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April 28, 2024 | 1 year ago

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Occupational Health and Safety in Algeria: National Commitment is Firm

Algeria's Minister of Labor, Employment and Social Security, Fayçal Bentaleb, highlighted on Sunday in Algiers “the importance Algeria attaches to the protection of workers' rights and their safety at work", referring to the agreements ratified by Algeria in this field.

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Chairing a meeting on the occasion of the celebration of World Day for Safety and Health at Work, under the theme “With climate change, I ensure a safe and healthy work”, the Minister underlined the adoption of “numerous policies and programs, including training in occupational safety and health”, as well as “the anchoring of the culture of prevention and safety, by making strategic objectives, for the company and its environment, as a commitment and criterion, of evaluation of its effectiveness”.


Bentaleb added that occupational risk prevention bodies within the company play “an important role in protecting workers against occupational accidents and illnesses, by stepping up monitoring of the application of health and safety rules, on the one hand, and providing advice to the employing company in this field, on the other”, as part of a “participative and professional approach, where the contribution of workers to the creation of a safe and healthy working environment is essential”.


Referring to occupational medicine, Bentaleb mentioned that “the year 2024 recorded 12,990 medical visits”, with the aim of “guaranteeing the safety and health of workers, as well as preserving the image of our country. He underlined “Algeria's commitment to protecting workers‘ rights in the workplace", pointing out that "the country has ratified 60 International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions, 9 of which enshrine fundamental workers’ rights”.


Kamel Senhadji, Chairman of the Agence nationale de la sécurité sanitaire (National Health Safety Agency), said that occupational health and safety was “one of the main pillars of national health safety”, adding that the Agency “attaches great importance to guaranteeing health safety in private environments, particularly in the workplace”.


He underlined “the National Health Safety Strategy 2025-2030, which is currently being prepared by a multi-sectoral committee within the Agency”.


April 29, 2024 | algeria-logo

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