In collaboration with the Ministry of Labour and the EU Delegation to Malawi, our team organised the first National Conference on Occupational Safety and Health on October 2 and 3 in Blantyre. 

The event, themed “Promoting Occupational Safety & Health: Towards Vision Zero”, aligned with the global Vision Zero approach for preventing occupational accidents and diseases. The conference aimed to foster the achievement of decent work conditions in Malawi and brought together delegates from government ministries, departments, agencies, the private sector, employer and employee representative bodies, MSMEs, and academia. They shared insights and developed consensus-based strategies to address OSH challenges in Malawi.

The EU Head of Sector, George Dura, emphasised the EU's commitment in implementing comprehensive strategies and policies and supporting partner countries in the decent jobs agenda through interventions such as the Zantchito-Skills for Jobs Programme. Malawi’s Director of Administration in the Ministry of Labour confirmed the Ministry's commitment to prioritising OSH in the workplace and recognised the Zantchito-Skills for Jobs Programme for its financial and technical support.

GOPA Worldwide Consultants implements the EU-funded technical assistance to support implementation of the Zantchito-Skills for Jobs Programme in Malawi.

Discover more on the recent inaugural National Conference on Occupational Safety and Health: https://zantchitomalawi.org/ncosh-eu-commits-to-promoting-osh-in-the-workplace/