伯利兹推进了新的工作场所安全和国家健康保险法。 Belize advances new workplace safety and national health insurance laws.

2025年《职业安全和健康法案》在伯利兹众议院通过二读,推动改革,使工作场所安全法律现代化,并取代旧的《工厂法》。 The Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Bill, 2025, passed second reading in Belize’s House of Representatives, advancing reforms to modernize workplace safety laws and replace the old Factories Act. 该法案扩大了对所有部门的保护,设立了执法机构,授权设立安全委员会,保障工作人员报告违规情况。 The bill expands protections to all sectors, establishes enforcement bodies, mandates safety committees, and safeguards workers reporting violations. 政府批评联合民主党在辩论中缺席,称其为领导失败。 The government criticized the United Democratic Party’s absence during debate, calling it a failure of leadership. 总理布赖塞尼奥(John Briceño)提出了《2026年国家健康保险管理局法案》,提议设立一个独立机构来管理伯利兹的NHI计划,目的是改善全国医疗保健的获得、公平和可持续性。 Separately, Prime Minister John Briceño introduced the National Health Insurance Authority Bill, 2026, proposing a standalone authority to manage Belize’s NHI program, aiming to improve access, equity, and sustainability in healthcare nationwide.