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The 2017 edition of the ITC ILO Gender Academy includes an elective and a master course touching upon cooperatives

Should developing countries fear the impact of automation on jobs?

Sher Verick, Deputy Director, ILO Decent Work Team for South Asia and Country Office for India, talks about how fears of technology-induced unemployment have penetrated media headlines and policy discourse in both advanced and developing countries.

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How SIYB helps new entrepreneurs start their business and find a career path

Chandramauli Pathak, Isac Singh and Archana Kumari, trainers of the ILO Start and Improve your Business (SIYB) programme, talk about why entrepreneurship training matters, challenges in starting a business, and why attitudes towards entrepreneurship...

Ease of mobility and skills recognition seen as priorities in wide-ranging India-EU migration agenda

The International Labour Organization and International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) hosted a dialogue on migration and mobility between India and the EU.

Caring for miners: Coal India Limited promotes VCT@WORK in India

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‘Barefoot engineering’: How to boost rural development and local youth employment

Shortage of engineers in rural areas has been affecting the quality and effective service delivery of the infrastructure works launched under MGNREGA in India. A training programme, set up by the Ministry of Rural Development with technical...

Spotlight Interviews with Cooperators

SEWA Cooperative Federation in India: Towards self-reliance

"Spotlight Interviews with Cooperators" is a series of interviews with cooperative leaders from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths during the course of their work with cooperatives. For this issue ILO interviewed Ms Mirai...

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Scoring a point: How to boost productivity and encourage employee morale

Indian enterprises, near Mumbai, got trained on Workplace Cooperation module of ILO SCORE programme. They’ve recorded better productivity and enhanced manager-employee relationship.

Call for jingle writing competition

“Decent Work for Domestic Workers”: All India Jingle Writing Competition

ILO launches a jingle competition to recognize ‘Domestic Work is Work”. This competition is organized by the ‘Work in Freedom Programme’ of the International Labour Organization.

Indian government and the ILO jointly-launch ‘Aarambh’ – a unique app to maintain rural roads

The application’s usage aims at enhancing the service delivery of the state level institutions in planning and implementing performance based rural roads maintenance contracts.

Meeting of the BRICS Ministers of Labour and Employment

ILO Director-General: BRICS countries play a key role in tackling global world of work challenges

Guy Ryder has renewed the ILO’s commitment to supporting BRICS countries as they address social and economic issues.

Skilling migrants: A triple win for government, migrant workers and employers

The International Labour Organization calls for collaboration and knowledge sharing among key stakeholders to ensure skills training and recognition for migrant workers.

BRICS Ministerial Meeting

ILO Director-General address to the BRICS on "Stronger Partnership for a Brighter Future"

“It is after all a fundamental desire of people across the world, above all in this period of transformative change and sometimes of uncertainty, that they can look forward and contribute to a better future of work – one with social justice and...

ILO Director-General to attend the BRICS Labour and Employment Ministerial Meeting in China

Guy Ryder, the Director-General of the ILO, will be attending the third meeting of labour and employment ministers of BRICS countries from 26 to 27 July 2017.

Emerging Insight: Why insurance failed to adequately support small business recovery in India

High level visit

ILO Deputy Director-General for Policy visits India

ILO Deputy Director-General for Policy, Deborah Greenfield, set to visit India to attend the inter-regional expert forum on Skills and Migration and meet ILO constituents.

Micro, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Day

Fostering Decent Work in Enterprises

An estimated 42 million people in India work in the Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises. ILO’s unique programmes focus on promoting people-centric and environment-friendly enterprise development.

Comment

A landmark step —India ratifies ILO conventions on child labour

With the ratification of ILO Conventions No. 138 and 182 – India now has ratified six out of eight ILO fundamental conventions. Comment by Ms Panudda Boonpala, Director of the ILO Country office in India.

Labour standards

India ratifies both fundamental ILO Conventions on Child Labour

Historic move confirms India’s “commitment to a child labour free society”. Ratification means that almost all children in the world are covered by Convention No. 182, while coverage of Convention No. 138 jumps from 60 per cent of the world’s...

World Day for Safety and Health at Work

Good workplace practices improve safety and health

India, a fast-growing economy, has a large chunk of working population. Increased manufacturing activities, technological advancements and change in work practices is on the rise. ILO experts write as to why fostering robust OSH practices at...