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Decent work

Guy Ryder, Director-General ILO, meets Honourable Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Bandaru Dattatreya

ILO and the Ministry of Labour and Employment discuss India’s increasingly critical role in the global economy and what the future of work looks like from an Indian perspective.

Decent work

Guy Ryder, Director-General ILO, visits the Domestic Workers Sector Skills Council at Prayas

The DG speaks about the shared vision of achieving rights and protection of domestic workers with the Domestic Workers Sector Skill Council and partners.

Decent work

Tomoko Nishimoto, Assistant Director-General and Regional Director Asia and Pacific ILO, meets with the domestic workers community at...

Women domestic workers share their personal experiences with Nishimoto and talk about bringing a change.

Guy Ryder, Director-General of ILO, visits India

This is the Director-General’s second visit to India. During his five-day tour he will be meeting withthe Hon. Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, ILO constituents and other stakeholders.

Small enterprises

ILO CO-New Delhi and the Micro Small Medium Enterprise Technology Development Centre (MSME TDC) Agra sign the Technical Collaboration...

The ILO Country Office for India and the Micro Small Medium Enterprise Technology Development Centre (MSME TDC) Agra, Ministry of MSME sign a Technical Collaboration Agreement on the 13th of June on ‘Sustaining Competitive and Responsible...

World Day against Child Labour 2016

End child labour in supply chains: It’s everyone’s business

"Acting together, it is within our means to make the future of work a future without child labour," says ILO Director-General Guy Ryder on the occasion of World Day against Child Labour.

ILOAIDs programme

HIV and AIDS in India: Voluntary testing of workers reaches 1.3 million in five states

Recently released figures show the ILO’s programme of combatting HIV and AIDS through workplaces in India continues to deliver strong results.

Workplace discrimination

Building better morale boosts company competitiveness

An ILO programme builds trust and improves working conditions through dialogue and workplace consultation. Businesses benefit as a result.

India ratifies the Seafarers’ Identity Documents Convention and the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

India is the 31st ILO member State to ratify Convention No. 185 and the 66th to ratify the MLC, 2006

The current reality and future of work, in India and beyond

MOLE-IHD-ILO public lecture by Ms Sandra Polaski, Deputy Director-General (Policy), ILO, Geneva

Decent work

ILO Deputy Director-General meets Indian officials

During her visit to New Delhi, Ms Sandra Polaski paid a courtesy call on Mr Shankar Aggarwal, Secretary, Ministry of Labour & Employment, as well as other officials at MOLE.

ILO Deputy Director-General for Policy visits India

ILO Deputy Director-General for Policy, Ms Sandra Polaski visits India to meet with the constituents and other stakeholders.

Emerging Insight: Using technology to improve value to clients

Decent work

ILO Asian chief meets UN Resident Coordinator in India

ILO Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Ms Nishimoto, met the Resident Coordinator for the United Nations and the UNDP Resident Representative for India, Mr Yuri Afanasiev, along with the United Nations country team.

Decent work

ILO Asian chief meets Indian officials

Ms Tomoko Nishimoto meets with Mr Bandaru Dattatreya and Mr Shankar Aggarwal to discuss the ILO-India collaboration on the promotion of Decent Work.

Small enterprises

ILO CO-New Delhi and FICCI sign the Second Phase of the Memorandum of Understanding on SCORE

The ILO Country Office for India and FICCI signed the Phase 2 of the MoU on ‘Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises’ (SCORE) with the objective of improving productivity and working conditions in SMEs in India.

ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific visits India

ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific Tomoko Nishimoto visits India to meet with the constituents and other stakeholders.

Human trafficking

Labour migration: The dark side of the coin

A new ILO study exposes the pitfalls of labour migration for women domestic workers both within India and abroad and provides policy-makers and service providers with deeper insight into the nature of forced labour and trafficking in the region.

Trade Unions of BRICS Countries Address Common Problems

Trade union leaders from Brazil, China, India, Russia and South Africa took part in the 4th Trade Union Forum of BRICS countries, which ended in Ufa, Russian Federation, on 9 July.

HIV/AIDS

Looking over the fence: HIV/AIDS workplace programmes in India

How the ILO supports companies in India to adopt workplace HIV/AIDS programmes benefitting workers and their families and communities.