Press releases

March 2024

  1. Step by step: Albanian textile and footwear factories improve productivity and working conditions

    08 March 2024

    After successfully establishing practices that led to safer and healthier working conditions for about 2,500 workers in fifteen different enterprises, the ILO is now aiming at achieving decent work and more sustainable production in Albanian SMEs.

February 2024

  1. Georgia joins efforts to protect seafarers’ rights by ratifying the Maritime Labour Convention

    15 February 2024

    Georgia is the 105th Member State of the ILO to have ratified the Convention.

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    Shaping migration narratives: Insights from the ILO/OSCE E-MINDFUL project

    02 February 2024

    The E-MINDFUL project, which closed in December 2023, developed evidence-based and action-oriented guidance, including innovative instruments, that can orientate future communication efforts on migration and migrants.

January 2024

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    How did the war impact the Ukrainian labour market?

    24 January 2024

    In our interview series with leading economists, researchers and policy-makers, we interviewed Oleksandr Zholud, Chief Expert, Monetary Policy and Economic Analysis Department at National Bank of Ukraine. He shared his views on how the war impacted employment, the policy priorities that would help Ukraine rebuild better and the type of support workers and enterprises need to weather the crisis.

December 2023

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    New safety standard on chemicals expected to improve workers’ health and support conflict recovery

    18 December 2023

    Ratifying Convention No. 170 will not just improve the safety of workers, but may also boost Ukraine’s trade competitiveness and help with rebuilding damage caused by the Russian aggression.

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    Ukraine ratifies the Chemicals Convention, 1990 (No. 170)

    07 December 2023

    Ukraine is the 24th country to have ratified Convention NO. 170

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    ILO supports an improved normative framework and better capacities to combat child labour in Serbia

    01 December 2023

    The ILO project “Measurement, awareness-raising and policy engagement to accelerate action against child labour and forced labour” (MAP16) funded by USDOL generated critical knowledge to inform policies and supported concrete measures to address child labour in Serbia, also paving the way for further action.

October 2023

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    North Macedonia ratifies ILO Convention 190 on Eliminating Violence and Harassment in the world of work

    20 October 2023

    Following the Macedonian Parliament ratification of ILO Convention 190 on Eliminating Violence and Harassment in the World of Work in June 2023, North Macedonia deposited the instrument of ratification of the Convention with the Director-General of the ILO on 20 October. The country is the ninth in Europe to ratify the Convention, which ensures dignity and respect for all workers.

September 2023

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    Beneficiary story: With ILO assistance, two young Roma women "embroider" their way into the world of business in Moldova

    25 September 2023

    Half a year ago, the twin sisters Ana and Anastasia Dohan from the town of Soroca, located in the northern part of Moldova, did not know how to handle the needle and the thread. Today, they create small tales on canvas and shape their future on the job market.

August 2023

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    Retrospective on challenges and successes - Interview with Markus Pilgrim, Director of ILO Central and Eastern Europe stepping down

    29 August 2023

    Markus Pilgrim retires after long and successful service at the ILO. During his tenure as Director, the ILO Central and Eastern Europe Office managed to further raise its profile as a specialised technical agency on world of work issues and to expand its portfolio.