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An inclusive policy for the elimination of child labour is crucial for realizing decent work and ensuring social progress occurs with...

Inaugural address by Ms Dagmar Walter, Director, ILO DWT/CO-New Delhi, at the "Stakeholder consultation for child labour policy in India".

ILO’s Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific meets Labour Minister and key constituents in India

The RD visited India on her first mission and met the Labour Minister, constituents and the UN India team to strengthen the ILO’s Decent Work for All mandate in the country.

Statement by ILO's Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific to mark World Day against Trafficking in Persons

Ms Chihoko Asada-Miyakawa, the Regional Director, ILO Asia Pacific, met with grassroot organisers of SEWA union in Delhi. Supported by ILO’s Work in Freedom programme in India since 2014, SEWA organisers provided an overview of work done, COVID-19’s...

Regional Director meets trade union leaders empowered to 'work in freedom'

Ms Chihoko Asada-Miyakawa, ILO’s Regional Director for Asia and Pacific, met the women working with the Work in Freedom programme, who shared their struggles and victories from the COVID-19 pandemic

Important to protect the 1 billion workers exposed to chemicals globally with knowledge about their safe use and handling

Address by Ms Dagmar Walter, Director, ILO DWT/CO-New Delhi, at the MoU signing for the International Chemical Safety Cards with the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.

G7 Leaders’ Communiqué

ILO welcomes commitments in G7 leaders’ communiqué

New commitments by the G7 Leaders, covering gender equality, tackling inflation, climate change, and support for a just transition to a sustainable and inclusive future, have been welcomed by the ILO.

Towards Fair and Sustainable Global Supply Chains: Promoting Decent Work for Invisible Workers in South Asia”

Special address by Ms Dagmar Walter, Director, ILO DWT/CO-New Delhi at a knowledge sharing workshop organized by the Sustainable Global Supply Chains project

Employers’ organisations pledge to improve working conditions for domestic workers in India

All India Organisation of Employers (AIOE) and the Employers Federation of India (EFI) adopt Voluntary Pledge to promote decent work for domestic workers in India

Our impact, their stories

Fighting for rights and the future of ‘chikankari’

From making beautiful embroideries to lending a helping hand to others during the COVID-19 pandemic, Uzma Jalees is determined that the rights of home-based workers should be recognized and indigenous artforms like Chikankari promoted.

Our impact, their voices

Getting children out of labour and back to learning

The COVID-19 pandemic took millions of children, like Janny, out of school. The ILO helped them reconnect with their education, friends and future.

India's ICT sector has grown meteorically in the last two decades, making it an important lever of employment for the next generation of...

Opening remarks by Satoshi Sasaki, Deputy Director, ILO DTW-South Asia and Country Office for India at the Global Research Webinar "Towards a brighter future of work in the digital economy"

Employers’ organisations pledge to improve working conditions for domestic workers in India

All India Organisation of Employers (AIOE) and the Employers Federation of India (EFI) adopt Voluntary Pledge to promote decent work for domestic workers in India

An inclusive workplace and business is one that includes people with disabilities in its decision-making processes

Special address by Ms Dagmar Walter, Director, ILO DWT/CO-New Delhi, at the National Conference on Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities; A & I - The Future of India Inc. - Building Accessible and Inclusive Workplace.

Social dialogue for safe workplaces

Opinion written by Dagmar Walter, Director, ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team for South Asia and Country Office for India on World Safety and Health at Work Day, published in The Hindu

Getting serious about supporting the care economy

Opinion by Dagmar Walter, Director, ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team for South Asia and Country Office for India in The Hindu, on the Care Economy.

India's apprenticeship process can be optimized to equip the youth with the necessary competencies to gain decent, sustainable, and...

Opening remarks by Ms Dagmar Walter, Director, ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team for South Asia and Country Office for India at the Apprenticeship in India: Country Strategy Innovation Bootcamp

Inclusive governance, a just transition, gender-equity and digitalization are the four considerations that the future of work should be...

Valedictory address by Ms Dagmar Walter, Director, ILO DWT/CO-New Delhi at the 62nd Indian Society of Labour Economics Conference at IIT Roorkee

ILO reflects on the Social and Solidarity Economy’s contribution to digital inclusion in Asia

The ILO participated in a webinar organized by the Asian Roundtable for Social Protection, to discuss the intersection of digital technology, social and solidarity economy, and social protection in Asia and the Pacific.

Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators

Sonia George, General Secretary of Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), Kerala

“Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators” is a series of interviews with cooperative and wider social and solidarity economy (SSE) policy makers, researchers and practitioners from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths during...

Coherent and coordinated international effort is required to protect gig economy workers and businesses

Special remarks by Dagmar Walter, Director, ILO DWT/CO-New Delhi at the International Webinar on New Forms of Employment with reference to Gig and Platform Working in the BRICS and Global South