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Promoting equality is not only a matter of human rights, but it also makes good economic sense. Empowering women goes beyond the intrinsic value for women themselves, and has profound impacts on families, communities, national economies.
Juan Somavia highlights ASEAN charter as foundation for helping "Marginalized Majority"
In an address to the 20th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Labour Ministers’ Meeting in Bangkok, the Director-General of the ILO, highlighted the ASEAN Charter signed late last year as a “fundamental political commitment” to honour “the dignity of work and respond to the legitimate aspirations of people and families for a better life.”
- World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2008 - “Superman has fallen”: Managing risk in the work environment
- ILO and US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health agree to cooperate on expanding safety and health at work
- ILO Director-General calls for strong support for social dialogue in Africa
- Saving lives, protecting jobs: new horizons in the fight against HIV/AIDS at work
- UNCTAD XII: The opportunities and challenges of globalization
- ILO Conference on Green Jobs held in Japan
- ILO announces availability of microinsurance grants
The International Labour Organization (ILO) is devoted to reducing poverty , achieving fair globalization and advancing opportunities for women and men to obtain decent and productive work in conditions of freedom, equity, security and human dignity. As a tripartite organization the ILO works with governments, employers and workers' organizations to promote the following interlinked aims:
- Social protection
Enhance the coverage and effectiveness of social protection for all. - Social dialogue
Bringing together representatives of governments, employers and workers to foster cooperation and to deliver "real world" knowledge about employment and work.
- Employment creation
Create greater opportunities for women and men to secure decent employment and income. - Rights at work
Working extensively throughout the world to promote a solid legal framework for respecting basic economic and social rights.
- Report III(1A): Report of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations - 28 February 2008 - [pdf 10956 KB]
- Introducing the Toolkit for Mainstreaming Employment and Decent Work - 27 February 2008 -
- UN ECOSOC reiterates strong support for ILO Decent work Agenda - 12 July 2007
