In 2016, HRIDAY with support from the ‘Global Smoke-free Worksite Challenge’, encouraged tobacco-free worksite policy and cessation services for employees in Delhi-NCR.

HRIDAY also organised “Workshop on Worksite Wellness: Focus on Smoke-free Workplaces”, which was attended by representative from 26 companies from India. This workshop stressed upon the urgent need to create worker friendly worksites and also laid emphasis on the management’s responsibility to ensure smoke-free workplaces.

HRIDAY has also organised a high level symposium on the same issue during 14th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health (WCTOH) to continue the momentum. All the organizations represented in the event signed the statement of commitment, ‘The Mumbai Declaration’ for promoting smoke-free workplaces in the presence of then Hon’ble Health Minister Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss.