News room
September 2014
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Informal economy: trade unions’ policy and actions
19 September 2014
On September 17-19, Armenia’s capital Yerevan hosted a subregional meeting on informal economy. It was organized by the Pan-European Regional Council of the International Trade Union Confederation (PERC-ITUC) and the ILO to develop recommendations of the region’s trade unions while preparing for the adoption of the ILO’s new recommendation on informal employment.
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Uzbekistan creates Coordination Council on Child Labour Issues
19 September 2014
Uzbekistan has created the Coordination Council on Child Labour Issues that consists of representatives from the Council of the Trade Unions’ Federation, the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Population, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Farmers’ Council.
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Moscow hosts international seminar of public employment services
17 September 2014
On September 17-18, Russia’s Federal Service for Labour and Employment (Rostrud) held an international seminar for members of the World Association of Public Employment Services focusing on models of public employment service (PES): centralized and decentralized.
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ILO and H&M sign unique agreement on sustainable global supply chains in the garment industry
15 September 2014
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and H&M have forged a unique partnership to promote sustainable global supply chains in the garment industry.
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Kazakhstan: Majilis approved a bill to ratify the ILO Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention
10 September 2014
On September 10, the Majilis, lower house of Kazakhstan’s parliament, approved a bill to ratify the ILO Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No. 187).
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Cooperation priorities discussed in Bishkek
08 September 2014
On September 8-9, Ms Dimitrina Dimitrova, Director of the ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team and Country Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, visited Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, to meet with representatives of the government, trade unions and employers’ organizations.
August 2014
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Kyrgyzstan’s National Statistics Committee to monitor worst forms of child labour
29 August 2014
Pursuing the United Nations Millennium Development Goals Kyrgyzstan’s National Statistics Committee would collect statistics data on the worst forms of child labour, the committee’s press service said on August 29.
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Trade unionists gather for conference in Russia’s Siberian city
29 August 2014
On August 26-29 the international conference focusing on trade unions’ role in promoting decent work standards took place in Chita, Russia’s Siberian city.
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Strategic focus on enhancing employment
27 August 2014
On August 27, our colleagues – Senior Employment Specialist Olga Koulaeva and Chief Technical Adviser of the ILO project “Partnerships for youth employment in the CIS” Mikhail Pouchkin – arrived in Azerbaijan for a three-day visit to discuss with partners cooperation in employment, particularly in such an important area as youth employment.
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A world without fatal work accidents is possible
25 August 2014
A world without fatal or serious occupational accidents is possible, the organizers of the XX World Congress on Safety and Health at Work 2014 have appealed, as the largest global occupational safety event opened in Frankfurt, Germany on Monday 25 September.