New tool kit launched to promote safe and decent working

The tool kit developed by Sustainable Business Consulting (SBC) and partners provides guidelines on Safe and Decent work based on the principles of dignity, fairness, and inclusion- crucial to achieving social well-being and reducing poverty in developing countries.

SBC CEO Gladys Kivati says the firm engaged 25 intermediaries to develop seven minimum guidelines to promote safe and descend working environments in the region

The guidelines include alignment to exclusion criteria set by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) promotion of mental health, compliance to legal standards, sector-specific guidelines, fair work and wages and alignment policy and procedures.

 "As a country, We don’t have clear guidelines on safe workspace. Our tool addresses that by providing working standards," remarked Kivati.

Kivati spoke during a work and safe environment conference by SBC to create awareness of fair and decent work for sustainable, social, and economic development.

The conference deliberated recent disruptions in the work environment like a mass migration to remote and then hybrid work, talent shortages across many industries and rethinking of the workplace in people's lives. 

The role of the private sector in shaping the future world of work and the best ways of encouraging the development of sustainable enterprises were also featured. 

“Decent work and economic development are essential for achieving sustainable and equitable growth. Safe and Decent work is based on the principles of dignity, fairness, and inclusion, and is key to achieving social well-being and reducing poverty in developing countries.” Remarked Vanessa Adams- Vice President of AGRA.

“As a new generation of workers gains stature in a changed workplace, their patterns and preferences for communicating and learning will impact work for us all.”

The ILO estimates that some 2.3 million women and men around the world succumb to work-related accidents or diseases every year; this corresponds to over 6000 deaths every single day. Worldwide, there are around 340 million occupational accidents and 160 million victims of work-related illnesses annually.

The SBC sustainability software equips organizations with the tools necessary to decrease operational impacts on the environment, establish internal management best practices to comply with regulations, and provide robust sustainability reporting to meet the needs of stakeholders.