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2024

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    ILO and IMO recommend new steps against shipboard violence, harassment, and sexual assault

    06 March 2024

    The organizations’ recommendations include amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention, a new IMO mandatory training for seafarers, and a joint IMO/ILO international awareness campaign.

  2. Fifth Meeting of the Special Tripartite Committee established under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (MLC, 2006)

    Geneva, 7–11 April 2025

  3. Labour administration in a changing world of work

    26 February 2024

    General Survey on the Labour Administration Convention, 1978 (No. 150) and the Labour Administration Recommendation, 1978 (No. 158)

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    Philippines ratifies Convention No. 190 on Violence and Harassment in the World of Work

    22 February 2024

    Philippines becomes the 38th country in the world, and the first Asian country, to ratify Convention No. 190.

  5. Portugal ratifies the ILO Convention on Violence and Harassment

    19 February 2024

    Convention No. 190 is the first international labour standard to address violence and harassment in the world of work.

  6. Georgia joins efforts to protect seafarers’ rights by ratifying the Maritime Labour Convention

    15 February 2024

    Georgia is the 105th Member State of the ILO to have ratified the Convention.

  7. ILO releases 2024 report of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations

    09 February 2024

    The report outlines the extent to which ILO Member States have fulfilled their obligations under international labour standards’ obligations.

  8. Information session on protection of essential workers in the WHO draft instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response

    09 February 2024

    ILO Headquarters in Geneva (Room D) on 13 February 2024 from 12:00 to 13:00

2023

  1. Two vacancies on the ILO Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (CEACR)

    12 December 2023

    The ILO is seeking candidates to join the ILO Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (CEACR).

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    Ukraine ratifies the Chemicals Convention, 1990 (No. 170)

    07 December 2023

    Ukraine is the 24th country to have ratified Convention NO. 170