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  1. © Stefan Grozdev 2024

    Voices

    I dreamed a forest into life

    22 April 2022

    Raya Ubenova asked herself what she could do about climate change. Her solution: to plant a forest of 7,500 trees in her home country, Bulgaria.

  2. © Sveta Suvorina 2024

    Freedom of association rights

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

    21 April 2022

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

  3. News

    Sweden and the ILO renew their partnership

    21 April 2022

  4. Bangladesh

    European Parliament discusses implementation by Bangladesh of labour reforms

    20 April 2022

    In an address to the Committee on International Trade of the European Parliament, the ILO welcomed the progress made regarding the implementation of a labour rights roadmap and national action plan, and encouraged the government of Bangladesh to move forward with the reforms.

  5. Violence and Harassment

    The Republic of San Marino ratifies the Violence and Harassment Convention

    14 April 2022

    San Marino becomes the 12th country in the world, and the 4th country in Europe, to ratify Convention No. 190.

  6. News

    ILO and TKDF join forces against gender-based violence at work

    14 April 2022

    The International Labour Organization (ILO) Office for Turkey and Federation of Women Associations of Turkey (TKDF) will engage in joint activities to combat gender-based violence in the world of work, raise awareness for prevention of gender-based violence and harassment, and enable victims of such violence and harassment to access support mechanisms.

  7. © Serhi Hudak/AFP/Europress 2024

    Ukraine

    Prevention through information: ILO campaign on Ukrainian railways to prevent labour exploitation among refugees

    12 April 2022

    The ILO and the State Labour Inspectorate of Ukraine came through with an information campaign on Ukrainian railways that warns people on the move about situations that may lead to labour exploitation.

  8. News

    ILO and EUD high-level visit to Konya

    08 April 2022

    Mr. Numan Özcan, Director of the ILO Office for Turkey, and His Excellency Ambassador Nikolaus Meyer-Landrut, Head of EU Delegation to Turkey, paid field visits to Konya for on-site review of activities under “Opportunities for Lives Project” implemented by ILO and DGILF with EU funding.

  9. News

    ILO’s informative meetings on combating child labour in the Black Sea Region

    08 April 2022

    A series of informative meetings were held for institutions in the context of “An Integrated Model for the Elimination of Worst Forms of Child Labour in Seasonal Agriculture in Hazelnut Harvesting in Turkey”

  10. Future of Work

    ILO: Digital technology disrupts the labour market in various ways and accentuates inequalities

    08 April 2022

    At a conference of the EU Public Employment Services Network, the ILO discussed the rapid digital transformation affecting the labour market and the impact it has on skills, lifelong learning and inequalities.