News

2013

1. 367th Report of the Committee on Freedom of Association

   26 March 2013

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   © Charly Triballeau / AFP 2013

   France ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

   28 February 2013

   France is the 35th ILO Member State and the 13th EU member State to ratify this landmark Convention.

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   ILO publishes the annual report on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations 2013

   25 February 2013

   The Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations, whose work constitutes the cornerstone of the ILO's supervisory system on international labour standards, has just published its annual reports.

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   Collective bargaining in the public service: a way forward

   25 February 2013

   General Survey of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (2013) concerning labour relations and collective bargaining in the public service.

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   Understanding the Indigenous and Tribal People Convention, 1989 (No. 169) - Handbook for ILO Tripartite Constituents

   19 February 2013

   This handbook aims to answer some of the essential questions regarding Convention No. 169 and is addressed to governments, employers’ and workers’ organizations, as well as for indigenous and tribal peoples.

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   Ecuador ratifies the Workers with Family Responsibilities Convention

   12 February 2013

   Ecuador is the 43rd ILO member State and the 10th member State in Latin America to ratify this Convention which seeks to promote equality of opportunity and treatment for both male and female workers with family responsibilities as well as between workers with family responsibilities and those without such responsibilities.

7. Meeting of Experts on Forced Labour and Trafficking for Labour Exploitation

   11 February 2013

   The purpose of the Meeting was to formulate recommendations to the Governing Body on the scope for possible standard setting to complement the ILO’s Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29), and Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105).

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   Greece ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

   08 February 2013

   Greece has become the 32nd ILO member State and the tenth EU member State to have ratified this landmark Convention.

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   Italy ratifies the Domestic Workers Convention

   22 January 2013

   Italy is the 4th ILO member State and the first EU member State to ratify this instrument which seeks to improve the working and living conditions of tens of millions of domestic workers worldwide.

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    Malta ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

    18 January 2013

    Malta becomes the 34th ILO member State and the 12th EU member State to ratify this landmark Convention.