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April 2014

  1. ILO launches comprehensive training programme on resolution of labour disputes

    25 April 2014

    On April 25, the ILO launched a comprehensive eleven-day training programme to develop a roster of professional labour mediators to assist employers and workers to prevent and solve collective labour disputes.

  2. Press Release Decent Work Country Programme of Uzbekistan defines priorities for 2014-2016

    25 April 2014

    The Government and social partners of Uzbekistan and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have signed a programme of technical cooperation for the three coming years.

  3. Astana hosts 4th Kazakhstan International Occupational Safety and Health Conference and Exhibition KIOSH 2014

    24 April 2014

    On April 24-25 Astana hosted the 4th Kazakhstan International Occupational Safety and Health Conference and Exhibition KIOSH 2014. It was devoted to the World Day for Safety and Health at Work marked on April 28.

  4. Moscow hosts international conference focusing on improvement and development of national laws on the basis of international labour standards

    22 April 2014

    Moscow hosts conference on improvement of On April 22-24 Russia’s Ministry of Labour and Social Protection in Moscow hosted an international conference focusing on improvement and development of national laws on the basis of international labour standards.

  5. Russia Unemployment Drops in March

    16 April 2014

    Russian jobless rate fell for the first time in four months to 5.4 percent, after remaining stable at 5.6 percent in the previous two months.

  6. Roadmap on Kyrgyzstan's accession to Customs Union can be signed in late April

    14 April 2014

    The Roadmap on Kyrgyzstan's accession to the Customs Union can be signed up in the end of April, Russian media sources reported.

  7. The Republic of the Congo ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

    11 April 2014

    Today, the Republic of the Congo deposited with the International Labour Office the instrument of ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006).

  8. Global jobs gap widens even as recovery takes hold

    11 April 2014

    In a statement delivered to the 2014 Spring meetings of the IMF and the World Bank, the ILO Director-General warns of rising global unemployment and calls for measures to boost household purchasing power.

  9. New measures to protect seafarers from abandonment and cover claims for death and long-term disability

    11 April 2014

    The international maritime community has adopted measures to protect abandoned seafarers, and to provide financial security for compensation in cases of death and long-term disability.

  10. Russia’s government submits ILO Labour Relations (Public Service) Convention to State Duma for ratification

    10 April 2014

    On March 14, Russia’s government submitted the ILO Labour Relations (Public Service) Convention, 1978 (No. 151) to the State Duma, lower house of parliament, for ratification.