News

Highlights

1. 

   Myanmar

   New ILO technical cooperation programme

   This tripartite-based programme addresses the reform agenda in Myanmar through a range of projects on building the institutions of democracy, updating labour law, finally eliminating forced labour, making the labour market efficient, and guaranteeing freedom of association.

2. 

   Child labour

   Netherlands to finance project to eliminate child labour in agriculture in Turkey

3. UCGL and ILO sign cooperation agreement

   The World Organization of United Cities and Local Government (UCGL) and the lLO sign new cooperation agreement.

4. Setting the development agenda beyond 2015: Global Thematic Dialogue on Growth and Development, Tokyo, 15-16 May 2012 (ILO, UNDP)

   Leading experts, workers, private sector and labour practitioners among policy makers, civil society, academia and think tanks from around the world met in Tokyo to discuss the technical and political work needed to shape the post-2015 development agenda.

   1. Read about the Tokyo national consultation
   2. Follow the meeting at UN Teamworks.
5. ILO and Brazil meet to review South-South and technical cooperation

   
   
   Annual review of ILO-Brazil cooperation, including South-South

6. 

   MasterCard Foundation pledges US$14.6 million to Partnership with the ILO Youth Employment Programme

   New partnership will increase global awareness of the challenges facing young people in the move from education to the world of work.

7. 

   EU seventh annual Partnership Report: "Saving and Improving Lives: Partnership between the United Nations and the European Union in 2011"