Protection of employees from industrial accidents and occupational diseases: the international legal aspect
Journal Title: Альманах міжнародного права - Year 2017, Vol 17, Issue
Abstract
The article deals with the legal regulation of the protection of employees from industrial accidents and occupational diseases by acts of the International Labor Organization. It has been determined that the social insurance system in Ukraine and social insurance against industrial accidents and occupational diseases, in particular, should be developed on the basis of the ILO’s strategic objectives in the field of social security with a view to social justice and equit- able globalization. The main international legal acts in the field of labor safety are presented, in the first place, such acts help to protect employees against industrial accidents by establishing standards for con- trolling injuries at work and norms for its prevention. The analysis of the main ILO Conventions and Recommendations has been conducted, mentioned acts establish the minimum legal stan- dards in the field of protection against industrial accidents, as well as advanced and progressive norms that should be guided by the national legal system in order to improve the current legis- lation on social insurance against industrial accidents and occupational disease. It has been concluded the necessity of ratification of the ILO Convention № 121 Employ- ment Injury Benefits Convention, 1964, of development of a national strategy for protecting em- ployees’ rights from industrial accidents and occupational diseases on the basis of the principle of tripartism with the participation of social partners, and also outlined the main directions for increasing national legal standards in the field of protection against industrial accidents and oc- cupational diseases.
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Г. А. ТРУНОВА
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