News

April 2006

1. News item

   Nepalese workers leader thanks ILO for support

   25 April 2006

   The worker representative of Nepal on the Governing Body of the International Labour Office (ILO), Laxman Basnet, discussed the recent developments in Nepal with ILO Director-General Juan Somavia today.

2. News item

   UN agencies coordinate action against HIV/AIDS

   07 April 2006

3. News item

   Government, business, labour leaders call for new effort on migration

   07 April 2006

4. News item

   Labour migration on the agenda of Africa-Europe dialogue

   05 April 2006

December 2005

1. News item

   New impetus for co-ordinated approach to ship recycling through new legally binding instrument Issued jointly by IMO, ILO and the Basel Convention

   15 December 2005

2. News item

   UN agencies seek a coordinated approach to ship scrapping

   09 December 2005

August 2005

1. News item

   West African government, employer and labour leaders adopt new "roadmap" for migrant labour

   01 August 2005

March 2005

1. News item

   ILO-EU Conference calls for the strengthening of labour inspection services

   31 March 2005

   The ILO-EU Conference on labour inspection 9-11 March 2005 in Luxembourg, noted that globalization requires more creative holistic approaches and presses for economic and social reforms, which can only be successful with strong, competent and independent labour inspectorates.

2. News item

   New seafarers ID cards closer to reality, says ILO Progress in achieving global interoperability in seafarers' identification

   24 March 2005

   The International Labour Organization (ILO) announces an important step forward in ensuring the proper functioning of the biometric element of its new "biometric" identity verification system for seafarers. The tests carried out in this regard could also contribute to advances in achieving biometric interoperability in other areas.

February 2005

1. News item

   ILO Tsunami Response Tsunami: ILO/IPEC project on vulnerability of children to worst forms of child labour

   10 February 2005

   On February 8, the United States Department of Labour approved a new $1.5 million project to address vulnerability of children to worst forms of child labour following the Tsunami disaster in Aceh.