Assessing Physical Risks Of Young Workers In Agriculture: Special Groups Need Special Methods

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IEA Webinar: 28 May 2026, 14:00 UTC Informal Work Webinar Series This webinar is organized by the IEA Informal Work Technical Committee in collaboration with Workplace Health Without Borders (WHWB). It draws on recent research in the vanilla supply chain in Madagascar where workers operate largely under informal arrangements. We will demonstrate how risk assessments

IEA Webinar: 28 May 2026, 14:00 UTC

Informal Work Webinar Series

This webinar is organized by the IEA Informal Work Technical Committee in collaboration with Workplace Health Without Borders (WHWB). It draws on recent research in the vanilla supply chain in Madagascar where workers operate largely under informal arrangements. We will demonstrate how risk assessments tailored to the local situation can be helpful to communities and buyers alike in reducing ergonomic risks among those who produce such desirable agricultural products as vanilla.

Presentations:

1) Introduction to Workplace Health Without Borders and Panel Presenters – Mary O’Reilly

2) Putting the Spotlight on the Occupational Health of Young Workers: Examples from an ILO project in Madagascar – Susan Gunn

3) Adapting Traditional Ergonomic Assessment Methods for Use with Adolescent Workers – Mary O’Reilly

4) Conducting a Comprehensive OSH Risk Assessment of Young Workers in Agriculture – Process and Policy Implications – Mario Rakotomanga & Joseph Kaptue

5) Q&A Panel Discussion moderated by Donald Cole & Bernard Martin

 

Organisers: Mary O’Reilly, PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University at Albany, NY.

Clive D’Souza, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, and Chair, IEA Informal Work Technical Committee.

More information: in English and in French

Zoom Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_X5jbeb5lQtir-0usAHZCZA

Registration is complimentary (free) though it is necessary to register to attend. Registered attendees can complete a brief post-webinar survey to receive e-certificates of completion. Some presentations will be in French with English subtitles. The webinar will be recorded and published on YouTube. Attendance permits live interaction with the presenters via Q&A.

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