GENEVA – On 11 June 2024, YB Steven Sim Chee Keong, Minister of Human Resources presented the instrument of ratification of the Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) to the International Labour Organization Director-General, Mr. Gilbert Houngbo.
When receiving the instrument of ratification, Mr. Houngbo, declared: “The central importance of occupational safety and health was confirmed in 2022, when the right to a safe and healthy working environment was included among the fundamental principles and rights at work. I sincerely welcome the ratification of Convention No. 155 by Malaysia, demonstrating its commitment to this fundamental principle and right.”
He added, “Convention No. 155 is one of the fundamental ILO instruments on occupational safety and health and sets out the basic principles and methodology required for sustained improvements in the management of occupational safety and health. It provides for the adoption of a coherent national occupational safety and health policy, as well as action to be taken by governments and within enterprises to promote occupational safety and health and to improve working conditions.”
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