News
June 2018
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Media advisory
ILO to launch new report addressing the looming global care crisis
20 June 2018
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Global Summit in Singapore
The future we want depends on innovative policies, responsible business conduct and people-centred technology
14 June 2018
ILO head says that “businesses have a central role to play in fighting the global scourge of forced labour”.
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© Evgeni Zotov 2018
World Day against Child Labour
Kyrgyzstan: Looking for digital solutions to combat child labour
12 June 2018
The ILO in Kyrgyzstan partnered with young information technology (IT) specialists to find ways of applying innovative digital technologies to help monitor child labour.
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Press release
Economic policy cooperation necessary to address global challenges
11 June 2018
Joint press release by Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder, WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo, World Bank Group Chief Executive Officer Kristalina Georgieva and AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina on the occasion of their meeting in Berlin on 11 June 2018.
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333rd Governing Body
ILO Governing Body elects Ambassador de la Puente Ribeyro as new chairperson
09 June 2018
Ambassador de la Puente Ribeyro from Peru will head the International Labour Organization’s Executive Body for the period 2018-2019.
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Article
Summary of the work of the Committees of the 107th International Labour Conference
08 June 2018
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107th International Labour Conference
ILO tripartism “a most potent antidote” to negative political trends and discourse
08 June 2018
World parliament of labour heads for ground-breaking new standards on violence at work and supports renewed push for gender equality.
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107th International Labour Conference
President of Ireland: Global solidarity dedicated to social justice and equality for all is key to building peace
07 June 2018
President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, made a passionate call for an approach to work that could meet the contemporary demands of social justice. He made the remarks in an address at the World of Work Summit of the International Labour Conference that discussed “Employment and Decent work for Peace and Resilience”.
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International Labour Standards
ILO Conference abrogates six Conventions, withdraws three Recommendations
05 June 2018
A two-thirds majority of votes at the International Labour Conference was required for the abrogation.
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Press release
ILO and Singapore moving forward to promote decent work in Southeast Asia
05 June 2018