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• Marina Larionova: The G20 should not make decisions without weighing their social impact
  28 June 2013. Two important reports have been presented during the Russian G20 Presidency, namely, on how the G20 is performing in meeting its commitments, and on the Civil 20 recommendations for strong, sustainable and balanced growth.
• Tamara Duisenova appointed Kazakh Minister of Labor and Social Protection
  27 June 2013. Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan, has appointed T. Duisenova to a post of Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Akorda press service informs.
• FAO and ILO urge countries to better protect children working in fisheries and aquaculture
  27 June 2013. Governments need to take measures to protect children from harmful work in small-scale fisheries and aquaculture, say the Food and Agriculture Organization and the International Labour Organization.
• Nazarbayev approved law on pension provision in Kazahstan
  21 June 2013. President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has signed the Law "On pension provision in the Republic of Kazakhstan" and "On amendments to some legislative acts on pension provision issues."
• Action needed to provide jobs and social protection for growing and ageing populations (PDF, 23 Kb)
  19 June 2013. Governments, employers’ and workers’ organizations must take action to ensure decent job opportunities and social protection for growing and ageing populations, concludes the International Labour Conference Committee on Employment and Social Protection in the New Demographic Context.
• ILO approves new framework of action on social dialogue (PDF, 69 Kb)
  19 June 2013. The conclusions of the ILC Committee for the Recurrent Discussion on Social Dialogue stress that social dialogue is at the heart of democracy - and is essential for social and economic development.
• Restoring Confidence: Jobs, Growth and Social Progress
  17 June 2013. A high-level panel at the International Labour Conference analyzed some of the key issues affecting the global economy and the role that the world of work can play in helping to achieve a sustainable recovery.
• National action plan to eliminate the worst forms of child labour presented in Tajikistan
  12 June 2013. Tajikistan’s authorities should amend the legislation to create favourable conditions for prevention and elimination of the worst forms of child labour in the country, ILO-IPEC National Consultant Dzhamshed Kuddusov said on June 12 at the presentation of the national action plan on elimination of the worst forms of child labour in Tajikistan for 2012-2020.
• Statement by Guy Ryder Director-General International Labour Organization on the occasion of the World Day against Child Labour
  12 June 2013. Child labour is a fundamental abuse of human rights. It denies girls and boys the right to be a child, to access quality education, and to hope for the future.
• Ten million child labourers in domestic work (PDF, 83 Kb)
  11 June 2013. To mark World Day Against Child Labour, the ILO publishes a report outlining the abuses suffered by millions of children working in family homes.
• Tripartite partners in Kazakhstan sign memorandum of understanding on HIV/AIDS and the World of Work
  10 June 2013. In May tripartite partners in Kazakhstan – representatives of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, the Ministry of Health, the Federation of Trade Unions of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the National Economic Chamber of Kazakhstan Atameken Union, the Confederation of Employers and the Republican Association of Mining and Metallurgical Enterprises - signed a memorandum of understanding on HIV/AIDS and the World of Work.

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