Health services sector

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Health services are fundamental to society and the economy, with health care recognized as a basic human right essential for safeguarding the health and safety of populations. There is no health care without health workers. Securing employment and decent working conditions for health workers are essential strategies to ensure equal access to quality health services and to address global health workforce shortages. The UN High-level Commission on Health Employment and Economic Growth (HEEG) recognized the health sector’s economic importance and emphasized urgent investments in a strong health workforce, which also serve as an effective strategy for job creation.

The ILO promotes decent working conditions and labour relations in the health sector, through rights at work, employment opportunities, social health protectionsectoral labour standards and social dialogue, including through joint initiatives such as the ILO-OECD-WHO Working for Health Programme

ILO-OECD-WHO Working for Health Programme (W4H)

ILO-OECD-WHO Working for Health Programme (W4H)

Resources

Occupational safety and health in public health emergencies: A manual for protecting health workers and responders

Manual

Occupational safety and health in public health emergencies: A manual for protecting health workers and responders

Decent Working Time for Nursing Personnel: Critical for Worker Well-being and Quality Care

Policy brief

Decent Working Time for Nursing Personnel: Critical for Worker Well-being and Quality Care

The future of work in the health sector

Working paper

The future of work in the health sector

In their own voices: opportunities and obstacles on the path taken by migrant health-care workers from the Philippines

Labour Migration

In their own voices: opportunities and obstacles on the path taken by migrant health-care workers from the Philippines

Promoting Decent Work Across Borders: A Project for Migrant Health Professionals and Skilled Workers

Migrant health professionals and skilled workers

Promoting Decent Work Across Borders: A Project for Migrant Health Professionals and Skilled Workers

Promoting decent work across borders: A project for migrant health professionals and skilled workers: Fact sheet

Promoting decent work across borders

Promoting decent work across borders: A project for migrant health professionals and skilled workers: Fact sheet

Occupational safety and health in the health services sector

Occupational safety and health in the health services sector

Events

Tripartite technical workshop for the SADC region on Investing in the health workforce: employment and decent work in the health sector

Tripartite technical workshop for the SADC region on Investing in the health workforce: employment and decent work in the health sector

Tripartite Meeting on Improving Employment and Working Conditions in Health Services

Tripartite Meeting on Improving Employment and Working Conditions in Health Services

Third Global Forum on Human Resources for Health

Third Global Forum on Human Resources for Health

News

WHO, African Union Development Agency, and the International Labour Organization join forces to safeguard health workers in Africa
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WHO, African Union Development Agency, and the International Labour Organization join forces to safeguard health workers in Africa

Tripartite meeting highlights the importance of improving health sector employment and working conditions
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Health Services

Tripartite meeting highlights the importance of improving health sector employment and working conditions

UN Commission: New Investments in Global Health Workforce Will Create Jobs and Drive Economic Growth
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71th UN General Assembly

UN Commission: New Investments in Global Health Workforce Will Create Jobs and Drive Economic Growth

All publications

Working for Health - Seminar 1 - Highlights

Working for Health - Seminar 1 - Highlights

What labour force survey data can tell us about the workforce in the health and social care sector

What labour force survey data can tell us about the workforce in the health and social care sector

Health sector investment impacts on employment and economic growth: A panel ARDL analysis in the West African Economic and Monetary Union...

Health sector investment impacts on employment and economic growth: A panel ARDL analysis in the West African Economic and Monetary Union...