ILO COAL MINING LABOUR HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDARDS
May 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL THE INTERNATIONAL Labour Organisation (ILO) is expected to adopt this November an updated Code of Practice on Safety and Health in Underground Coalmines, designed to improve conditions in what is still a high-risk working environment. This follows the acceptance of a new draft at the ILO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, by 23 experts representing worker organisations, employers and governments. The new code incorporates technical changes in the coal sector since 1986, when the existing text was drawn up. It and the revised guidelines specify ...
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