Topic: Policy instruments on workers’ health

You are invited to contribute an article to the Global Occupational Health Newsletter (GOHNET) on National policy frameworks or national plans for workers’ health in your country. The article may include all or any of the following issues:

• recent developments on legislation on occupational health & safety
• national plans and policies on occupational health
• intersectoral coordination mechanisms on occupational health
• integration of objectives and actions for workers’ health into national health strategies and systems, particularly the linkage with Primary Health Care ;
• mechanisms for implementation of policies and action plans, including human and financial resources, and resource mobilization for protection and promotion of workers’ health;
• monitoring, evaluation, reporting and accountability around occupational health policies and plans.

Deadline for contributions: 15 May 2007