The Macedonian Occupational Safety and Health Association joint in worldwide activities in light of the World Safety Day. The main event took place in hotel Kontinetal, in Skopje, where more than 50 people were present, representatives from government institutions, social partners and members of the Association.

(first row, from left to right, Mrs Grozdanka Tileva, State Labor Inspectorate, Mr Goran Jovanovski, Director of State Labor Inspectorate, Mr Agim Shakiri, State Labor Inspectorate, Mr Marko Soldic, Royal Norwegian Embassy, Mr Milan Petkovski, president of MOSHA, Mr Vanco Muratovski, president of Association of trade unions, Mr Dimitar Stojanovski, president of Organization of employers, Mr Mile Boskov, president of Confederation of employers).

Brief material of the 90 anniversary of forming the International Labor Organization was presented and 50 anniversary of establishing the network ILO/CIS centers. After the presentation of ILO/CIS collaborative centre in Macedonian Occupational Safety and Health Association, the central event of the day followed, the signing of memorandums of understanding with ILO/CIS collaborative centre and the Association of trade unions, Organization of employers in Macedonia, Confederation of employers in Macedonia and the Macedonian Occupational Safety and Health Association.

(from left to right Mr Mile Boskov, president of Confederation of employers, Mr Dimitar Stojanovski, president of Organization of employers Mr Vanco Muratovski, president of Association of trade unions, Mr Milan Petkovski, president of MOSHA)

The signers of the memorandums addressed the present stating the importance of exchanging information on Safety and Health at work saying that the collaboration with the Macedonian Occupational Safety and Health Association is of special interest and should be increased in the upcoming period.

At the end, the Annual report for 2008 on accidents at work was presented, prepared by the Macedonian Occupational Safety and Health Association based on the received information by the media. The results and conclusions of the round table of topic: “Methods of recording accidents at work in Republic of Macedonia” were presented.

Special gratitude to Friedrich Ebert Stiftung for the financial support in organizing the event.

MOSHA