Recent developments

2008 International Labour Conference: General discussion on rural employment

To know more about why this topic is so timely, click here.

To understand the challenges of achieving Decent Work in Agriculture, click here.

The background report Promotion of rural employment for poverty reduction is now available for download.

ILO Code of practice on OSH in agriculture

The ILO will host a meeting of experts (22-30 September 2009) to adopt a code of practice on safety and health in agriculture. The code will be drafted to complement ILO Convention No. 184 on safety and health in agriculture and to encourage implementation at the workplace.