Nereģistrētās nodarbinātības mazināšanas pasākumi, situācija un

tendences

 Lessons learned from

OiRA Promotion in Latvia

Rome, 2014

Linda MatisaneHead of Cooperation and Development Unit

Prevalence of companies with no workplace risk assessment

% 2010

Employers’ survey (surveys «Work conditions and risks in Latvia»)

Current status of OiRA in Latvia• 4 modules:

– Offices

– Educational establishments

– Small commercial shops

– Agriculture

• Content - max amount of information:– Links to legal acts (also acts close to OSH, e.g. requirements for

health and safety of children at school)

– Links to informative materials (videos, posters, guides etc.)

– Includes workplace health promotion

What have we done to promote OiRA?• Seminars – in computer classes

• Dissemination of invitations through mailing lists:– With links to tools and PowerPoint presentation

– Dissemination results in new requests for seminars in other regions

• Slideshare account of State Labour Inspectorate (only PPT which we allowed to be downloaded)

• Social media (Twitter, Facebook)

• Articles for specialized OSH journals

• Banners in main OSH related web-pages

• Dissemination information through social partners

• Cooperation with Get Online Week 2014

A single webpage to be promoted

www.vdi.gov.lv

Number of OiRA users per monthSeminars

1 NEW TOOL

Seminar

Presentation for Get online week participants

Publication in OSH newsletter

1st TOOLSeminars

Seminar

Seminar

Seminars2 NEW TOOLS

Accumulated statistics

Tips for seminars

• A computer class (one computer per each participant)

• Per 10 persons one OiRA Expert, max 20 persons per group

• Use public libraries and schools (ask local authorities for help)

• «technical problems» using drinks and food in computer classes

• Easy to promote all tools at the same time

Example slide from the training presentation in Latvian

Izvēlamies atbilstošo variantu

NĒ – tālāk būs jānovērtē, jāizvēlas

pasākums

Skaidrojums no normatīvajiem aktiem

Papildus informācija

Sekas

Saite uz normatīvajiem aktiem

Vieta komentāriem, kas tiks iekļauti pārskatā

Get online week 2014

• The European Get Online Week is an annual digital empowerment campaign that engages and empowers people to use technology and the Internet with confidence and skills that allow them to benefit of the world of online opportunities.

• A short presentation in the seminar for organizers (10 min)

• a very short article in a special newsletter prepared by the Latvian organizers of the Get Online Week

• organization of 6 seminars

Benefits of Get Online Week

• use of non-traditional partners • information on and links to OiRA tools still

available there after the Week• low-cost seminars (e.g. no costs for premises, use

of computers, internet, no costs for dissemination of information and registration of participants)

Who participates in the seminars?

What next?

• Decision with social partners – at least one new tool per year

• More regional seminars• More regional seminars with industry

specific associations• OiRA modules used as training tools in

vocational schools

Thank you for your attention!

Linda MatisaneState Labour Inspectorate, Latvia

Head of Cooperation and Development Unitlinda.matisane@vdi.gov.lv