ILO, Lithuania host globalization conference The social dimension of globalization and EU accession were on the agenda when ILO Director-General Juan Somavia made a historic visit to Lithuania earlier this year. Mr. Somavia was the first ILO Director-General to visit Lithuania and the first international visitor since the country's accession to the EU
Haiti: New Council to promote social dialogue Tripartite representatives from Haiti attending an ILO workshop in June have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to create that country's first national Labour and Employment Council. ...
Smoking on the job: Why non-smokers are winning Smoking, one of the most serious occupational safety and health hazards of our time may finally be drifting out of the workplace. A new ILO report ( Note 1) provides a global overview of anti-smoking efforts in the world of work, showing where we stand, and increasingly, where we can't smoke at work
New ILO book explores working-time preferences in industrialized countries Twenty per cent or more of the workforce in the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Japan work at least 50 hours a week, compared with fewer than 10 per cent in most European countries. And there are substantial gaps between the hours which people are actually working and the number of hours which workers need or would prefer to work, says a new ILO study. ( Note 2)
New ILO report examines future of work and quality in the media, culture and graphical sector New media, multimedia and information and communication technologies may increase the demand for journalists, editors, artists and others in the media, graphical and culture sectors, but compromise the quality of their work and of their working conditions, according to a new ILO report. ( Note 3)
June 2004
"Black cash" for labour: The story of migration in Russia A new study by the ILO Special Action Programme to Combat Forced Labour (SAP-FL), says migrants in Russia suffer exploitation and new forms of forced labour. It lays blame on chaotic markets, ineffective migration laws and the emergence of a huge "shadow" economy, which promote illegal employment and high profits for traffickers. ...
World Day for Safety and Health at Work ILO calls for new "safety culture" Work kills more people than wars - some 6,000 a day. And of almost 270 million accidents recorded each year, 350,000 are fatal. Marking this year's World Day for Safety and Health at Work, on 28 April, the ILO called for a new "safety culture" to prevent the workplace accidents and diseases which take this huge human toll
ILO extends social security campaign to Africa The ILO estimates that only one in five people in the world enjoys adequate social security coverage. In Africa, the problem is more acute. ...
New study on women at work: Equality remains elusive The study - issued for International Women's Day 2004 - paints a grim picture of women in the world of work. Despite entering the job market in record numbers, women still face higher unemployment rates and lower wages, and represent the bulk of the world's 550 million working poor. ...
Preview: International Youth Day 2004 The problems facing youth in the world of work have traditionally been viewed in isolation. But a new approach to the youth employment question, which sees youth as a stage of life influenced by - and influencing - other stages of life, is to be showcased at a special event during this summer's Forum Barcelona 2004
March 2004
Statistics conference adopts new resolutions, discusses decent work measurement For 80 years, the ILO has been at the forefront of statistical standard- setting. The 17th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS), held from 24 November to 3 December 2003, adopted two new resolutions on labour statistics and discussed statistics on child labour, informal employment, gender mainstreaming, and the challenge of measuring decent work
288th Governing Body discusses labour rights, globalization The ILO Governing Body concluded its 288th Session in November 2003, following two weeks of discussion on issues ranging from the social dimension of globalization, to a new code of practice on workplace violence in the services sector, and labour rights in Belarus, Myanmar and other countries.
