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.

The full report of the discussion in the ILC Committee on Rural Employment is available here.

The Conclusions on promoting rural employment for poverty reduction are available here.

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.

Food crisis

To learn more about the implications of rising food prices for employment, decent work and poverty reduction, click here.