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December 2020
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Moldova: Trade unions succeed in obtaining amendments to labour inspection law
11 December 2020
After years of negotiations, trade unions have obtained amendments to labour inspection law in Moldova. The new law will provide more protection to workers through increased occupational safety and health at work.
February 2019
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Strengthening workers’ voices – ILO trains trade union leaders and lawyers
19 February 2019
Trade unions across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) experience that the rights of workers are under threat and have voiced concerns over attempts to undermine organized labour. Although the region has an impressive track record of ratifications of ILO Core Conventions, the concerns over the lack of implementation of laws and lack of access to workers’ rights remain. ILO ACTRAV organized a seminar for trade union leaders and lawyers from CEE on the use of International Labour Standards and the ILO supervisory machinery in addressing deficiencies of workers’ rights on 26-28 November, 2018 in Budapest, Hungary.
April 2015
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Luc Cortebeeck, President of the Workers’ Group: “The right to strike has been recognized and the ILO supervisory mechanism is back in operation”
13 April 2015
The 323rd session of the ILO Governing Body has just finished in Geneva. In this interview, President of the Workers’ Group Luc Cortebeeck discusses the outcomes achieved at this session, in particular on the issue of the right to strike. He also talks about the solutions the trade unions have in mind for the protection of vulnerable workers and the expectations of the Workers’ Group for the forthcoming discussions on transitioning from the informal to the formal economy due to take place at the International Labour Conference in June 2015.
March 2015
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Trailer of the Massive Open Online Course "Workers' Rights in the Global Economy"
30 March 2015
The Global Labour University launches a free Massive Open Online Course on Workers’ Rights in a Global Economy .
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The role of trade unions in the ILO supervisory mechanisms
30 March 2015
In this series of lectures, Beatriz Vacotto introduces you to the functioning of the supervisory mechanisms of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and how trade unions can use them to push for the implementation of International Labour Standards in their countries. Beatriz Vacotto is a Senior Specialist for International Labour Standards at the Bureau for Workers’ Activities of the ILO. If you want to learn more about instruments and mechanisms for promoting Global Workers’ Rights you can join the free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on www.iversity.org starting on 1 June 2015. The course will be open for enrolment up from 16 March 2015.
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The ILO special supervisory mechanisms: the Committee on Freedom of Association
30 March 2015
In this series of lectures, Beatriz Vacotto introduces you to the functioning of the supervisory mechanisms of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and how trade unions can use them to push for the implementation of International Labour Standards in their countries. Beatriz Vacotto is a Senior Specialist for International Labour Standards at the Bureau for Workers’ Activities of the ILO. If you want to learn more about instruments and mechanisms for promoting Global Workers’ Rights you can join the free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on www.iversity.org starting on 1 June 2015. The course will be open for enrolment up from 16 March 2015.
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The ILO regular supervisory mechanism
30 March 2015
In this series of lectures, Beatriz Vacotto introduces you to the functioning of the supervisory mechanisms of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and how trade unions can use them to push for the implementation of International Labour Standards in their countries. Beatriz Vacotto is a Senior Specialist for International Labour Standards at the Bureau for Workers’ Activities of the ILO. If you want to learn more about instruments and mechanisms for promoting Global Workers’ Rights you can join the free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on www.iversity.org starting on 1 June 2015. The course will be open for enrolment up from 16 March 2015.
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The ILO special supervisory mechanisms: representations and complaints
30 March 2015
In this series of lectures, Beatriz Vacotto introduces you to the functioning of the supervisory mechanisms of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and how trade unions can use them to push for the implementation of International Labour Standards in their countries. Beatriz Vacotto is a Senior Specialist for International Labour Standards at the Bureau for Workers’ Activities of the ILO. If you want to learn more about instruments and mechanisms for promoting Global Workers’ Rights you can join the free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on www.iversity.org starting on 1 June 2015. The course will be open for enrolment up from 16 March 2015.
July 2014
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Interview with Sam Gurney, Governing Body Workers'Spokesperson (MNE Segment)
22 July 2014
Sam Gurney, ILO's Governing Body Workers' Spokesperson (MNE Segment) explains the increasingly important role multinational entrerprises (MNEs) play in today's globalized economy and underlines the importance of the new follow-up mechanism to the Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy (MNE Declaration) adopted by the ILO Governing Body in March 2014.
June 2014
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ILC 2014: WFTU views on the right to strike
17 June 2014
During the 103rd session of the International Labour Conference held in Geneva from 28 May to 12 June 2014, the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) expressed its views about the right to strike.The following video hightlights statements made by George Mavrikos, General Secretary of WFTU and Pr. Maximos Aligisakis from University of Geneva.