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New guidelines on medical examination of fishers adopted by the ILO and IMO

The crew of fishing vessels need to be medically fit for their physically demanding work. New medical examination guidelines will improve and standardize these examinations, leading to improved health and safety in the fishing sector.

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World Day of Social Justice

World Day of Social Justice reminds us each year of the need to build fairer, more equitable societies. The ILO marked the occasion this year with a series of seven events held in major cities around the globe. The events brought together high-level speakers from across the world of work to discuss how to put social justice at the centre of international, national and regional policy agendas.

• ILO Director-General's message: Change must start with a focus on social justice

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1.4 billion children globally missing out on basic social protection, according to latest data

Fewer than 1-in-10 children in low-income countries have access to child benefits, leaving them vulnerable to disease, education gaps, poor nutrition, poverty and inequality.

• Global Child Benefits Tracker
• Replay: The transformative potential of expanding child benefits coverage to eliminate child poverty

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Interactive dialogue and launch of "Work Wise Youth: A guide to youth rights at work"

The webinar will feature an interactive and inter-generational dialogue on the importance of promoting youth rights at work for individuals, businesses and societies, and launch "Work Wise Youth: A guide to youth rights at work". The guide is intended to support ILO constituents and other stakeholders in their initiatives aimed at raising young people's awareness of their rights at work, with a focus on those in forced displacement contexts.

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