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Economic and Social Council 2015 Integration Summit
"Making Dignity and Prosperity the Norm"
Keynote Address by Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General. Economic and Social Council Integration Segment, New York 31 March 2015
Women Migrant Rights discussed at the 59th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women
Representatives of Member States, UN entities and ECOSOC-accredited NGOs from different regions of the world attended the 59th session of the Commission on the Status of Women. Migrant domestic workers’ rights were discussed at several side events,...
Partnership
United States and Viet Nam launch joint programme with ILO to combat child labour
On 4 December 2014, an ILO project was approved to combat child labour in Viet Nam, based on a donation from the United States Department of Labor of US$ 8 million and US$ 1.2 million from the Government of Viet Nam.
ILO study
Maternity protection: Good for workers, good for small businesses
Maternity protection and work-family measures can generate positive outcomes for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), says ILO Specialist Laura Addati.
World Investment Forum 2014
Foreign Direct Investment: Getting it right
Together with UNCTAD, the ILO has organized a dialogue on how best to ensure that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) benefits everyone through the creation of quality jobs.
World Conference on Indigenous Peoples
When indigenous and world leaders meet, what does it mean for the ILO?
A historic meeting at the UN General Assembly in New York is set to bolster further ratification of the ILO’s Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention.
Fifth session of the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing
Human rights of older persons and identifying existing gaps globally
The population in many countries is ageing fast, and the bulge of youth in many others will reach retirement age in just a few decades.
Occupied Arab Territories
ILO: Employment outlook bleak for Palestinians, Gaza a “tinderbox”
The ILO’s annual report on the situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories calls for resumption of negotiations and the lifting of restrictions to improve the situation of Palestinian workers and entrepreneurs.
International Women’s Day 2014
Women at work – where we are, where we want to be
To mark International Women’s Day, the ILO reflects on the progress that has been made and what still needs to be done to achieve gender equality in the workplace. Follow two women, an Indian CEO and a US school teacher, whose experiences shed an...
ILO project to help Georgia improve compliance with labour laws
The Government of Georgia and the International Labour Organization launched a project entitled “Improved compliance with labour laws in Georgia”.
UN Global Compact Leaders learn more about the ILO-Global Compact Child Labour Platform
On September 19, 2013, a special event took place during the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit in New York offered to companies and other stakeholders the opportunity to learn more about the Child Labour Platform (CLP).
Trade unions bill discussed between Kazakhstan and the U.S.
Head of the Kazakh Ministry of Labor and Social Protection Tamara Duisenova met with Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the U.S. to Kazakhstan Kenneth J. Fairfax , the press service of the authority reports.
Bilateral cooperation
ILO, IDB sign agreement to promote more and better jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean
Bilateral cooperation
ILO, IDB sign agreement to promote more and better jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean
Forced labour
ILO hails US campaign against "modern slavery"
The International Labour Organization welcomes US President Barack Obama’s strong stance against forced labour, which affects some 21 million people worldwide.
US health care law can help close gaps in social security coverage
The national debate that has sprung up in the US around the new legislation on health care is actually quite beneficial, according to an ILO expert on social protection.
A green plumber for a greener economy
The transition towards a greener economy is expected to affect about half of the global labour force or roughly 1.5 billion people. This means changes in terms of job types and workers’ skills – a topic that is high on the Rio+20 agenda.
US corporate profits back to pre-crisis levels but jobs market still lagging
According to the ILO, recent US payroll figures show sluggish employment levels. Corporate profits in the United States have gone back to pre-crisis levels but business investment remains weak amid economic uncertainty.
Rethinking the American Social Contract: The International Labor Organization's Decent Work Agenda in the United States
The ILO-Washington Office and the New America Foundation hosted a lively event about the ILO’s Decent Work Agenda in the United States. The event launched a new paper titled "Rethinking the American Social Contract: The International Labor...
New York: Conference on the Human Right to Organize