News and articles
2018
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Safe and fair migration
Ending abuse and exploitation against women migrant workers
28 May 2018, Jakarta, Indonesia
Almost half of the total number of migrant workers in the world today are women. Within the ASEAN region, there are around 10 million migrants, roughly half are women. Yet, they are still vulnerable to abuse and exploitation. The ILO and UN Women collaborate to realize the rights of women migrant workers through safe and fair migration.
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Child labour
Philippines pioneers responsible and ethical gold brand in Fashion Week
26 May 2018, Manila, Philippines
The Philippines blazed the trail for responsible and ethical gold from artisanal and small-scale gold mines (ASGM) with the launch of the Compassionate Gold brand at the Philippine Fashion Week. The Compassionate Gold is among the innovative solutions to address child labour and to promote decent work.
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News
Decent work in global supply chains: MoU signed between China and the ILO
25 May 2018,
The global supply chain is a universal way of organizing investment, production and trade in the world economy. The ILO-China cooperation on promoting decent work in global supply chains will focus on ensuring compliance and protecting the legitimate rights and interests of workers.
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ILO Conventions
Promoting equality and confronting violence and harassment in the world of work
24 May 2018, Islamabad, Pakistan
A high level experts group meeting discussed various aspects of violence and harassment in the world of work the implementation of Conventions 100 and 111.
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Press release
Mongolia celebrates 50th anniversary as ILO member State
24 May 2018,
Today marks 50 years since Mongolia became a member of the International Labour Organization.
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Factory fire beneficiaries
Disbursement of additional employment benefits begins for Ali Enterprise factory fire beneficiaries
22 May 2018, Karachi, Pakistan
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News
What is ERA Agro-Forestry doing for contractors in Timor Leste?
22 May 2018, Dili, Timor-Leste
Capacity Building for Contractors, especially for local small and medium Contractors is a “buzz word” in developmental circles owing to the colossal amounts that are spent on infrastructure, its impact on employment and the realization that true development is best achieved through local capacity.
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Pakistan
Victims of 2012 Ali Enterprises factory fire receive additional compensation
20 May 2018,
Victims of the September 2012 Ali Enterprises factory fire and their families start receiving payments from an additional compensation fund following negotiations enabled by the ILO.
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Enterprise development
SCORE Project Scalling up in Zhejiang Province
17 May 2018, Beijing, China
The ILO, the National Centre for International Cooperation in Work Safety (NCICS), and Zhejiang Administration of Work Safety (Zhejiang AWS), jointly launched a pilot training project in Zhejiang Ningbo on 17 May 2018. The project forms part of the Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (ILO SCORE) Programme.
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Press release
Sri Lanka’s New Decent Work Agenda launched
17 May 2018,
Sri Lanka’s fourth Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) was launched on May 16, following signature of a memorandum of understanding between Government of Sri Lanka, employers’ organisations, and workers’ organisations; and the LO Country Office for Sri Lanka and the Maldives