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Financial crisis and occupational safety and health: Interview with experts

How is the global financial and economic crisis impacting the safety and health of workers? ISSA Promotion asked safety and health and social security experts to share their analysis during the A+A Trade Fair and the ILO International Safety Conference in Düsseldorf, Germany, 3-6 November 2009.

Interview with Dr. Jukka Takala, Director, European Agency for Safety and Health; Dr. Sameera Al-Tuwaijri, Director, ILO SafeWork Programme; Dr. Walter Eichendorf, Deputy Managing Director, German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV); and Mr. Olaf Petermann, Chairman of the ISSA Special Commission on Prevention (in German).

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In Focus: Social security responding to the financial crisis >>

Topic: Occupational risks >>

Event: European Forum: The Seoul Declaration on Safety and Health at Work >>

Language: English, German
Date: November 2009
Topics: Occupational risks, Social security financing

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