18.04.2025

World Day for Safety and Health at Work: Social Dialogue and Culture of Prevention

Every worker deserves to return home safe and healthy. This April 28, join Friedrich Ebert Stiftung in marking World Day for Safety and Health at Work—a global moment to spotlight how social dialogue between trade unions and workers builds a culture of prevention. Discover through 4 stories from Mongolia, Thailand, Pakistan and India how unions are championing training, collaboration, and collective action to ensure every workplace is safe, every voice is heard, and every right is protected. Together, let’s create a future where decent work and well-being are not privileges, but guarantees for all

B. Odgerel, Engineer at the Monitoring Department of Power Plant 3 starts off her day before sunrise, overseeing complex systems that power Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of Mongolia. For Odgerel, safety isn’t just a checklist—it’s a lived reality. She credits the union-led training sessions for equipping her with the skills to identify hazards and respond to emergencies, ensuring her team returns safely home each night. Engineers like her are encouraged to speak up about risks and their concerns are addressed, not dismissed because of an open dialogue. Such dialogue between workers, management, and union representatives has fostered a culture where prevention is everyone’s responsibility.

B. Tuvshinzaya, Product Development Engineer at Atar-Urguu JSC, works in food production, a sector where safety standards are evolving rapidly. Through union workshops, Tuvshinzaya and her colleagues learn about new safety protocols, from machinery handling to emergency evacuation. The union ensures that training isn’t a one-time event, but a continuous process. This ongoing education empowers workers to adapt to new risks and technologies, a necessity as Mongolia embraces digitalization in the workplace.

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