News and articles

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.

October 2019

  1. ILO Commission of Inquiry issues report on complaint against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

    03 October 2019

    The Commission of Inquiry set up by the ILO Governing Body to examine a complaint against the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has adopted its report.

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

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.

March 2016

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    Mauritania becomes the second African country to commit to ending modern slavery

    14 March 2016

    The country is among the first to formally implement the 2014 Protocol to the ILO’s Forced Labour Convention No.29.

August 2015

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    Brazilian actor Wagner Moura joins campaign to end modern slavery

    04 August 2015

    The award-winning actor has been appointed an ILO Goodwill Ambassador with a focus on forced labour, an issue he has long campaigned against.

June 2015

  1. Niger signs up to end modern slavery

    05 June 2015

    Niger has ratified the 2014 Protocol to the 1930 ILO Forced Labour Convention, as part of a renewed global effort to eradicate modern slavery. The Protocol, a legally binding instrument, brings the existing convention into the modern era, with new provisions on prevention, protection and victims’ access to remedies.