Greece ratifies the ILO Convention 187 on the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health and the ILO Convention 190 on Violence and Harassment

On 30 August 2021 the Permanent Representative of Greece in Geneva, H.E. Ambassador Panayotis Stournaras deposited with the Director-General of the International Labor Organization, Mr. Guy Ryder, the instruments of ratification of the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No. 187)  and the Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190) .

By ratifying Convention No. 187, Greece is confirming its commitment to the objective of improving occupational safety and health in a continuous and sustainable manner, with a view to preventing occupational accidents and diseases. Greece is the 55th member State that has ratified this key occupational safety and health instrument.

Furthermore, Greece becomes the eighth country in the world, and the first European country, to ratify Convention No. 190. This international treaty includes the first international definition of violence and harassment in the world of work, including gender-based violence, and applies to the public and private sectors, formal and informal economies, and urban and rural areas.

The Permanent Representative underlined that Greece acknowledges the importance of promoting occupational safety and health and pledges to further enhance its efforts towards fighting violence and harassment, including gender-based violence and harassment, in the world of work and elsewhere. He further stated that the promotion and protection of human dignity, gender equality and the empowerment of women constitutes one of the core national priorities of the Greek state."