News and articles
2018
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OSH Campaign
Young people must be part of finding OSH solutions
27 April 2018, Jakarta, Indonesia
The ILO organizes an Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Festival titled “Generation Safe and Healthy”, as part of the joint global campaign aimed to accelerate action to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Target 8.8—promoting labour rights and promoting safe and secure working environments for all workers by 2030.
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Olympic Games
ILO, Tokyo 2020 sign agreement to promote decent work in run-up to the Games
26 April 2018,
The International Labour Organization and Tokyo 2020 sign an agreement to promote socially responsible labour practices in the run-up to the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in the Japanese capital.
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News
Interview with Ramin Behzad, member of COPAC Technical Working Group on Statistics of Cooperatives
23 April 2018,
The ILO has joined forces with other members of the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) to improve statistics on cooperatives. They are working towards developing guidelines on the measurement of cooperatives to be presented at the 20th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS) in October 2018. ILO COOP interviewed Mr Ramin Behzad, member of COPAC Technical Working Group on Statistics of Cooperatives, on the importance, the challenges and the outlook of its work.
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OSH Campaign
Improving occupational safety and health (OSH) for Indonesian young workers
20 April 2018, Jakarta, Indonesia
In conjunction with the commemoration of the Wold Day for Safety and Health which falls on 28 April, the International Labour Organization (ILO) will conduct a series of activities that will focus on the need to improve the safety and health of young workers.
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Promoting a level playing field
Sialkot sports goods sector promotes a level playing field
16 April 2018, Sialkot, Pakistan
The Employers Federation of Pakistan in collaboration with Baidarie and with the technical assistance of ILO under the Japan Government funded Project on “More and Better Jobs through Socially Responsible Labour Practices in the sports goods industry in Sialkot” held a sensitization event with stakeholders on the importance of sports activities to achieve decent work.
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Collective Bargaining and Negotiation
Collective bargaining and effective negotiation skills to promote decent work in Pakistan
12 April 2018, Faisalabad, Pakistan
The ILO Pakistan Office, under the on Labour Standards in Global Supply Chains (LSGSC) project, conducted a four-day training on organizing and collective bargaining for workers and trade unions in Faisalabad during 26-29 March 2018.
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News
Workers Resource Centre launched for Bangladesh garment sector
11 April 2018,
A Workers Resource Centre (WRC) has been launched to build the capacity of trade unions in the ready-made garment (RMG) sector of Bangladesh.
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Fair recruitment
New online ratings help migrant workers avoid unscrupulous recruiters
11 April 2018,
A new web platform aimed at migrant workers lists user reviews of recruitment agencies. By helping migrants avoid falling for false promises, the website is an important tool to promote fair recruitment.
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OSh and Youth Campaign
Introducing ILO's Communication Toolboxes on OSH and Youth in Indonesia
10 April 2018, Jakarta, Indonesia
As part of ILO’s celebration of World Day for Safety and Health at Work, the ILO Youth4OSH project is introducing pilot versions of Communication Toolboxes on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) and Youth.
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News
Pacific entrepreneurs join Commonwealth Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs
07 April 2018,
The establishment of Young Entrepreneur Councils (YEC) in the Pacific has paved the way to network with the Commonwealth Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs (CAYE)