Our mission
U-POWER contributes to the movement for universal decent work by:
- Conducting, supporting, and amplifying research that prioritizes changing the conditions of employment and work and the factors that influence both to better support health, safety, and well-being for workers.
- Undertaking outreach aimed at shifting the conversations about work toward a future of decent work that supports health and well-being.
- Locating, curating, and developing resources that help individuals and organizations, such as researchers, occupational safety and health professionals, public health workers, advocates, specific employers, and others who share our vision, including:
- Technical assistance to aid stakeholders in reviewing and interpreting scientific information related to a particular work-related issue (e.g., literature reviews, student support);
- educational materials, tools, and toolkits to build stakeholder capacity to make changes toward more widespread decent work;
- activities and events that bring people together to make connections and build power to make improvements to all work.
- Technical assistance to aid stakeholders in reviewing and interpreting scientific information related to a particular work-related issue (e.g., literature reviews, student support);