All news: Lithuania
Informal EPSCO meeting focusses on boosting women’s labour market participation
At the Informal Meeting of the EU Ministers of Employment and Social Policy (EPSCO), Heinz Koller, ILO Assistant Director-General, described the gender gaps in the labour market.
High-level conference - The Future of Work: Today. Tomorrow. For All.
A conference organized by the European Commission discussed the changes taking place in the world of work and explored how the future of work can be inclusive.
ILO Centenary Celebration
ILO 24-hour Global Tour of centenary celebrations to stop in Brussels
On 11 April 1919, ILO’s constitution was adopted in Paris. 100 years later, the diversity and reach of ILO’s work will be showcased in a global live show, webcast from 24 locations in 24 hours, as part of the organisation’s centenary celebrations....
Ensuring decent work in the health sector
Health workers face important decent work deficits. During a Workshop organized by the European Commission, the ILO explained how this affects the quality of care, and how decision makers can ensure decent work in the health sector.
Non-standard forms of employment
Strengthening social protection for the future of work—extending the social security to workers in non-standard employment
Europe has been experiencing a growing diversification in working arrangements, as exemplified through the decline of standard employment and the significant growth of non-standard forms of employment. These developments were discussed at a recent...
ILO-EU Relations
ILO and European Commission reaffirm mutual partnership at 14th high-level meeting
The European Commission and the ILO held their 14th annual high-level meeting in Brussels.
Informal EPSCO meeting discusses youth and skills
Heinz Koller, Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia, addressed the Informal Meeting of the Ministers of the EU responsible for Employment and Social Affairs (EPSCO).
Head of ILO Bureau for Workers’ Activities: Meetings in Moscow
In late March, a delegation of the ILO Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV) headed by Maria Helena Andre, ACTRAV Director, visited the Russian Federation. The programme of the visit included participation in international trade union fora,...
International Women’s Day
ILO: Women still less likely to be active in the labour market than men in most of the world
Despite notable progress over the past 20 years, updated ILO figures show persistent inequalities between women and men on access to the labour market, unemployment and conditions at work.
Inequalities and the World of Work
Understanding and reducing inequalities in Europe
A new report by the ILO in cooperation with the European Commission looks at the key factors leading to rising inequalities in fourteen EU Member States.
Lithuania
International seminar "Future of work in the context of technological changes"
Researchers, government representatives from Lithuania, Poland, Latvia, and Estonia as well as national social partners discussed main employment trends and impact of technological changes on the labour market.
Fishing Labour Convention
ILO Work in Fishing Convention No.188 (2007) to enter into force
Landmark Convention will boost global efforts to ensure decent work for the world’s 38 million workers in the fishing sector.
Future of work
European social partners and civil society to discuss the future of work
EESC-ILO conference will focus on major changes in the world of work brought about by increased globalization, non-standard forms of employment and sweeping technological change.
Inequalities and middle-income groups
Crisis has aggravated long-term erosion of European middle class
The financial crisis and changing employment relationships have caused the middle class in most EU countries to contract over the past decade.
International experts familiarize themselves with Uzbekistan’s trade union movement
On April 24, Uzbekistan’s capital Tashkent hosted an international conference focusing on trade unions’ role in ensuring citizens’ guarantees to decent work and the republic’s experience.
Labour standards
Lithuania ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)
With the ratification by Lithuania, ILO Member States representing nearly 75 per cent of the world’s global shipping tonnage have now committed themselves to the decent work standards of the Convention, which comes into force today.