Global Event for the World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2026

Global Event for the World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2026

The event is moderated by Manal Azzi, Team Lead on OSH Policy and Systems at the ILO, and brings together high-level representatives from governments, employers’ and workers’ organizations, the ILO, and leading international experts. Opening remarks Olivier Boucal, Minister of Public Service, Labour and Public Service Reform, Senegal Yolanda Díaz, Second Vice President of the Government of Spain and Minister of Labour and Social Economy, Spain Chaudhry Salik Hussain, Minister of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, Pakistan YB Dato' Sri Ramanan Ramakrishnan, Minister of Human Resources, Malaysia Roberto Suárez Santos, Secretary-General, International Organisation of Employers (IOE) Eric Manzi, Deputy General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Joaquim Pintado Nunes, Branch Chief, Occupational Safety and Health and Working Environment Branch (OSHE), ILO Main findings of the report Manal Azzi, Team Lead, Occupational Safety and Health Policy and Systems, ILO Dafne Papandrea, Technical Occupational Safety and Health Officer, Occupational Safety and Health and Working Environment Branch (OSHE), ILO Panel discussion speakers Tony La Montagne, Professor, Deakin University Stavroula Leka, Professor, University of Lancaster; President, European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology (EAOHP) Aditya Jain, Professor, University of Nottingham; External Relations Officer, European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology (EAOHP) Julia Flintrop, Senior Research Project Manager, European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) Juan Manuel Pérez, Superintendency of Social Security, Chile Norito Kawakami, Professor, University of Tokyo; President, Junpukai Foundation Rachael Potter, Senior Research Fellow, Adelaide University Maureen Dollard, Laureate Professor, Adelaide University Ellen Pinkos Cobb, Attorney, author, and subject matter expert on bullying and harassment Closing remarks Vera Paquete-Perdigão, Director, Labour Governance and Sectoral Policies Department, ILO