All events: international labour standards + labour standards

National Consultative Workshop on Developing Trade Union Strategies for Inclusion of Vulnerable Women Workers

A two-day consultative workshop to be held for women trade unionists with an aim to identify trade union initiatives and develop strategies for the inclusion and mainstreaming of vulnerable women workers and the issues faced by them.

National tripartite Consultation (Labour Standards in Global Supply Chains: A Programme for Action for Asia and the Garment Sector)

The programme will hold its second tripartite consultation with stakeholders in the ILO Islamabad. The consultation will focus on the work of Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development in producing a draft National Action Plan...

capacity building

ILO/CMTU training for capacity building of union leaders on Decent Work and Labour Standards

A training for union leaders in foreign-invested enterprises and private enterprises concerning the principles of the ILO Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize Convention, 1948 (No. 87) and the Right to Organize and...

Policy on child labour

Validation and Knowledge Sharing Workshop on Department of Education Policy on Child Labour

The USDOL-funded Country Level Engagement and Assistance to Reduce Child Labour (CLEAR) Project will the conduct a National Consultative and Knowledge Sharing Workshop on Education and Child Labour on 3 to 5 November 2015. The purpose of the...

Technical consultation for government officials concerning working conditions on fishing vessels for ILO member states in the Pacific region

Increased awareness by government officials from labour and fisheries ministries and agencies of the principles of protecting fishers (C188) and practical steps that can be taken by Pacific Island countries to achieve this.

International Labour Standards and Reporting Obligations

One of the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) oldest and most important functions is the setting of International Labour Standards (ILS) as means of achieving social justice. These standards cover a wide range of subjects in the world of work...

Protocol for child labour cases

Validation Workshop on Case Flow Management Protocol for Child Labour Cases

A workshop was organized by the USDOL-funded Country Level Engagement and Assistance to Reduce Child Labour (CLEAR) Project to enhance and finalize a case flow management protocol on child labour. The system was designed to address the weak...

Garment and footwear industry

ILO to launch a new Bulletin on Cambodia’s garment and footwear sector

The International Labour Office (ILO) will launch the first issue of its new Bulletin on Cambodia’s garment and footwear sector on Thursday, 16 July, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Capacity building for new and potential trade unions leaders

Basic Leadership Training: Capacity Building for New and Potential Trade Unions Leaders in Luzon

On 14-15 July 2015, the ILO Country Office for the Philippines (ILO CO-Manila) conducted a two-day Basic Leadership Training: Capacity Building for New and Potential Trade Unions Leaders in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan. The objectives of the training...

Freedom of association and collective bargaining for tripartite partners

Training-Workshop on Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining for Tripartite Members, Prosecutors and Investigators Handling...

Results of the Training-Workshop included recommendations on how to improve field and national level coordination between tripartite monitoring boards and government bodies involved in the investigation and prosecution of cases of extra judicial...

Meeting of Experts concerning Convention N°185 on Seafarers' Identity Documents

International labour standards and corporate social responsibility: frameworks and practices

By analyzing international instruments, frameworks and trends on corporate social responsibility, this five-day course aims to strengthen the capacity to promote international labour standards and apply them in corporate social responsibility...

Labour law compliance through social dialogue

ILO and ECOP Capacitate MSMEs on Labour Law Compliance through Social Dialogue in Cebu City

Recognizing the key role of micro small and medium scale enterprises (MSMEs) in the Philippine economy and the challenges they face in complying with minimum labour standards, the ILO in partnership with the Employers’ Confederation of the...

Labour law compliance through social dialogue

ILO and ECOP Capacitate MSMEs on Labour Law Compliance through Social Dialogue in Davao City

Recognizing the key role of micro small and medium scale enterprises (MSMEs) in the Philippine economy and the challenges they face in complying with minimum labour standards, the ILO in partnership with the Employers’ Confederation of the...

Nepal:Workers’ Mobilization for Policy Interventions

The main objective of the conference is to draw attention of the Government of Nepal for protecting workers’ fundamental rights.

Tripartite Plus Consultation on Public Private Partnership framework on ILS implementation in textiles sector

The activity directly corresponds to DWCP priorities 1 and 4 on Labour Law Review and Promoting Tripartite Social Dialogue.

Meeting of Experts on Maritime Occupational Safety and Health

Training of Trainers on Financial Education

The Mentawai Islands Livelihoods Recovery Programme aims at supporting the recovery of the productive economy in among households of Pagai Utara (North Pagai) and Pagai Selatan (South Pagai) affected by the 2010 earthquake and tsunami through...

First meeting of the Special Tripartite Committee

The first meeting of the Special Tripartite Committee established by the Governing Body in accordance with Article XIII of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) will take place at the ILO in Geneva from 7 to 11 April, 2014.

Lecture by Gilbert Houngbo on "Key Challenges for the Global Protection of Labour Rights"

The ILO's Deputy Director-General Gilbert Houngbo will hold a high-level public lecture hosted by the University of Leuven.