Cátedra OIT/ILO-Chair, 9th edition, 2025 | Ana Paula Rosa | Luís Claudino de Oliveira

Speaker

Albertina Jordão

Title

Portugal-ILO. Do the panels hold the echoes of a century-long tale?

Abstract

ILO–Portugal: Dynamics of a Relationship

Can the panels reveal a hundred-year story? This question sets the tone for an exhibition that unfolds like a tapestry of time. Across its surfaces, contrasts emerge—between indifference and engagement, isolation, and the slow, deliberate construction of democracy at work. The panels do more than display facts; they narrate the delicate choreography of tripartite diplomacy, tracing how Portugal’s voice found resonance within the most singular agency of the United Nations system. It is a story built patiently, layer upon layer, through dialogue and negotiation.

The journey is both chronological and thematic, flowing through more than a dozen panels. Three great milestones frame this journey: The Republic (1919–1934), a time of beginnings and fragile aspirations; The Estado Novo (1934–1974), marked by rigidity and silence and Democracy (1974–2019), where work and freedom converge in a shared horizon.

Biographical note

Albertina Jordão as a degree in Social Anthropology, a Master’s in Women’s Studies, and graduated with diplomas in Labour Relations and Public Administration. She has worked for nearly two decades at the ILO Office in Lisbon, where she has been responsible for monitoring issues related to fundamental principles and rights at work, particularly equality and non-discrimination, the fight against forced labour, and the elimination of child labour.”

Speaker(s)

Ana Paula Rosa & Luís Claudino de Oliveira

Title:

The new ILO Convention on Biological Hazards

Abstract:

The adoption of Convention No. 192 and its Follow-up Recommendation (No. 209) by the International Labour Organization (ILO) is part of its constitutional mission to promote safer and healthier working conditions and represents a historic milestone and a step forward in the protection of workers' health from biological hazards. These standards arise in a context of increasing exposure to dangerous biological agents in the work environment, driven by factors such as globalisation, climate change, labour mobility and health crises like the COVID-19 pandemic. The identification of a gap in the framework of international labour standards, with comprehensive standards on biological hazards at work, highlighted the need for a specific convention. Convention No. 192 harmonizes and clarifies concepts, and along with its follow-up Recommendation, combines the fundamental principles and rights at work with effective practices for managing the risks inherent to exposure to dangerous biological agents in work environments, promoting a universal, equitable and sustainable protection model

Biographical notes:

Ana Paula Rosa is graduated in Geography from the University of Coimbra, postgraduate in Occupational Safety and Health Management. She is Program Officer at ILO -Lisbon. At the ILO-Lisbon, since 2017, she develops activities in the areas of Occupational Safety and Health, Labour Migration and Responsible Business Conduct. Also collaborates in the network of CPLP Focal Points for Labor Inspection. She is the author and co-author of several published articles and guidelines, in particular, related to OSH education and other World of Work issues.

Luís Claudino de Oliveira is the Deputy Inspector General for the Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security, since 2021. With over 30 years of experience at the Ministry of Labour, held several leading positions within Labour Inspection Services (2003-2012) and Labour Administration (2013-2021). His work has encompassed a wide range of issues related to employment, vocational training, labour relations and working conditions, including occupational safety and health. As the former head of the Working Conditions Department at the Directorate General for Employment and Industrial Relations, was responsible for drafting legislation on working conditions and occupational safety and health. This included overseeing the national implementation of European directives, such as those focused on protecting workers from biological agents (including SARS-CoV-2), setting minimum requirements for personal protective equipment, and safeguarding workers from risks associated with chemical, carcinogenic or mutagenic agents. Since 2013, acted as technical advisor and delegate to the International Labour Conference, and served as National Focal Point for the Tripartite Declaration on Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy (ILO) from 2017 to 2021. He chaired the Biological Hazards Committees of the 112th and 113th ILCs (2024–2025), resulting in the Biological Hazards in the Working Environment Convention, 2025 (No. 192) and its supplemental Recommendation No. 209.