Learning and Playing Week
ILO Youth Congress - Designing Safety, Health and Well-being at Work in the Digital Age
United Nations
To put young voices at the heart of safer, healthier workplaces, the ILO is bringing youth together at Expo 2025 in Osaka. Over 200 youth, from more than 25 universities and institutes in 8 countries took part in the journey to realize a safe and healthy working environment for all. The pre-selected youth teams will gather at the ILO Youth Congress at Expo 2025 to present their Calls to Action. These proposals—focused on safety, health, and well-being in the digital age—will be shared with employers, decision-makers and global audiences.
Recorded video available
Discussion
- Lifelong learning
- Youth independence
- Individually optimised learning
| Transmission of simultaneous interpretation | Provided |
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| Language of interpretation | Japanese and English |
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Track Programme
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Date of
the event -
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2025.07.17[Thu]
15:00 ～ 18:00
(Venue Open 14:45)
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- Venue
- Others (Inside Venue)
- EXPO Hall Shining Hat
Programme details
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The ILO Youth Congress is taking place as part of the EXPO
2025 Days on Safety, Health & Well-being for All held
under the inaugural Global Initiative for Safety, Health and
Well-being (GISHW).
This landmark event focuses on empowering young people to
actively participate in the design of safe, healthy and
inclusive workplaces in the digital age.
The event on the 17 July is the culmination of a process which
has seen young people from around the world take part in a
series of participatory actions that have seen them learn,
create and discuss how young people can help contribute and be
engaged in the promotion of safety, health and well-being at
work.
In all, 28 teams from universities and senior high schools all
over Japan as well as a further 22 teams from 7 countries
around the world have taken part in the process. They have
joined a variety of information and discussion sessions and
have subsequently proposed ‘Calls to Action’ to create a safe
and healthy working environment for all. A process of judging
and evaluation will see eight of the teams present their Calls
to Action at the ILO Youth Congress event on the 17 July and
the winers selected towards the implementation of the proposal
in the enterprises.
Reports
【Reflection】
An inaugural "Youth Congress" pitch contest held on
17 July 2025 saw eight teams of students present innovative
solutions to promote workers’ health and safety.
The event drew participants from Japan and beyond and also
featured special appearances by renowned Japanese celebrities
Yoko Oginome and Aki Mukai.
Mahidol University from Thailand was awarded top prize for its
innovative app, designed to protect the rights and safety of
delivery drivers. Brigham Young University from the United
States and the University of Occupational and Environmental
Health Japan also received accolades for their contributions
to occupational safety and health.
【Post EXPO Initiatives】
1) Matching the Calls to Action submitted by the participated
youth teams and the supportive enterprises, the selected
proposals for promoting safe and health working environment
will be implemented in the workplaces, under the technical
assistance from the organizer (United Nations). The
achievements will be presented at the World Congress on Safety
and Health at Work.
2) Youth-centred awareness raising on occupational safety,
health and wellbeing will be promoted by using the outputs of
the event including the recorded video at the national and
global levels.
Cast
Moderator
Aki Mukai
Talent
Born in Saitama, Japan, Aki Mukai started her career in the entertainment sector while in the Japan Women's University as the popular radio DJ. Ms Mukai’s activities range over in multiple areas from TV and radio to essay writing and lectures.
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Speakers
Yoko Oginome
Singer-songwriter
Ms Yoko Oginome, a renowned Japanese singer-songwriter, has been collaborating with the ILO for the advocacy campaign on decent work issues through the ILO's ArtWorks programme with a focus on child labour. As part of activities planned under the collaborative agreement signed by the artist and the ILO Office for Japan today, she contributes through a song on child labour under the Global Music against Child Labour Initiative.
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Joaquim Pintado Nunes
Chief, Occupational Safety and Health and Working Environment Branch, International Labour Organization
Mr Pintado Nunes, born in Lisbon, Portugal, holds a
master on Law, a master on public management, and
post-graduate studies on labour law and on
occupational safety and health.
He worked in the ILO’s Decent Work Team and Country
Office for Central and Eastern Europe as a specialist
on labour administration and labour inspection. Before
joining the ILO, he was the head of the Planning,
Strategy and Technical Directorate of the national
Authority for Working Conditions in Portugal. Mr
Pintado Nunes worked as chief of a regional office of
the national labour inspectorate, as a labour
inspector and as an attorney. He was member of
national inter-ministerial taskforces on labour law,
occupational safety and health, industrial licencing
and public administration reform. He was the national
representative in two specialized committees of the
European Commission, and a lecturer of occupational
safety and health legislation. Mr Pintado Nunes was
given two awards for excellence in public service.
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Co-organiser
International Labour Organization
Learning and Playing Week
ILO Youth Congress - Designing Safety, Health and Well-being at Work in the Digital Age
To put young voices at the heart of safer, healthier workplaces, the ILO is bringing youth together at Expo 2025 in Osaka. Over 200 youth, from more than 25 universities and institutes in 8 countries took part in the journey to realize a safe and healthy working environment for all. The pre-selected youth teams will gather at the ILO Youth Congress at Expo 2025 to present their Calls to Action. These proposals—focused on safety, health, and well-being in the digital age—will be shared with employers, decision-makers and global audiences.
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2025.07.17[Thu]
15:00～18:00
(Venue Open 14:45)
- Others (Inside Venue)
OTHER PROGRAM
Learning and Playing Week
