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31 October 2024 - Virtual webinar (free of charge) - Duration: 90 mins - At 15h00 UTC

Informal Work in Latin America: Status, Perspectives and Challenges in Ergonomics and Human Factors

Organized by: International Ergonomics Association (IEA) Technical Committee on Informal Work
Supported by: Working Group (WG) on Demographic Changes, Inequalities, and Future of Decent Work of the International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH)

Topics: This webinar is part of the "Webinar Series on Informal Work" and will focus on informal work in Latin America. Prominent experts from Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile will present case examples of informal work that are most representative of the region, and will review the state of ergonomics in addressing informal work issues and future challenges in this area.

Topics and speakers:
  • Introduction to informal work in Latin America - Arlen Garagay (Chile)
  • Behavior of informal work in Argentina - Gabriela Villafańez (Argentina)
  • Bolivia and Informal Work: Opportunities to Generate Change - Orietta Blacutt (Bolivia)
Webinar moderator:
Dr. Acran Salmen-Navarro,
New York University Grossman School of Medicine, USA
Email: salmea01@nyu.edu

Zoom Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lxo4IA7DTGexX3WoVVIPOQ

Note: Registration is free to all interested people, but it is necessary to register to attend. The webinar will be recorded and published on YouTube. Attendance permits live interaction with the presenters via Q&A.

Contact information
Contact Person: Clive D'Souza
Email: crd85@pitt.edu
Website: https://iea.cc/

5 - 7 November 2024 - Quality Hotel View, Malmö, Sweden (on-site course)

Occupational Skin Diseases – diagnostics and prevention

Organized by: The NIVA - Nordic Institute for Advanced Training in Occupational Health
Supported by: The Nordic Council of Ministers

Topics: The aim of the course is to give a broad overview and update of diagnostics, epidemiology of occupational skin diseases and to provide tools for possible prevention of occupational skin diseases.

Website: https://niva.org/course/occupational-skin-diseases-diagnostics-and-prevention-2/
Email: nora.tobiasson@niva.org

19 - 21 November 2024 - Quality Hotel 33, Oslo, Norway (on-site course)

Asbestos – past and present exposures

Organized by: The NIVA - Nordic Institute for Advanced Training in Occupational Health
Supported by: The Nordic Council of Ministers

Topics: The aim of the course is to give participants a thorough overview of important topics related to asbestos exposure in occupational settings.

Contact information
Email: nathalie.raiha@niva.org
Website: https://niva.org/course/asbestos-past-and-present-exposures/