“Social dialogue is key to build a strong safety and health culture“. This is the title of an article published on the April 2022 number of the OSH magazine “Tutela” from North Macedonia, highlighting the importance of occupational safety and health as well as the role of the European Agency for Health and Safety at Work. The article makes reference to the “European Commission OSH Strategic Framework 2021-2027” that defines the key prioirties and actions to improve future health and safety of workers. The article provides also specific reference to EU OSHA projects and areas of intervention, as digitalisation, green jobs, stress and psychosocial risks, OSH barometer and the Healthy Workplaces Campaign 2020-2022 “Lighten the Load“.

A second article describes the efforts carried out by the Macedonian Ministry of Labour and Social Policy – EU OSHA focal point – in mirroring the “EU OSHA Healthy Workplaces Campaign 2020-2022” with the aim to raise among the public awareness and knowledge about risks of ill health and injury to workers. Through distribution of EU OSHA informative leaflets, flyers and posters translated into Macedonian as well as publication of relevant information to the Ministry’s website, the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy managed to transmit key messages for the prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) to a wide audience in the country, including central authorities, employers, workers and social partners.