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Safe Work - 2020",null,"","\u002Fwork\u002Flabour-law\u002Findex\u002Flabour-rights-index-graph-2020\u002F2020-the-index-in-text-explanation\u002Fkeyfinding-6-safe-work-2020","pages.contentpage","en","2022-09-18T14:56:27.869000+00:00","2025-12-19T14:28:19.327037+00:00","\u002Fcms\u002Fpages\u002F21890\u002Fedit\u002F",[16,19,22,25,28,31],{"title":17,"slug":18},"World of Work","work",{"title":20,"slug":21},"Labour Law","labour-law",{"title":23,"slug":24},"Labour Rights Index","index",{"title":26,"slug":27},"2020","labour-rights-index-graph-2020",{"title":29,"slug":30},"2020 - The Index in Text - Explanation","2020-the-index-in-text-explanation",{"title":6,"slug":5},{"title":6,"description":8,"image":33,"canonical":34,"robots":35,"og_type":36,"twitter_card":37,"locale":11,"created_at":38,"last_modified_at":39},"https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002FSocial_media_preview_image_-_2025.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x630.png","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fwork\u002Flabour-law\u002Findex\u002Flabour-rights-index-graph-2020\u002F2020-the-index-in-text-explanation\u002Fkeyfinding-6-safe-work-2020\u002F","index, follow","website","summary_large_image","2022-09-18T16:56:27.869000+02:00","2025-12-25T12:05:54.754456+01:00",[41],{"type":42,"data":43},"raw_html_block",{"content":44,"variant":45},"\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>6. SAFE WORK\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>A. FREE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>Most of the countries require provision of free personal protective equipment (PPE) to a worker when the hazards at a workplace cannot be reduced through other means. Argentina, Burundi, Chad and Mali have no statutory provision requiring employers to provide PPE, at no cost to the worker. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cdiv class=\"table-responsive\">\n\u003Ctable border=\"1\" width=\"100%\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd colspan=\"4\">\u003Cstrong>Table 36: Free Personal Protective Equipment\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>\u003Cstrong>Region\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>\u003Cstrong>Provision of Free PPE\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>\u003Cstrong>No Provision\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>\u003Cstrong>Total Countries\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>\u003Cstrong>Africa\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>31\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>3\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>34\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>\u003Cstrong>Americas\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>14\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>15\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>\u003Cstrong>Asia \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>30\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>30\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>\u003Cstrong>Europe\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>34\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>34\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>\u003Cstrong>Oceania\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>\u003Cstrong>Total Countries\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>111\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>4\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>115\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>B. TRAINING ON OSH\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>An overwhelming majority of countries (111 of 115) requires employers to inform workers about workplace hazards and train on health and safety issues. Only four countries, Cape Verde, Israel, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka, have no provision on training with regard to occupational safety and health issues at the workplace.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cdiv class=\"table-responsive\">\n\u003Ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\" colspan=\"4\" width=\"256\">\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cstrong>Table 37: Training on OSH\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"35\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Region\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Training on OSH\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl70\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>No Provision\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Total Countries\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Africa\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">33\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">34\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Americas\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">15\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">15\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Asia \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">27\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">3\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">30\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Europe\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">34\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">34\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Oceania\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"35\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Total Countries\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">111\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">4\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">115\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>C. RESTRICTION ON WORK (FOR PREGNANT WORKERS)\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>More than 70% (82 of 115) restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of mother or child. 33 countries, with 16 and 14 countries in Africa and Asia respectively, do not prohibit engagement of women in work which is prejudicial to the health of mother or child. Three countries from the Americas, Colombia, El Salvador and Honduras, also do not restrict employment of pregnant or nursing women in work prejudicial to their or their child’s health.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cdiv class=\"table-responsive\">\n\u003Ctable border=\"1\" width=\"100%\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd colspan=\"4\" width=\"256\">\u003Cstrong>Table 38: Restriction on Work (for Pregnant workers)\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Region\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Prohibition of work prejudicial to the health of mother or child\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>No Provision\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Total Countries\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Africa\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">18\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">16\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">34\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Americas\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">12\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">3\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">15\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Asia \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">16\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">14\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">30\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Europe\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">34\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">34\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Oceania\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Total Countries\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">82\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">33\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">115\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>D. EMPLOYMENT INJURY BENEFIT\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Most countries (85 of 115) provide employment injury benefits, in the event of an occupational injury or disease, through the social insurance system. 27 countries provide employment injury benefits through insurance providers, public or private carriers. Three Asian countries, Bangladesh, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, make employment injury benefit an employer liability.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cdiv class=\"table-responsive\">\n\u003Ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\" colspan=\"5\" width=\"320\">\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cstrong>Table 39: Employment Injury Benefit\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"35\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Region\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Employer Liability\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Insurance Provider\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Social Insurance\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Total Countries\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Africa\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">12\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">22\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">34\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Americas\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">5\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">10\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">15\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Asia \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">3\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">6\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">21\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">30\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Europe\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">32\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">34\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Oceania\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"35\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Total Countries\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">3\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">27\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">85\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">115\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>","light",{"text":47,"link":48},"Contact us",{"title":47,"url":49,"description":47,"rel":50,"type":51,"id":52},"\u002Fabout\u002Fcontact","follow","internal",24590,[],[],[],[],false,"\u002Fwork\u002Fliving-wages\u002Fcontact-us","\u003Cp>Welcome to WageIndicator. 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