Webinar on Launch of the Guidelines on the Healthy and Safe Employment of Women Workers in Latin America
Launch of the BOHESI Gender Guidelines
19 October 2022, 16:00 – 18:00 CET – REGISTER NOW
The Task Force on Gender Equity (GE-TF) of the World Banana Forum (WBF) is pleased to invite you to participate in the upcoming webinar on Wednesday, 19 October from 16:00 – 18:00 CET, which will focus on the recently published Guidelines on the Healthy and Safe Employment of Women Workers in the Latin American Banana Industry which you can find here.
The webinar aims to:
- Showcase key insights on the health and safety of women workers in Latin America;
- Provide an overview of the content of the Guidelines and its use; and
- Facilitate an introductory training session related to the use of the guidelines in gender-sensitive health and safety risk assessment and management.
The agenda can be found below:
WEBINAR: Launch of the Guidelines on the Healthy and Safe Employment of Women Workers in the Latin American Banana Industry
16:00 – 16:10: Welcome
Pascal Liu, WBF Secretariat
16:10 – 16:30: Background and Overview of the Guidelines
Anna Cooper, Banana Link
Camila Reinhardt Hurtado, WBF Secretariat
16:30 – 16:45: Insights on the Health and Safety of Women Workers in Latin America
Adela Torres, Coordinating Body of Latin American Banana and Agro-industrial Unions (COLSIBA)
16:45 – 17:35: Integrating the Guidelines into Gender Sensitive Health and Safety Risk Assessment and Management
Peter Hurst, Occupational Health and Safety Expert
17:35 – 17:55: Discussion
17:55 – 18:00: Closing Remarks
WBF Secretariat
For further information, please contact Camila Reinhardt Hurtado, [email protected], with copy to Mattia Serrano Ferraro, [email protected].