News room

May 2016

  1. Study Visit of a Kyrgyzstan Delegation to Armenia

    05 May 2016

    As part of the ILO's “Applying the G20 Training Strategy” Project, a delegation from Kyrgyzstan visited Armenia on 2-5 May 2016 to attend a training seminar on “Mapping Vocational Education and Training (VET) Policies and Practices to Boost Employment.“

  2. Preparatory Meeting for a Peer Review on Child Labour in Tajikistan

    04 May 2016

    On 4 May 2016, a Preparatory Meeting and Capacity Building Workshop were held in Tajikistan to prepare for the upcoming Peer Review Process on child labour.

April 2016

  1. First Meeting of DWCP Tripartite Advisory Group in Tajikistan in 2016

    28 April 2016

    On 28 April, 2016 the first meeting of the Tripartite Advisory Group on the Implementation of the Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) for 2015-2017 in Tajikistan was organized.

  2. World Day for Safety and Health at Work – 28 April 2016

    28 April 2016

    The theme for the 2016 World Day for Safety and Health at Work is “Workplace Stress: A collective challenge”.

  3. Training on Eradication of Child Labour and Forced Labour in Tashkent

    27 April 2016

    Training for representatives of employers and entrepreneurs on issues of child labour and forced labour was organized in Tashkent on April 27.

  4. Vsevolod Barbaneagra Passed Away

    21 April 2016

    Vsevolod Barbaneagra, passed away in Chisinau after a stroke on April, 21, 2016. Vsevolod Barbaneagra was our friend and colleague, the man who stood at the source of the independent democratic movement of trade unions in Moldova.

  5. ILO calls for strengthened investment in workers’ safety and health

    20 April 2016

    The International Labour Organization (ILO) highlights the need to scale up prevention to ensure a safe and healthy workplace and fight the HIV epidemic.

  6. National Assessment of the Enabling Environment for Sustainable Enterprises presented in Tbilisi

    15 April 2016

    On the 15th of April, the Georgian Employers’ Association (GEA) held a conference in the newly constructed Techpark in Tbilisi to present the National Assessment of the Enabling Environment for Sustainable Enterprises.

  7. “Trade Unions amid Deepening Economic Crisis”: International Seminar in Baku

    12 April 2016

    On 12 April, 2016, the International Labour Organization together with the Azerbaijan Trade Unions Confederation (ATUC) organized in Baku an international seminar on Trade Unions amid Deepening Economic Crisis: Actions and Prospects for Future Work.

  8. Strengthening the entrepreneurship and business skills among unemployed persons in Dushanbe

    12 April 2016

    From 28 March to 6 April, 2016 Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) training of trainers (ToT) was organized for vocational teachers of the Adult Education Center under the Agency of Labour and Employment, the Ministry of Labour, Migration and Employment of Tajikistan. The training was supported by the ILO Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia and the ILO project "Applying the G20 Training Strategy ".