News

March 2024

  1. “Workplace Compliance through Labour Inspection Guidance and Social Dialogue” Project Launched

    07 March 2024

    Minister Işıkhan: "Developing robust, inclusive and effective labour inspection systems in the labour market is vital to ensure legislative compliance, as it will pave the way for more decent working conditions in all sectors. I sincerely believe that our project will contribute to the creation of decent work environments."

    Director of the ILO Office for Türkiye: "Our goal in the project is to improve both the institutional capacity of the relevant parties and workplace compliance. Workplace compliance is the concrete result and outcome through which we ensure that decent work is recognized.

  2. © August de Richelieu 2024

    Employer and business membership organizations make progress on gender equality but glass ceilings persist

    05 March 2024

    The ILO’s Bureau for Employers´ Activities and the International Organisation of Employers assessed progress made by national employer and business membership organizations over six years.

  3. Labour Inspection and Guidance Project organizes "Strategic Compliance Planning" and "Standardization of Labour Inspection and Guidance Workflows" Workshops

    01 March 2024

    The participants of the workshops contributed to the development of a strategic compliance model and plan, as well as draft workflows for the Directorate for Guidance and Inspection

  4. ILO to support constituents and implementing partners in Türkiye on improving communication and advocacy skills for decent work and social protection

    01 March 2024

    The ILO Office for Türkiye and ITCILO convened in a two-day workshop training on 27-28 February 2024 dedicated officers from tripartite constituents and implementing partners to strengthen and consolidate a shared understanding and knowledge of fundamental decent work and social protection principles and building competencies in communication and advocacy.

February 2024

  1. © Victor Libuku / ILO 2024

    New guidelines on medical examination of fishers adopted by the International Labour Organization and International Maritime Organization

    22 February 2024

    The crew of fishing vessels need to be medically fit for their physically demanding work. New medical examination guidelines will improve and standardize these examinations, leading to improved health and safety in the fishing sector.

  2. First Advisory Board Meeting Held Under the Fundamental Labour Rights Project

    21 February 2024

    The activities planned for implementation under the project were evaluated by the Board Members, who offered their opinions and suggestions.

  3. Change must start with a focus on social justice

    20 February 2024

    On World Day of Social Justice, ILO Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo, said there is a unique opportunity to bend the arc of history in favour of social justice and to put social needs at the same level as economic and environmental concerns.

  4. © Ramasomanana / UNICEF 2024

    1.4 billion children globally missing out on basic social protection, according to latest data

    14 February 2024

    Fewer than 1-in-10 children in low-income countries have access to child benefits, leaving them vulnerable to disease, education gaps, poor nutrition, poverty and inequality.

  5. YASSER HASSAN, ILO Director for Türkiye

    06 February 2024

    Commemorating the lost lives with sorrow, ILO works for the recovery from the devastating earthquakes.

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    My work with earthquake survivors in Türkiye gives me purpose

    06 February 2024

    When multiple earthquakes struck Türkiye and Syria on 6 February 2023, Jin Dawod set to work matching survivors with therapists through her platform Peace Therapist. A Syrian refugee living in Türkiye, she knows first-hand how critical psycho-social support is to help people recover from trauma.