AGE Platform Europe is among the 90 organisations that have teamed up with the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) for its 2023-25 Safe and healthy work in the digital age campaign, aiming to “ensure that humans are put at the centre of workplace digitalisation.”
We were also involved in their previous campaign, ‘Healthy Workplaces for All Ages,’ conducted from 2016 to 2017.
“This campaign is an excellent opportunity to continue our work and, in collaboration with EU-OSHA, to highlight the specific aspirations of older workers and the barriers they face in accessing employment to a wider audience. Through the dissemination of the AGE 2023 Barometer – a report dedicated to the employment and empowerment of older people in the labour market in 19 EU member states – and collaboration with OSHA's campaign partners, we aim to facilitate the exchange of valuable information and good practice through our channels."
AGE's participation
AGE Platform Europe has been working for several years on the impact of digitalization and new technologies on ageing at work. This issue was addressed in depth in our AGE Barometer 2023 dedicated to employment and the situation of older people in the labour market, aligning with the current EU-OSHA campaign
topic.
Campaign Goal
Participating in this campaign not only allows us to disseminate the AGE Barometer findings to a wider audience but also to distribute EU-OSHA campaign events and key recommendations through our channels, fostering collective reflection on the impact of digitalization on older workers.
The aim of this partnership is to take advantage of the opportunities for improvement that digital and new technologies can bring to better address ageing at work. Participating in this campaign also aims to identify solutions and actions to ensure the availability, affordability, and accessibility of new technologies and how to prevent potential issues such as the clear risk of excluding older workers.
AGE’s actions
Our support for this campaign will manifest in actively sharing events, activities, insights, and key recommendations from the OSHA campaign across our communication channels and with our members.
Additionally, we plan to disseminate the results of the AGE Barometer among OSHA campaign partners and actively participate in training sessions and networking events to exchange good practices and collectively reflect on this crucial topic.
EU-OSHA Campaign Materials
Publications
A wealth of information on the issue covered by this campaign — and why and how we should tackle it — can be accessed here. Publications range from campaign infosheets to seminar and workshop summaries, as well as comprehensive research reports (e.g. on the extent of the issue and associated costs, and current prevention policies and practice).
Campaign Guide
This guide to EU-OSHA’s Healthy Workplaces Campaign 2023-2025 will tell you everything you need to know to get involved in the campaign, including key dates and links to helpful resources.
Leaflet
What are the campaign objectives and priority areas? Who can take part? How can you get involved?
Find these and other key points in just a couple of pages.
Good Practice Awards flyer
The 16th Healthy Workplaces Good Practice Awards in occupational safety and health aims to recognise organisations making outstanding and innovative contributions to safety and health by preventing risks associated with digital transformation in the workplace. Learn about what types of good practice can be entered, who can take part, what the jury is looking for and how to take part in the competition.
Contact
SARAH LORIATO
Policy Officer on Employment and European Parliament Liaison
