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October 2021

  1. Labour Standards: How the ILO Recommendation 205 applies to natural disasters and climate change?

    28 October 2021

    Claire Lahovary, Senior ILO Specialist on International Labour Standards and Legal Issues explains how the ILO Recommendation No. 205 applies to human made/natural disasters and climate change.

May 2020

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    COVID-19 and the ILO Recommendation 205

    19 May 2020

    The ILO Recommendation No 205 on Employment and Decent Work for Peace and Resilience, adopted in 2017 (R205) deals with crises arising from both conflicts and disasters and it is very topical as it gives guidance for situation such as the one we are facing now with COVID-19.

April 2020

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    In times of crisis, solidarity between workers and employers is paramount, says the ILO

    09 April 2020

    Past crises show that workers and employers need to work together to address the impact of COVID-19, says a new joint report from the International Labour Organization’s workers’ and employers’ groups.

August 2018

  1. Philippines hosts trade union regional forum on decent work for peace and resilience

    21 August 2018

    International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates revealed that around 1.5 billion people live in countries experiencing situations of fragility and armed violence, and another 200 million people are affected by slow or sudden onset of disasters. In the Asia-Pacific region, about 93 per cent of people in extreme poverty live in countries that are environmentally vulnerable, politically fragile or both. Trade unions are expected to play a key role to address conflicts and disasters in the region.

May 2018

  1. ILO launches series of regional seminars on Recommendation 205 for workers’ organizations

    21 May 2018

September 2015

  1. Trade Union supports disenfranchised workers after Pam

    04 September 2015

    A programme is underway to build the institutional capacity of the Vanuatu Council of Trade Unions (VCTU) and support formal sector workers who lost jobs due to cyclone Pam.

August 2015

  1. Vanuatu Trade Unions: Building Back Better

    19 August 2015

    Members of the Vanuatu Council of Trade Unions (VCTU) participated in workshop facilitated by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and funded by the Government of Japan, through the Social Safety Net Project.

May 2015

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    ILO ready to ratchet up operations in Nepal

    06 May 2015

    Interview with the Director of the ILO office in Kathmandu, following the worst earthquake in the country over the last 80 years.