The International Labor Organization has declared April 28 World Labor Day to draw the world's attention to the scale of the problem and how creating and promoting a culture of labor protection can help reduce annual mortality in the workplace. Every year on April 28, the World Day for Safety and Health at Work, according to the Decree of the President of Ukraine of 18.08.2006 № 685/2006, the Day of Labor Protection is celebrated in Ukraine.
Since the beginning of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation, according to the State Labor Inspectorate, as of April 12, 110 accidents at work were registered under special investigation, in which 191 workers were injured, including 115 – fatal. Among them, 33 accidents occurred as a result of injuries received by workers in the line of duty due to active hostilities. As a result of such accidents, 94 workers were injured, including 50 with fatalities.
This year, during the Labor Protection Week (World Day for Safety and Health at Work), thematic events are envisaged, including a round table in accordance with the ILO motto: “Act together to build a positive safety and health culture” ( World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2022 – Act together to build a positive safety and health culture) with the participation of representatives of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, the Department of State Labor in Poltava region as well as scientists. Participants will discuss the peculiarities of the organization of labor protection and safety of participants’ life in the educational process in educational institutions under martial law. The importance of the results of any activity cannot exceed the value of the health and life of the employee, the organizers emphasize.
The International Labor Organization (ILO) estimates that there are more than 270 million accidents at work each year that result in the absence of workers for more than 3 days, and about 160 million non-fatal illnesses. Unfortunately, every day in the world as a result of accidents at work, occupational diseases kill about 5,000 people, and from 2 to 2.3 million people a year.
