Mining (coal; other mining) sector
The ILO advances the right to a safe and healthy working environment for all mineworkers through the promotion of the Safety and Health in Mines Convention, 1995 (No. 176) and the implementation of the Codes of Practice on safety and health in underground coalmines and opencast mines.
Women in mining constitute less than a fifth of the estimated 21.4 million people that work in the hyper-masculine industry. The ILO meeting on women for a more inclusive mining future in Africa agreed concrete actions to promote gender equality in both large and small-scale mining.
Resources
Renewable Energy and Jobs - Annual Review 2024
This 11th edition of the Annual Review is the product of a continuing collaboration between IRENA and ILO.
Meetings
Geneva, 16-20 October 2017
Meeting of Experts on Safety and Health in Open-cast Mines
Geneva, 8-13 May 2006
Meeting of Experts on Safety and Health in Coal Mines
Events
Regional meeting on "Women in Mining: women for a more inclusive mining future in Africa"
Meeting of Experts on Safety and Health in Opencast Mines
Workers’ Symposium on Decent Work in Global Supply Chains
News
Addressing the invisible labour behind the cobalt mining industry
Women in Mining
Ensuring decent work for women in the mining industry in Africa
Occupational Safety and Health
Minya Quarries: Protecting the workers through information
All publications
IRENA-ILO joint report
Renewable Energy and Jobs - Annual Review 2024
Study
Women in mining: Towards gender equality
Challenges and opportunities for productive employment and decent work in the natural stone mining industry supply chain in Rajasthan