ILO: Unsafe workplaces. Labour inspectors face daunting challenges Labour inspectors face daunting challenges Many of the 6,000 deaths that occur daily due to work-related accidents or diseases could be prevented by effective labour inspection. Yet this vital aspect of workplace safety and health is facing a number of challenges, including a lack of training, inappropriate resources and even violence. ILO Online spoke with labour inspection expert Gerd Albracht and senior legal specialist Ms. Halima Sahraoui about labour inspection issues, the application of relevant Conventions and the General Survey to be discussed at this year's International Labour Conference

The ILO's Decent Work Agenda calls for a development strategy that acknowledges the central role of work in people's live. The theme of this year's High-Level Segment of the United Nations' Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) reflects an international consensus that productive employment and decent work are key elements to reducing poverty. Here are some FAQs on decent work by ILO Online.

How country programmes help forge a path out of poverty .New pilot programmes are the leading edge of the ILO's efforts to implement its decent work agenda at the country level. Decent Work Pilot Programmes are founded on the ILO's four strategic objectives * employment promotion, rights at work, social protection and social dialogue * integrating economic and social objectives. In Ghana, a pilot Decent Work Country Programme has shown how people can put decent work into practice, and fight poverty in the bargain.