Global body’s West Africa Conference to explore health and safety rights at work

West Africa Global Conference to explore health and safety rights at work

The Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) will hold a West Africa Conference 2023 to explore what this adoption means for employers and employees and how workplace health and safety standards can continue to be improved.

The event will be held in Accra, Ghana, on February 7 and 8, 2023.

This will be IOSH’s third West African Conference and will bring together professionals, government bodies, corporate organisations, development partners and academics.

The implementation of a safe and healthy working environment as a fundamental principle and fit at work will be the focus of the West African Conference of the leading global charter body.

The line-up for the event is still being finalized but will feature high-level speakers as well as give delegates the opportunity to network with peers and like-minded professionals.

Temitope Mudele, Chairman of the West Africa Division, said: “We are very excited to bring the IOSH West Africa Conference to Ghana for the first time.

“The International Labor Organization’s adoption of a safe and healthy working environment as one of the fundamental principles and rights at work is a huge step forward for the way workers are treated around the world.

“We need to make sure that this starts to make a real difference on the ground, to people’s lives. At our conference, we want to explore more deeply what it means and how it can be used in West Africa to improve health and safety standards.

Previous regional conferences were held by IOSH in Lagos, Nigeria, in 2020 and 2021, with both attracting around 1,000 delegates. IOSH is also setting up a West Africa Division by the end of 2020 to bring together members in the region to share ideas and knowledge to drive standards.

This year’s event was held at the Cedi Conference Center at the University of Ghana.

Further updates will be available on the conference webpage iosh.com/wac.

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