News on ILO's work

June 2013

ILO Governing Body adopts reports of the Committee on Freedom of Association

24 June 2013

The Committee on Freedom of Association (CFA) draws special attention to three serious and urgent country cases while noting progress in others.
El Salvador’s Victoria Marina Velásquez de Avilés elected chairperson of the ILO’s Governing Body

21 June 2013

The country’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN’s Geneva Office will head the International Labour Organization’s executive body for the period 2013-2014.
South Africa ratifies four international labour Conventions

21 June 2013

The Government of the Republic of South Africa deposited with the International Labour Office the instrument of ratification of four international labour Conventions, the Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No.81), the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006), the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188), and the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189).
2013 Report of the Conference Committee on the Application of Standards

20 June 2013

International Labour Conference, 102nd Session, Geneva, 2013
Brazil’s Contribution to the ILO’s South-South Cooperation Strategy - VII Annual Review Meeting, Geneva, 18 June 2013

20 June 2013

ILO South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) with Brazil has considerably up-scaled and is now effective in the four strategic objectives under the 2008 Declaration, as well as under the areas of critical importance. Brazil has been recognized as a prominent actor and model for ILO SSTC in the Programme and Budget for 2012-2013 and in the recently approved Programme and Budget for 2014-2015. Its role as a tripartite facilitator of SSTC with MERCOSUR, Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa (PALOP), and in the framework of the CPLP is also recognized in the ILO's Strategy for SSTC, adopted by the Governing Body in 22 March 2012.
Barbados ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

20 June 2013

Barbados is the 38th ILO Member State, and the fifth State from the Caribbean region – after Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – to have ratified the landmark Maritime Labour Convention, 2006.
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ILO approves new framework of action on social dialogue

19 June 2013

The conclusions of the ILC Committee for the Recurrent Discussion on Social Dialogue stress that social dialogue is at the heart of democracy - and is essential for social and economic development.
Ambitious employment goal needed in post-2015 development agenda

19 June 2013

High-level event in New York on Employment and Inclusive Growth says transition to decent jobs is central to the Post-2015 Development Agenda.
© Pan Kanjun / ImagineChina 2013

No sustainable development without environmental sustainability and decent work

19 June 2013

The contribution of the world of work to the greening of the economy is critical – and presents a real opportunity – to realize the ILO’s social goals, concludes the ILC Committee on Sustainable Development, Decent Work and Green Jobs.
Nigeria ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

19 June 2013

On 18 June 2013, the Government of Nigeria deposited with the International Labour Office the instrument of ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006). Nigeria is the 37th ILO Member State and the fifth State from the African region – after Benin, Liberia, Morocco and Togo – to have ratified the landmark Maritime Labour Convention, 2006.