The ILO has revealed that 7,600 people die every day in the world as a result of work accidents or occupational illnesses

Pedro Furtado de Oliveira, Director of the ILO Country Office for Argentinarevealed that today, 7,600 people die each day as a result of work-related accidents or occupational diseases. He stressed that preventive policies "would prevent deaths and occupational diseases".

According to ILO data, the incidence of nonfatal occupational injuries is more than 40% higher among young workers aged 18 to 24 than among adult workers. On the contrary, statistics indicate that the incidence of occupational diseases is lower among young workers than among older workers.

The data was known in the Conference on the Safety and Health of Youth and Adolescent Workers held in Buenos Aires as part of World Day for Health and Safety at Work, which takes place on April 28.

Under the auspices of the International Labor Organization (ILO), the Argentine Ministry of Production and Labor, SafeYouth @ Work projects, the Superintendency of Occupational Risks (SRT) and INJUVE, the conference brought together various experts from the world of work, unions and the political world who presented their vision of the current challenges in the field of health and safety of young people in the workplace.

One of the topics of the day was the debate on the effects of technology on new forms of production and how to fit into the world of work in this context. Carmen Bueno, Occupational Health and Safety Specialist at the ILO, provided this address. Revolution 4.0, based on technology and digitization, also poses problems and opportunities in the field of occupational safety and health and, in some cases, new technologies will reduce and eliminate transfer times to work. . "said the Spanish official.

Argentina G20 Finance Officer Laura JaitmanHe added that "many people think that technological change is a threat: in Latin America, 80% of people think that the public sector must take charge of this change and its consequences".

Occupational safety and health was also discussed from the point of view of the main actors of the time: young people. Four of them took part in the panel "Young people's view of working, employment and health conditions", coordinated by the head of SRT's Occupational Risk Monitor, Natalia. Gadea. There, they discussed with the public their vision on the subject.

Strategies that contribute to deepening the concept of "culture of prevention" were also discussed. Viviana Martínez, head of SRT's Technical and Vocational Training Department, emphasized that it was essential to "change the perception of work-related risks at the general level", and especially among young people. "

Gustavo Morón, Superintendent of Argentine Labor Risks, said that "the challenge is to guarantee future generations' access to decent work".. "We celebrate the fact that the purpose of this collaboration between national and international organizations is the development of a" National Health and Safety Plan for Youth, "said the Superintendent.
After pointing out that the first lines of action had already been implemented in the NOA (northwestern Argentina), where collaborated Salta, Jujuy, Chaco, Catamarca, Tucumán and La Rioja, Morón s & rsquo; Is congratulated that the ILO is promoting initiatives aimed at young people in health and safety at work.

Other Argentinian officials participated in the opening of the day, such as the president of the National Commission for the Eradication of Child Labor (CONAETI), Cecilia Garau; the Federal Director of Productive Projects of the National Youth Institute (INJUVE), Adriana Cáceres; and the Minister Counselor of the United States Embbady in Argentina, Tom Cooney.