Labour standards

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   Labour Standards

   Slovenia ratifies the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No. 187) and the Night Work Convention, 1990 (No. 171)

   12 February 2014

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   Labour Standards

   Tunisia ratifies three international labour Conventions, including the Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144)

   11 February 2014

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   Publication

   General Survey on Minimum Wage Systems (2014)

   10 February 2014

   The Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations has just published its annual General Survey on member States' national law and practice.

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   Publication

   ILO publishes the annual report on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations 2014

   05 February 2014

   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 report.

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   Labour standards

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

   22 January 2014

   The Government of Finland deposited the instrument of ratification of the Chemicals Convention, 1990 (No. 170) with the International Labour Office, thereby becoming the 18th member State to ratify the Convention.

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   Publication

   Guide on employment policy and international labour standards

   10 January 2014

   The aim of the present Guide is to increase awareness and understanding of the importance of placing the promotion of full, productive and freely chosen employment at the heart of socio-economic and development policies through a rights-based approach and a broad basis of agreement achieved through social dialogue, in line with the Employment Policy Convention, 1964 (No. 122).

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   Labour standards

   Republic of Korea ratifies the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

   10 January 2014

   The Republic of Korea is the 56th ILO member State, and the 14th country from the Asia-Pacific region, to ratify the Convention

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   Labour standards

   Seychelles ratifies the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

   09 January 2014

   The Republic of Seychelles is the 55th ILO member State of the ILO to ratify the Convention, and the fourth among the States parties to the Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control for the Indian Ocean Region –after Australia, France and South Africa.

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   Brochure

   Building a preventative safety and health culture

   20 December 2013

   A guide to the Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155), its 2002 Protocol and the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No. 187)

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    Labour standards

    Nicaragua ratifies the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

    20 December 2013

    Nicaragua is the second Central American country after Panama to ratify this landmark Convention