The draft program for Australia’s first World Congress on workplace health and safety has been released.

The global spotlight will be on NSW in November when Sydney hosts the 23rd Congress.

The program, released by co-organisers SafeWork NSW, the International Labour Organization, and the International Social Security Organization, includes AFL Legend and 2014 Australian of the Year Adam Goodes, Atlasian Futurist Dominic Price, workplace injury victim and safety advocate Candice Carnahan and CEO and Business Strategist Zipho Sikhakhane.

Sydney will join an illustrious list of global hosts such as Paris, Seoul, Toronto and Frankfurt.

Leaders and experts in work health and safety regulation, business and unions will travel from across the world to share knowledge, research, and perspectives on the gig economy, emerging technologies, safety culture, psychosocial hazards and other key topics contributing to the protection of workers’ lives.

Australia’s World Congress will explore how business, governments and workers can ‘Shape Change’ in the evolving world of work and how to better protect people on the job through keynote presentations, symposia, roundtables, workshops and technical tours.

The international guest list includes attendees from Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean.

The event is being jointly hosted by the International Labour Organization, the International Social Security Association and SafeWork NSW and will take place over four days from 27-30 November 2023 at Sydney’s International Convention Centre.

Visit the 23rd World Congress website to view the full program and register for the event.