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29 August 2025 - Webinar - Virtual, 14h00 - 18h10 CAT (GMT+2)

Occupational Health of Informal and Migrant Workers

Organized by: South African Society of Occupational Medicine (SASOM), an ICOH Affiliate member
Sponsored by: SASOM
Supported by: SASOM, Global Coalition on Informal Workers' Health, Safety, and Wellbeing (GCIW), International Ergonomics and Human Factors Association Informal Work Technical Committee (IEA IW TC)

Topics:
  • Pathways towards Decent Work for Informal Workers – Mahinda Seneviratne (ICOH Board Member and Work Health Strategist, Australia)
  • The Ergonomics / Human Factors Approach to Decent Work for Informal Workers: A South African Case Study – Prof. Andrew Thatcher (IEA President, Wits University, South Africa)
  • Closing the Gap: Occupational Health, Poverty, and Decent Work for Informal Workers – Matthew Olota (President-Elect of the International Occupational Hygiene Association (IOHA), Canada)
  • Political Economy of OHS and Informality: The Struggle for Health Justice for Workers in the Informal Economy – Dr. Christy Adeola Braham (Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO), UK and Belgium)
  • Occupational Health for Vulnerable Workers: The Cross-Section Between Migration and Informal Work – Dr. Acran Salmen-Navarro (GCIW, ICOH SC OHHW, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, USA)
  • Informal Work as a Social Determinant of Health – Prof. Carlos Andrés Fandiño Losada (Department of Health, Universidad del Valle, Santiago de Cali, Colombia)

Registration:
Registration is free for SASOM members and a nominal amount of ZAR 200 (approx. 10 Euros) is charged for SASOM non-members to cover administrative costs.
Click here to register

Contact Information:
Email: office@sasom.org
Website: https://sasom.org/calendar/event/webinar2-2025/?loggedout=true

5 - 7 September 2025 - Boston, Massachusetts, USA

4th Edition of Neurology World Conference NWC 2025

Organized by: PGC
Sponsored by: PGC
Supported by: PGC

Topics:

Neurology

Contact Information
Address: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel San Francisco Airport
Website: https://www.neurologyworldconference.com/
Email: neurology@pgconferences.com

29 October 2025 - Webinar - 16:00 UTC (13:00 Brazil, 09:00 US EST) - Duration: 90 minutes

Informal Work in Latin America: Ergonomics Perspectives and Experiences from Brazil - Informal Work Webinar Series

Organized by: Frida Marina Fischer, PhD, School of Public Health, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Vivian Aline Mininel, PhD, Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil
Clive D’Souza, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, and Chair, IEA Informal Work Technical Committee

Topics:
This webinar, organized by the IEA Informal Work TC and the ICOH Working Group on "Demographic Changes, Inequalities and the Future of Decent Work" in collaboration with the School of Public Health of the University of São Paulo and the Federal University of São Carlos, will present an overview of informal work in Brazil with an emphasis on the impacts of technological and organizational innovations in the precariousness of working conditions. The dynamics of precariousness and how informality repositions the place of work in society will also be addressed.

Presentations:
  • Opening Remarks – Frida Marina Fischer, PhD, Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of São Paulo, Brazil
  • How can technological and organizational innovations in the world of work increase the precariousness of working conditions and push more people into informality? Brief notes from Brazil – René Mendes, PhD, University of São Paulo, Brazil
  • Transformations at work in the context of multifaceted crisis – Dari Krein, PhD, University of Campinas
Moderators:
Prof. Frida Marina Fischer, PhD, School of Public Health, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Prof. Vivian Mininel, PhD, Department of Nursing, Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil

Zoom Registration: (will be added later by IEA staff)
Registration is complimentary (free) but required.

The webinar will be held in Brazilian Portuguese and English. Registered attendees can complete a brief post-webinar survey to receive e-certificates of completion from the IEA. Presentations will be pre-recorded in Brazilian Portuguese with English subtitles; Q&A will be in both languages with simultaneous translation by the moderators, Drs. Vivian Mininel & Frida Fischer. A recording of the webinar will be published on the IEA YouTube channel. Attendance will allow live interaction with the presenters during Q&A.

To download the event flyer, please click here

15 -17 June 2026 - Helsinki, Finland

17th Conference of the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology: Mental health at work: From research to policy and practice.

Topics:
The programme will include keynotes from Professor Jari Hakanen and Professor Sabine Sonnentag, along with oral and poster presentations, and a number of invited and special symposia in line with the multidisciplinary conference theme.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS OF ABSTRACTS: 17 November 2025
DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION: April 2026

Contact Information:
Website: https://eaohp.org/eaohp_2026

14 - 16 September 2026 - Park Inn by Radisson, Manchester, UK - 09:00 - 17:00 UTC

10th Occupational and Environmental Exposure of Skin to Chemicals Conference (OEESC)

Organized by: the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS)

Topics:
Join international experts, researchers, and practitioners for a dedicated three-day event focused on the science, assessment, and prevention of skin exposure to hazardous chemicals in both occupational and environmental settings.

Call for abstracts: Autumn/Fall 2025

To download the event flyer, please click here

Contact Information:
Website: https://www.bohs.org/events-networking/