News
June 2019
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World Day Against Child Labour
Fighting child labour: An interview with children's rights trainer Molly Namirembe
12 June 2019
To mark World Day Against Child Labour 2019, the ILO ran a thematic forum on child labour at the 108th International Labour Conference. Molly Namirembe, a youth advocate from Uganda and SCREAM (Supporting Children’s Rights through Education, the Arts and the Media) trainer, participated in the forum, and spoke to ILO TV about her contribution to the fight against child labour.
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Day 3: 108th International Labour Conference
World leaders, workers, employers, speak out for social justice at ILO Centenary conference
12 June 2019
World leaders expressed strong support for the ILO as it marks its 100th anniversary at the Centenary International Labour Conference. The Conference – the 108th session of the ILC – has a strong focus on the future of work and is also discussing violence and harassment at the workplace.
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Child Labour
Observing the World Day against Child Labour in Suva, Fiji
12 June 2019
The ILO’s Convention on the Worst Forms of Child Labour, 1999 (No. 182) has achieved almost universal ratification by the ILO’s 187 member States, and the ratification rate of the Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138) is not far behind.
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Day 2: 108th International Labour Conference
Huge turn-out of world leaders at Centenary International Labour Conference
11 June 2019
Dozens of world leaders are attending the 108th session of the International Labour Conference, which marks the 100th anniversary of the ILO. The two-week Conference has a strong focus on the future of work, but also on violence and harassment at the workplace.
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Day 1: 108th International Labour Conference
World leaders address the Centenary International Labour Conference
10 June 2019
Dozens of world leaders are attending the Centenary International Labour Conference, which marks the 100th anniversary of the ILO.
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108th International Labour Conference
ILO Director-General highlights the most profound, transformative changes in a century
10 June 2019
The Centenary session of the International Labour Conference, known as the ‘world parliament of labour’ has opened in Geneva, with a speech from the ILO’s Director-General.
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International Labour Conference
Information for media attending the 108th ILO International Labour Conference
07 June 2019
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Skills for a greener future
A sustainable greener future needs green employment skills
05 June 2019
Climate change and environmental degradation will have enormous effects on the world of work. But, says Olga Strietska-Ilina, Senior Specialist, Skills and Employability, while there is much discussion about these issues, not enough attention is being paid to giving workers the skills needed to implement a sustainable, ‘green’ economy.
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Water resource management
Supporting farmers in water-scarce Jordan through ILO’s labour-intensive approach
04 June 2019
Two years ago, Kifah Khreisat, a farmer from the southern Jordanian town of Al Ees, in the Tafilah Governorate, was supported by the ILO to build a rainwater harvesting cistern to help him meet the needs of his farm. The initiative is part of a project that is being implemented by the ILO in Jordan to help local farmers improve local infrastructure and agricultural productivity, while generating short-term decent employment in agriculture.
May 2019
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Vocational training
New job new life
31 May 2019
Syrian refugee, Muhammed Najjar, arrived in Turkey with his family, not knowing the language or having the means to earn an income. After taking part in the ILO’s Workplace Adaptation programme, not only does he have a job, he’s also been able to integrate into the Turkish community which is now his home.