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Lok Sabha passes the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016

On March 9 Lok Sabha passed the amendments to the Maternity Benefit Act. The bill is aimed at benefiting about 1.8 million women in the organized sector.

The paradox of low female labour force participation

Sher Verick, Deputy Director, ILO Decent Work Team for South Asia and Country Office for India, talks about how India compares with other countries in Asia in terms of the level and trend of female labour force participation.

Equality for all = Success for all

International Womens Day 2017 marks the launch of our new gender equality campaign in the workplace “Equality for all = Success for all”.

International Women's Day 2017

“Young women must fight for equality” says lady trade unionist Dr Hemlata

“The present policy trajectory that favours the rich needs to be changed to being pro-worker and pro-women” said the president of Centre of India Trade Unions (CITU) to ILO India while interviewed on the role of women in the world work and the trade...

International Women's Day 2017

Close the gender pay gap – How far are we?

Gender inequality in the world of work has economic repercussions. Wage Specialist Xavier Estupinan decodes the wage gap issue in India and globally.

Our impact, their story

A bazaar of hope and courage: Local women take charge

ILO’s Work in Freedom programme has helped women in remote rural areas access local livelihood opportunities, and take charge of their economic well-being without having to migrate for work.

No call to go unanswered – A unique initiative for domestic workers

A toll free number has been piloted to record grievances among domestic workers. This unique platform enables a two-way communication between domestic workers and their representative organizations.

Our impact, their stories

From brooms to books: Ranjita returns to school

Many choose migration to escape poverty for themselves and their families. The ILO’s Work in Freedom programme reduces vulnerability to trafficking of women and girls by supporting informed migration, fair recruitment and decent work.

CIS and BRICS Representatives Meet in Turin to Discuss Youth Employment

On 23 to 28 January 2017, Turin, Italy, hosted a subregional conference on youth employment, attended by representatives of the CIS and BRICS countries, tripartite members of the regional youth employment network established within the framework of...

Working conditions and illegal practices

Organizations join forces to tackle invisibility of South Asia’s brick kilns

Brick by Brick report highlights working conditions and practices affecting millions of people and hundreds of thousands of animals in the industry every day.

Abu Dhabi Dialogue

The Abu Dhabi Dialogue is a Ministerial level regional consultative process on migration between the Gulf States and the Colombo Process countries (migrant origin countries of Asia).

ILO and PMGSY – Road to ending poverty and creating prosperity

ILO is associated with the Prime Minister’s Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) programme in India to enhance rural road connectivity and its maintenance.

SIYB training helped me launch my own business

ILO's flagship programme on micro and small enterprise development is helping to create millions of jobs worldwide. This is currently being implemented in several Indian states and in over 100 countries worldwide.

Director-General ILO visits India to attend the 2nd BRICS Labour and Employment Ministerial Meeting

Guy Ryder, the Director-General of the ILO and a team of senior ILO officials will be attending the BRICS Employment Working Group and BRICS Labour and Employment Ministerial Meeting in New Delhi.

Making SMEs productive and competitive to create more and better quality jobs in India

The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector of India plays a critical role in driving the country’s growth engine. But is the sector working fine? ILO- SCORE training programme equips MSMEs with critical factory management practices to...

Rajya Sabha passes the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016

On 11th August Rajya Sabha passed the amendments to the Maternity Benefit Act that seeks to provide 26 weeks of maternity leave to working women and 12 weeks to commissioning mothers. It also introduces an enabling provision of "work from home" for...

Towards Decent Work – Workers take action

Nearly 92 per cent of the Indian labour force is employed in the informal economy. It is crucial that workers learn about their rights so as to protect themselves from exploitation. However, for the future of work in India -- formalization is the...

Lok Sabha passes bill prohibiting employment of any child below the age of 14

'The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill' makes employment of children below 14 years as cognizable offence for employers and provides for penalty for parents.

Working with dignity and freedom

Anupa talks about how informed migration, fair recruitment practices can play a pivotal role in ensuring decent work for many migrant women workers like her.

Interview with ILO Director-General: India’s success vital for End of Poverty initiative to succeed

ILO Director-General Guy Ryder, who was on a five-day visit to India, predicts that despite the government redoubling its manufacturing push, the sector in India is unlikely to end up on the lines of the Chinese one. An interview with Indian Express...