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Special Advisor to Japan’s Prime Minister visits garment factory in Bangladesh
Joint ILO-UNICEF report
Number of children without critical social protection increasing globally
Multiple crises set to plunge more children into poverty creating an urgent need to scale-up social protection, new joint ILO-UNICEF report warns.
Social dialogue
Governments, employers and workers meet to strengthen industrial relations in Southeast Asia
Nine Southeast Asian countries and Japan highlight the importance of social dialogue for competitive business, growth and decent work.
Fostering Labour and Social Security Attorneys in Business and Human Rights
ILO and JICA sign MOC to promote Business and Human Rights
ILO co-hosts the “Decent Work and the Social and Solidarity Economy” Seminar, a pre-event of the Japan Society for International...
The SSE Research Group of the Japan Society for International Development (JASID), Solidaridad Japan, and ILO Office for Japan, held an event titled the "Decent Work and the Social Solidarity Economy (SSE)" on 2 December 2022. About 100 academics,...
Policy Recommendations in Business and Human Rights
National Strategies Aligned with International Instruments are Needed
ILO Tokyo and JETRO sign agreement to strengthen collaboration on co-research
Responsible supply chains
ILO welcomes launch of Japan guidelines on human rights in supply chains
New Government of Japan guidelines to help strengthen labour practices of Japanese business and support sustainability and resilience throughout supply and value chains.
Mental health at work
WHO and ILO call for new measures to tackle mental health issues at work
New global WHO guidelines on mental health at work are reinforced by practical strategies outlined in a joint WHO/ILO policy brief.
77th UN General Assembly
World leaders gather to address ‘interlocking’ crises
At the UN General Assembly in New York the ILO will seek to alleviate the impact of humanitarian, economic and climate crises by rallying support for the Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection.
Modern slavery
50 million people worldwide in modern slavery
Latest estimates show that forced labour and forced marriage have increased significantly in the last five years, according to the International Labour Organization, Walk Free and the International Organization for Migration.
Social protection
More than half of people in Asia and the Pacific still lack social protection, says new ILO report
Despite significant progress in much of Asia and the Pacific social protection policies still lag behind other areas of the world, according to a new ILO report.
Tokyo International Conference on African Development
Decent work agenda for Africa to be promoted at TICAD 8
Key elements of the decent work agenda will be promoted at ILO-organized events taking place during the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 8).
Global Employment Trends for Youth
Recovery in youth employment is still lagging, says ILO
A new report, issued ahead of International Youth Day, shows large regional differences in young people's prospects in the labour market.
Government Calls for Public Comments: Draft Guidelines on Respect for Human Rights in Responsible Supply Chains
Forced Labour
Japan reinforces its commitment to fight against forced labour
Japan becomes the 177th Member State to ratify Convention No. 105
Gender equality
Women in the health and care sector earn 24 per cent less than men
The most comprehensive global analysis of gender pay inequalities in the health and care sector finds that women face a larger gender pay gap than other economic sectors.
ILO and Embassy of Japan in Madagascar launch a project to strengthen community resilience against COVID-19 and drought
Antananarivo - 24 June 2022 - The Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, the Embassy of Japan and the ILO in Madagascar officially launch a project aimed at strengthening community resilience against the COVID-19 crisis and drought through green...
World Day Against Child Labour
Rally in Diet Encourages an End to Child Labour
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