Ukraine crisis

Nearly 5 million jobs have been lost in Ukraine since the start of the Russian aggression, says ILO

Amid the humanitarian crisis sparked by Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, labour markets are being disrupted both in the country and in neighbouring states.

Freedom of association rights

ILO Director-General calls for the release of Belarusian trade union leaders

More than a dozen Belarusian trade union leaders have been arrested and their homes and offices searched.

Ukraine

ILO Director-General condemns the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine

"The ILO’s duty is to stand in solidarity with the government, workers, and employers of Ukraine and to join with the rest of the United Nations system in providing all possible assistance to them," says the ILO Director-General.

Zero tolerance for child labour, forced labour and human trafficking

A two-day high-level virtual meeting on Zero tolerance for child labour, forced labour and human trafficking takes place on 2-3 March 2022. This meeting is being organized by the ILO Paris Office and Alliance 8.7's pathfinder countries to demonstrate that "zero tolerance" of the worst forms of human exploitation is a shared responsibility.

Italy ratifies the ILO Convention (No. 190) on the elimination of violence and harassment in the world of work

Greece ratifies the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention and the Violence and Harassment Convention

Finland joins the Trade for Decent Work Project

ILO and Finland sign cooperation agreement on Trade for Decent Work