Message from Saima Wazed Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia Region. World Day for Safety and Health at Workplace

We mark the World Day for Safety and Health at Work on 28 April every year to promote the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases globally. 

Our sister organization, the International Labour Organization (ILO), began to observe World Day in 2003 to raise the political profile of occupational health and safety, and to fulfil the integral ‘advocacy’ component of their Global Strategy on Occupational Safety and Health. 

Given that nearly 60% of the global population is engaged in work, the fundamental right of all workers to a…