AKIJ Resource observes World Day for safety and health at work

Under the global theme "Ensuring a Healthy Psychosocial Working Environment," AKIJ Resource, one of the country's leading business conglomerates, observed World Day for Safety and health at Work 2026 on Tuesday.

On this occasion, rallies, awareness seminars, and quiz competitions were organised at the factories of AKIJ Resource's subsidiary companies — AKIJ Essentials, AKIJ Cement, AKIJ Ispat, AKIJ Asphalt plant, AKIJ Ready Mix Concreate, AKIJ Light Engineering, AKIJ Polyfibres, AKIJ Feed, and AKIJ Building Solutions. In addition, a Hepatitis B screening and vaccination program for employees was jointly conducted by AKIJ Resource's charitable organisation, Sheikh Fariq Uddin Welfare Trust and Liver Care Vaccination.

Addressing the occasion, Major Zahidul Hassan (Retd.), Head of Corporate Services at AKIJ Resource, said, “Ensuring the mental well-being and safety of employees is one of the foremost policies of AKIJ Resource. We believe that a work environment built on mutual respect, cooperation and psychological balance is what ensures sustainable productivity in the long run.”

Rahajul Amin, ESG-Sustainability Lead at AKIJ Resource, said, “Psychosocial health is a measurable indicator within our ESG framework. We always emphasize managing workplace stress and fostering a culture of mutual respect.”

Observed globally every year on April 28 at the initiative of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), this year's World Day for Safety and Health at Work places particular emphasis on the psychosocial dimensions of the workplace — recognising that stress, burnout, and poor working conditions pose risks as serious as physical hazards. AKIJ Resource has been reaffirming its commitment to occupational health and safety by marking this day annually.