarivo 101
Madagascar
Gerd Albracht
Coordinator/Labour Inspection
InFocus Progrmma on Safety & Health at
Work & Environment (Safework)
International Labour Office
4, route des Morillons - CH-1211 Geneva 22
Switzerland
Dr Benjamin O. Alli
Coordinator, Technical Cooperation and
Advisory Services ILO/AIDS
ILO Global Programme on HIV/AIDS and the
World of Work, International Labour
Organization
CH-1211 Geneva 22,Switzerland
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Malcom Gifford
Senior Occupational Safety and Health
Specialist InFocus Programme on Safety and
Health at Work and the Environment
(SafeWork)
International Labour Office
4, route des Morillons
CH-1211 Geneva 22
Switzerland
Franklin K. Muchiri
Senior Occupational Safety and Health
Specialist
ILO Sub Regional Office For Eastern Africa,
P.O. Box 2788
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Matthew M Ncube
Occupational Safety and Health Specialist
ILO Sub-Regional Office
347 Hilda Street - Hat field 0083
Cnr. Ardadia/Hilda Streets
P.O. Box 11694
Hatfield 0028 Pretoria , South Africa
+41 22 799 6689
+41 22 799 6878
[email protected]
(251-1-) 44 43 39, (2511-) 51 03 46
(251-1-) 51 36 33
[email protected]
+27 12 431 8800
+27 12 431 8859
Mobile: +27 72 453
7985
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CONFERENCE COORDINATORS
ORGANISATION
ARLAC
IALI
MINISTRY OF
LABOUR,
INDUSTRIAL
RELATIONS AND
EMPLOYMENT
(MAURITIUS)
DETAILS
Perpetual Chabuka
Programme Administrative Assistant
African Regional Lab A.C.
P.O. Box 6097
HARARE
Zimbabwe
Charlotte Belottini
Management Secretary, Labour
Inspection
OCIRT
35, rue des Noirettes, CP 1255
1211 Geneva 26
Switzerland
Seewa. Doorgakant
Principal Assistant Secretary
Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations
and Employment
Mauritius
TEL/FAX CONTACT
+(int+263 4) 210191-5
+(int+263 4) 210197/8,
759372
EMAIL ADDRESS
[email protected]
[email protected]
+41 22 388 2929
+41 22 388 2930
[email protected]
+2072600
+2082583
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