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Trade union leaders meet to discuss informal employment
The Pan-European Regional Council of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-PERC) in cooperation with the ILO organized a subregional meeting for trade union leaders focusing on informal employment. The meeting took place in Kyrgyzstan’s...
Signing of the Agreement of Cooperation between the Federation of Trade Unions of Kyrgyzstan and the Confederation of Trade Unions of...
Signing of the Agreement of Cooperation between the Federation of Trade Unions of Kyrgyzstan and the Confederation of Trade Unions of Georgia (GTUC) took place on the 29th of May in Tbilisi. It coincided with the first day of the work of the...
EU to allocate €1.9 billion to Eastern Parnership's members
Fight against stigma and discrimination in Belarus
On July 11 in the run up to the XIX International AIDS Conference that took place in Washington DC from July 22 to July 27 and brought together thousands of delegates, including activists, people living with HIV, experts, politicians and medics, the...
First household employment survey starts in Belarus
The first sample survey to study household employment started in Belarus on February 20.
Belarus to hold regular household employment survey in 2012
Tajik remittances from Russia top 700m dollars in second quarter of 2011
In the second quarter of 2011 alone, 742m dollars was sent through money transfer from Russia to Tajikistan, the Central Bank of Russia has announced.
Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan to have common labour market soon
UN Ministerial Conference, 2009
UN Ministerial Conference meets to review social policy options for a region, hard hit by the global economic crisis
The global economic and financial crisis has affected all countries, and Kazakhstan was no exception. In early 2009 the country faced a difficult situation on the labour market, particularly in oil- and gas-producing regions, Gulshara Abdykalikova,...
Belarusian Parliament Adopted Laws to Ratify Two ILO Conventions
On November 27, 2019 the House of Representatives of the Belarusian National Assembly adopted the draft laws “On Ratifying the Safety and Health in Mines Convention (No. 176)” and “On Ratifying the Holidays with Pay Convention (Revised), 1970”.
UN Ministerial Conference, 2009
UN Ministerial Conference to address the social impact of the economic crisis in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Turkey
High-level representatives from Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Turkey will examine regional policy responses to the economic crisis at a UN Ministerial Conference jointly organized by four U.N. agencies (the ILO, UNICEF, FAO and UNDP) and hosted...
ILO Executive Director visits Belarus
Eastern Europe and Central Asia AIDS Conference
On 28-30 October 2009 the Third regional Eastern European and Central Asian AIDS Conference took place in Moscow. More than 2500 delegates from all CIS countries as well as from Eastern Europe, Central Asia and many other countries took part in the...
Belarus to join the UN Convention on Disabled Persons’ Rights
Belarus to join the UN Convention on Disabled Persons’ Rights
Joint UNDP/UNICEF/ILO project entitled Assistance to Belarus in Joining the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Implementation was launched in April 2009.
ILO experts visit Minsk to discuss observance of trade union rights
On January 19, a group of ILO experts led by Kari Tapiola, Executive Director of the ILO for Standards and Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, and the secretary-general of the International Trade Union Confederation, Guy Ryder, arrived in...
ILO’s recommendations still not implemented in Belarus
Belarusian trade unions call on government to observe World Day for Safety and Health at Work.
The Belarusian union of radioectric industry workers called on the government to officially observe the World Day for Safety and Health at Work in the country.
ILO Governing Body concludes 300th session: considers Labour situation in Myanmar, Belarus, and other countries as well as climate change...
The Governing Body of the International Labour Office (ILO) concluded its 300th session following wide-ranging discussions among its government, employer and worker members on basic labour rights in Myanmar, Belarus and other countries as well as...
Eleven CIS countries adopt international occupational safety and health standards.