News and articles

April 2022

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    Prevention through information: ILO campaign on Ukrainian railways to prevent labour exploitation among refugees

    12 April 2022

    The ILO and the State Labour Inspectorate of Ukraine came through with an information campaign on Ukrainian railways that warns people on the move about situations that may lead to labour exploitation.

October 2021

  1. International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) partner to eliminate child labour through school improvements and access to education

    01 October 2021

    This partnership comes at a critical time, as COVID-19 has contributed to rising rates of school dropouts, including because of the socio-economic impacts of the pandemic, as well as periodic school closures.

August 2018

  1. Sustainable Development Goals High on Trade Union Agenda

    30 August 2018

    In June – August 2018, the Trade Union Federation of Kyrgyzstan (TUFK) with support of the International Labour Organization held workshops across the country on the role and policies of Kyrgyz trade unions in achieving sustainable development goals (SDG). The conclusive meeting took place on August 29 in Karakol, Issyk-Kul.

July 2017

  1. Towards a future of work without child labour and forced labour in Europe and Central Asia

    19 July 2017

  2. Towards a Trade Union policy to eliminate child labour in the Arab States

    14 July 2017

June 2017

  1. Fundamental principles and rights at work: Interview with Vijaya Lakshmi Bagalur Venkata

    12 June 2017

    Vijaya Lakshmi Bagalur Venkata, National Secretary of the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), explains how unions are addressing the challenges of the violations of the ILO Fundamental Principles and Rights at work.

  2. Fundamental principles and rights at work: Interview with Stephen Russell

    12 June 2017

    Stephen Russell, Policy Officer of the Trade Union Congress (TUC-UK), explains how unions are addressing the challenges of the violations of the ILO Fundamental Principles and Rights at work.

  3. Fundamental principles and rights at work: Interview with Sharan Burrow

    12 June 2017

    Sharan Burrow, General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), explains how unions are addressing the challenges of the violations of the ILO Fundamental Principles and Rights at work.

  4. See you at my "playground": Tackling child labour in gold mining

    12 June 2017

    How an ILO project in the Philippines addresses the consequences of climate change and child labour, while improving working conditions in artisanal and small-scale gold mining.

November 2016

  1. The World of Work: The challenges ahead for ILO

    24 November 2016

    In this interview, President of the Workers’ Group, Luc Cortebeeck, reflects on the results of the 328th Session of the Governing Body of ILO, which took place in November. He explains the big challenges ahead for ILO in the light of the re-election of its Director-General, Guy Ryder. Mr Cortebeeck also talks about the perspective of the Workers’ Group on the protection of workers’ rights in Qatar, Venezuela, Chili, Guatemala and Myanmar as well as on the fight against child labour across the world.