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ILO Centenary Celebration
ILO 24-hour Global Tour of centenary celebrations to stop in Brussels
On 11 April 1919, ILO’s constitution was adopted in Paris. 100 years later, the diversity and reach of ILO’s work will be showcased in a global live show, webcast from 24 locations in 24 hours, as part of the organisation’s centenary celebrations....
ILO-EU Relations
ILO and European Commission reaffirm mutual partnership at 14th high-level meeting
The European Commission and the ILO held their 14th annual high-level meeting in Brussels.
Op-Ed
An alternative path from crisis to recovery – growing through decent jobs
Portugal has witnessed a remarkable economic and labour market recovery, resulting in substantial job creation. The country’s experience shows that there are alternatives paths to fiscal consolidation, other than the “austerity” policies that focus...
ILO study
ILO: Portugal’s post-crisis policies boosted growth and employment
Successful results were supported by social dialogue between government and the social partners.
Informal EPSCO meeting discusses youth and skills
Heinz Koller, Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia, addressed the Informal Meeting of the Ministers of the EU responsible for Employment and Social Affairs (EPSCO).
International Women’s Day
ILO: Women still less likely to be active in the labour market than men in most of the world
Despite notable progress over the past 20 years, updated ILO figures show persistent inequalities between women and men on access to the labour market, unemployment and conditions at work.
Future of work
European social partners and civil society to discuss the future of work
EESC-ILO conference will focus on major changes in the world of work brought about by increased globalization, non-standard forms of employment and sweeping technological change.
The Future of Work
Tripartite Conference on the Future of Work
On 19th October, a tripartite Conference on the Future of Work was organised in Lisbon (Trindade Theater) by the Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security of Portugal under the framework of the Ministry’s centenary and in collaboration...
Maritime Labour Convention
Portugal ratifies the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)
Portugal is the 78th Member State to have ratified this landmark Convention.
Inequalities and middle-income groups
Crisis has aggravated long-term erosion of European middle class
The financial crisis and changing employment relationships have caused the middle class in most EU countries to contract over the past decade.
Angola presents the Brasilia Declaration on combating child labour through South-South cooperation on behalf of the CPLP
Employment policies
ILO report says additional measures needed to tackle Portugal jobs crisis
With unprecedented levels of unemployment and declining investment, a new ILO report describes the socio-economic situation of the country as “critical”.
ILO to launch a new report on the Portuguese job crisis
European labour migration
From public sector worker in Portugal to cleaner in Switzerland
As protests spread in southern Europe – especially in Greece, Spain and Portugal – against austerity measures, more and more people hit by the crisis are moving to northern countries in search of decent jobs. Public sector workers are not an...
15th meeting of the International Network of Training Institutions in the field of Labour (RIIFT) on 19-20 September 2011 in Lisbon,...
The International Network of Training Institutions in the field of Labour (RIIFT) held its 15th meeting in Lisbon, Portugal.