All news: United Kingdom
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.
Work in Freedom
DFID announces £13 million for ILO Work in Freedom programme
DFID pledges a new package of support totalling £13 million for the ILO-run Work in Freedom programme to prevent trafficking and forced labour among women migrant workers from South Asia.
Inequalities and the World of Work
Understanding and reducing inequalities in Europe
A new report by the ILO in cooperation with the European Commission looks at the key factors leading to rising inequalities in fourteen EU Member States.
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.
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.
ILO Forced Labour Convention
United Kingdom joins renewed fight to end forced labour
The UK has ratified the 2014 Protocol to the Forced Labour Convention, 1930, adding its support to Norway and Niger in the campaign to end modern slavery.
Sustainable Development Goals
Grow the economy with a well-balanced diet
ILO Deputy Director-General Gilbert Houngbo shows the connection between decent work, acceptable living standards and economic growth, which together will help achieve several other sustainable development goals.
Joint ILO MPI reports
Many immigrants in Europe struggling to move out of low-skilled jobs; European governments have opportunities to prioritize policies to...
ILO study
Maternity protection: Good for workers, good for small businesses
Maternity protection and work-family measures can generate positive outcomes for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), says ILO Specialist Laura Addati.
Inaugural Lecture
Modern slavery: The British challenge in international context
Labour standards
United Kingdom ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)
The United Kingdom ratified the International Labour Organization’s Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) on 7 August 2013. This ratification also covers the Isle of Man and Gibraltar.
United Kingdom ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)
With the ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) by the United Kingdom, 41 ILO Member States, representing 75.3 per cent of the world gross tonnage of ships and more than 50 percent of the world’s 1.2 million seafarers have...
Confederation of Labour of Russia developing migration strategy
On April 16 Moscow hosted a conference on management, representation and protection of labour migrants’ rights and trade unions’ experience and prospects. It was organized by the Centre for Social and Labour Rights, the Confederation of Labour of...
Discrimination
The sex and race workplace double whammy
Ethnic minority women face double discrimination in the workplace because of their race and their gender. Many fail at the application stage simply because of their names.
World Teachers Day
Teachers struggle to be top of the class
Teachers face severe challenges in different parts of the world and are still under pressure to produce results. As the profession marks World Teachers Day, two teachers working thousands of miles apart tell their stories.
Interview with The Times
ILO Chief warns of austerity’s ‘toxic’ impact
In an interview with The Times newspaper, the head of ILO warned that austerity measures in southern European countries risk having “quite harmful consequences”. He was more positive about the outlook in Britain.
Committee on Labour Administration:Mr GURNEY (Worker, United Kingdom; Worker Vice-Chairperson, Committee on Labour Administration)
Tripartite meeting on Labour Administration Facing the Jobs Crisis
Statement by Peter Purton, Policy Officer on Equality and Employment Rights, Trades Union Congress, United Kingdom: Panel discussion on the...
Tripartite meeting on Labour Administration Facing the Jobs Crisis