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July 2014

  1. Belize ratifies the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

    21 July 2014

    Belize is the 62nd ILO member State and the eighth Member State of the Ocean Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control in the Caribbean Region to have ratified this Convention.

  2. ILO and UNESCO reconfirm commitment to joint work in new agreement

    15 July 2014

    ILO Director-General Guy Ryder and Irina Bokova, Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have signed a new agreement consolidating existing joint work by the two agencies in a wide range of areas, and setting the scene for future collaboration.

  3. Promotion of decent work standards: conference in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

    10 July 2014

    On July 8-10, participants in a research and practical conference discussed promotion of decent work and decent wage standards in Russia’s Far East. The conference entitled “Role of trade unions in promoting decent work standards” was organized in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk with support from the ILO and the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia.

  4. New minister of labor and social protection of population appointed in Uzbekistan

    10 July 2014

    Aziz Abdukhakimov has been appointed Uzbekistan's Minister of Labor and Social Protection of Population in accordance with the government's decision.

  5. Trade unions’ role in ensuring occupational safety and health at railways of CIS and Baltic states – seminar in Astana

    09 July 2014

    On July 9, the first joint seminar for trade unions of railway workers from CIS and Baltic states ended its work in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana. It focused on trade unions’ role in ensuring occupational safety and health and traffic safety at railways of CIS and Baltic states.

  6. Third congress of the Republican Union of Employers of Armenia

    08 July 2014

    The third congress of the Republican Union of Employers of Armenia ended its work in Yerevan on July 8.

  7. Kyrgyz Social Fund: Pensions for June 2014 fully funded

    07 July 2014

    Pensions in the Kyrgyz Republic were fully funded for June 2014. The press office of the Social Fund reports.

  8. Kyrgyzstan makes further efforts to stop child labour

    01 July 2014

    1 July 2014. On July 1, Bishkek hosted a roundtable meeting focusing on stronger inter-ministerial coordination and unification of efforts in eliminating the worst forms of child labour.

  9. Russia ratifies ILO’s Public Service Convention

    01 July 2014

    1 July 2014. On July 1, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law to ratify the ILO’s Labour Relations (Public Service) Convention, 1978 (No. 151).

June 2014

  1. Russia and Kyrgyzstan agree to transfer pensions of migrant workers according to principle of proportionality

    23 June 2014

    This was announced today at the roundtable "Pension reform: key conclusions and recommendations", the representatives of the Social Fund informed.