The collaborative activity confirmed a high awareness
among workers and empl oyers of pandemi c human
influenza issues and also their need for protection in
the workplace. In response, the Thai-ILO joint activity
developed and widely applied an action checklist (table
20) t hat can hel p empl oyers’ and workers’ i dent i f y
ways to reduce their infection risks and protect their
bus i ne s s e s s houl d t he pa nde mi c i nt e ns i f y. At t he
national pol icy l evel , the three ministries of l abour,
health and agriculture have worked together to forge
a cons ol i dat ed col l abor at i ve res pons e. The I LO i n
cooperation with tripartite partners will continue its
efforts to provide practical influenza control measures to
more grassroots workplaces.