News
May 2013
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Forthcoming
ILO to publish the 2013 edition of its Global Employment Trends for Youth
03 May 2013
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Bonded labour
Tackling Bonded Labour in Tamil Nadu
03 May 2013
In India's Tamil Nadu state, thousands of people desperate for money are offered advance payments to work in the region's many brick kilns. While this system has worked well enough in the past for both employers and workers, many workers run the risk of "debt bondage" because they cannot leave the worksite until they repay the advance in full. But the situation is changing now, by ILO working with government and employers, and showing workers how they can take more control of their own lives.
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Public-private partnership
Eliminating seasonal child labour in Turkey
02 May 2013
The ILO teams up with European private industry to help prevent children from working in seasonal hazelnut harvesting in Turkey.
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Labour rights
Myanmar celebrates May Day
01 May 2013
Government, worker and employer representatives gather in Yangon one year after the adoption of the Organization of Labour Law.
April 2013
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Freedom of association
First conference of labour organizations in Myanmar since freedom of association law
30 April 2013
Hundreds of workers come together to mark first anniversary of Labour Organization Law.
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Child labour
Protecting children from having to work
30 April 2013
Social protection measures can help reduce the incidence of child labour, says Constance Thomas, Director of the ILO’s International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC).
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© Munir uz Zaman / AFP 2024
Workplace safety
ILO sends high-level mission to Bangladesh following the Rana Plaza Building collapse
29 April 2013
ILO Director-General Guy Ryder says it is time for horror and regret to translate into urgent action.
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Economic vulnerability
ILO report shows why social protection is crucial to tackle child labour
29 April 2013
Measures such as cash transfers or health insurance programmes can sometimes determine whether a child spends the day studying and playing, or working and being deprived of a fair chance at a decent future.
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Occupational Safety and Health
Beating the Dust Disease in Thailand
28 April 2013
An estimate of 200,000 workers are at risk of developing pneumoconiosis in Thailand. ILO’s Senior Specialist in Occupational Safety and Health, Dr. Igor Fedotov says, “It would not be an exaggeration to say that millions are at risk around the world” and these cases are often being unreported. With the help of the ILO, however, the Thai Ministry of Health has increased the number of skilled doctors to treat and support workers diagnosed with the lung disease, making Thailand a leader among developing economies.
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© Gianluigi Guercia / AFP 2024
World Day for Safety and Health at Work
ILO calls for urgent global action to fight occupational diseases
26 April 2013
According to a new ILO report, prevention is key to tackling the growing number of work-related diseases, which claim an estimated 2 million lives per year.