ILO100 News
November 2018
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Maritime Labour Convention and Domestic Workers
Grenada ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (MLC, 2006) and the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189)
12 November 2018
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100 years of ILO History
A house for social justice - past, present and future
09 November 2018
The vision and rich history of the International Labour Organization has been closely bound up with the buildings that have housed its headquarters. In the first of a series looking at 100 years of ILO history, we chart key moments of the ILO story through the main buildings that have been its home.
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Maritime Labour Convention
Gambia ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (MLC, 2006)
09 November 2018
Gambia is the 89th Member State of the ILO to have ratified the Convention
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Press release
Guy Ryder attends Paris Armistice ceremonies on the eve of the ILO Centenary
09 November 2018
The commemoration of the end of the First World War in Paris has a symbolic dimension for the ILO.
October 2018
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ILO100
Voices from the world of work in Latin America
17 October 2018
As part of the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) video voices series, created to mark the Organization’s 100th anniversary in 2019, constituents from Latin America share their thoughts on how the ILO has helped to build understanding and constructive relations in the world of work.
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19th American Regional Meeting
100 years of the ILO in the Americas
05 October 2018
The 19th American Regional Meeting took place in Panama from 2-5 October 2018. Throughout the century, the ILO has always been present in the Americas, which pioneered ILO regional meetings worldwide.
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Video
The transition to the Future of Work with ILO’s SCORE Training
01 October 2018
At global level, we are living a paradigm shift, going from Standardized Mass Production (Industry 3.0) to Customized Massive Production (Industry 4.0), which provides extraordinary opportunities for SMEs in the manufacturing sector, at the level of product development (parametric design), manufacturing (3D printing, digital manufacturing, etc.), access to global markets and social inclusion. Marina Atelier SAC has implemented the SCORE Training of the ILO, which has allowed it to strengthen its management systems and face this paradigm shift in production. The enterprise has incorporated an approach to the digital and sustainable industry into its garment design and manufacturing processes.
September 2018
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International labour standards
The ILO since 1919: Helping seafarers find fair and decent work
28 September 2018
Since 1919, the International Labour Organization has built a system of international labour standards, including the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, which established minimum working and living standards for all seafarers.
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19th American Regional Meeting
Past, present and future of work come together at the 19th American Regional Meeting in Panama
28 September 2018
In the run up to the ILO Centenary, representatives from the Americas will discuss the future of work between 2 and 5 October. For a century, Latin America was an active partner of the ILO, pioneering the organisation of regional meetings.
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News
Value Chain Analysis: Joint Project for Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Kyrgyzstan
20 September 2018
The JIA Business Association and the International Labour Organization are joining efforts to implement a pilot project in Kyrgyzstan to empower vulnerable families and eliminate the worst forms of child labour.