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ILO Vision Zero Fund - Supply Chain Occupational Safety

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The Vision Zero Fund is a G7-launched, G20-endorsed multi-donor trust fund administered by ILO to prevent work-related deaths, injuries, and diseases in global supply chains. In its first 5 years, the program improved health and safety for 5.6 million workers across garment, agriculture, coffee, and construction sectors in countries including Ethiopia, Madagascar, Vietnam, Myanmar, Colombia, Indonesia, and Uganda. Achievements include: Vietnam - 18,000+ farmers received OSH training; Myanmar - 198,000 garment workers gained enhanced employment injury insurance, 1,500 ginger farmers trained; Indonesia - 1.7 million coffee workers benefited from OSH improvements; Ethiopia - updated occupational disease list and National OSH Directive; Madagascar - ratified ILO Conventions 155, 161, 187.

Behavior Goal

Achieve zero severe and fatal work-related accidents in global supply chains; strengthen OSH policies and enforcement; transform employer practices on worker safety

Methods & Approaches

Implementers & Partners

  • International Labour Organization (ILO)
  • Vision Zero Fund partners

Donors & Sponsors

  • European Commission
  • France
  • Germany
  • Norway
  • Sweden
  • UK
  • USA
  • Siemens

Key Takeaways

  • 1Multi-donor trust fund enables coordinated action across supply chains
  • 2Focus on "structural improvements" - legal frameworks AND workplace practices
  • 3Partnership with brands (Nike) extends reach to specific hazards like commuting safety
  • 4Data collection on occupational injuries enables evidence-based advocacy
  • 5G7/G20 endorsement creates high-level political commitment

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