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Russian edition of the ILO Minimum Wage Policy Guide Released
In recent years, many countries have established or strengthened minimum wages to eliminate unduly low pay and promote decent work. In this context, governments from all parts of the world, as well as employers' and workers' organizations, have...
The Future of Work National Dialogue in Armenia
On 15 March 2017, Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, hosted the Future of Work (FoW) National Dialogue, focusing on the governance of 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...
Russia's Concept for Implementation of ILO's Future of Work Initiative Discussed In Moscow
On 12 December 2016 in Moscow, the Analytical Centre for the Government of the Russian Federation hosted an expert round-table meeting featuring a presentation of Russia's concept for the implementation of the ILO’s Future of Work Initiative.
Tripartite Constituents from the sub-region meet to learn more about International Labour Standards
Over 30 participants representing governments, trade unions and employers’ organizations from all countries in the sub-region, gathered in Moscow from 14-17 November to discuss and learn more about international labour standards.
Olga Koulaeva Appointed as Director of DWT/CO for Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Olga V. Koulaeva was appointed Director of the ILO Decent Work Team and Country Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia on 1 November 2016.
Peer review of Youth Employment Policies and Programmes in Yerevan
On 5-6 October 2016 Yerevan, capital of Armenia, hosted the fifth round of Voluntary Peer Review of Youth Employment Policies and Programmes.
Tackling Youth Employment Challenges: Workshop for Employers’ Organizations
Representatives of employers’ organizations from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Russian Federation and Uzbekistan gathered at the ILO’s International Training Center (ITC) in Turin on 26-29 September 2016.
Partners Thank ILO Office Director Dimitrina Dimitrova for Productive Cooperation
On 30 September 2016, Dimitrina Dimitrova, Director of the ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team and Country Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, completed her term in our region.
Armenian Employers Trained To Develop Strategic Position Papers
On 4-6 July 2016, staff, management and board members of the Republican Union of Employers of Armenia (RUEA) participated in a training on advocacy process and development of the strategic position papers.
Subregional seminar on “Informal Economy: trade union policies and actions”
On 13-14 June Baku, Azerbaijan, hosted the ILO seminar entitled “Informal Economy: Policies and actions of trade unions" and devoted to the ILO Recommendation No 204.
Fundamentals of collective bargaining for primary trade union organizations: workshop in Armenia
From 10th to 12th of June, a workshop on Fundamentals of collective bargaining and the negotiation process for primary trade union organizations was held in the city of Tsakhkadzor, Armenia.
Armenia Hosts a Seminar to Discuss Legal Support of Equality between Women and Men in Employment
On 8 and 9 June 2016, a seminar on "Legal Support of Equality between Women and Men in Armenia" was held in Tsakhkadzor, Armenia, in the framework of cooperation between the ITUC-PERC, ILO, and the Armenian Confederation of Trade Unions.
Youth Employment Network: Conference in Stockholm and Oslo
The bi-annual network conference was organ¬ized on 17-25 May in Stockholm, Sweden, and Oslo, Norway, at the request of the tripartite constituents of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan...
Study Visit of a Kyrgyzstan Delegation to Armenia
As part of the ILO's “Applying the G20 Training Strategy” Project, a delegation from Kyrgyzstan visited Armenia on 2-5 May 2016 to attend a training seminar on “Mapping Vocational Education and Training (VET) Policies and Practices to Boost...
Armenian Employers Open for Closer Cooperation with ILO on Enabling Environment for Sustainable Enterprises
On 16 – 18 February, two staff members of the ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team and Country Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia were on mission in Armenia. Vladimir Curovic, Senior Specialist in Employers’ Activities, and John Bliek,...
Testing Innovative Approaches: Voluntary Peer Review of Youth Employment Policies
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has successfully tested an innovative mechanism - voluntary peer reviews, in which countries assess one another’s youth employment policies and share good practices during joint meetings. It is one of the...
Sustainable enterprises high on the subregional agenda
Business enterprises operate within a specific political, social and economic context. For a business to grow, efforts at the enterprise level are not enough. To achieve sustainable development, addressing the issues related to the overall business...
Regional Employment Forum:
Promoting Job Rich and Sustainable Growth in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine
TBILISI. October 28, 2015 – The regional conference on jobs and employment had a prominent start in Tbilisi, Georgia, on 28 October 2015. The two-day forum which will look into the ways to boost employment in the region ensuring inclusive and ...
Results of the third round of peer review of youth employment policies summed up in Sochi
On 12 – 17 October, southern Russian city of Sochi hosted a conference of the Youth Employment Network members. The Network is part of the project "Partnerships for youth employment in the CIS countries," which is being implemented by the ILO Moscow...