Protection in Case of Work-related Injury

A five-day training on the topic "Protection in Case of Employment Injury" is being held in Skopje from September 21 to 25, 2026. It is organized by the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization (ITC-ILO), as part of the project "Towards a Safe and Healthy Working Environment in North Macedonia."

Attending the training are the President of SSM, Slobodan Trendafilov, the President of SGIP, Ivan Peshevski, the President of SSDM, Slagjana Milivojevikj, and Elena Petrova from SSM.

As part of the five-day program, lectures and presentations are given by Hiroshi Yamabana, Senior ILO Specialist from Geneva; Héctor Upegui, consultant; Dr. Marie Jelenko, prevention specialist from AUVA, Austria; Dr. Diana Gagliardi, Senior Specialist from INAIL, Italy; André Picard, Senior ILO Specialist from Geneva; and Félix Martin Daza.

The topics cover international standards for protection in case of employment injury, compensation and medical care systems, prevention and occupational safety and health, systems for recording and reporting accidents and occupational diseases, as well as mechanisms for improving institutional coordination and an effective employment injury insurance system.

SSM continues to contribute actively to advancing workers' rights, occupational safety and health, and the creation of a safe working environment.