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Regional conference on Labour Inspection in NIS
The ILO-ACTRAV, in cooperation with the Pan-European Regional Council of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-PERC) organized a regional conference for the ITUC-PERC affiliates in the Newly Independent States (NIS) on 26-27 September in...
One Team, One Dream
On 4-6 July 2017, all ILO staff from our subregion, including colleagues working on projects, met for a retreat outside Moscow. The purpose of the retreat was more than important as it was the team-building. The slogan ‘One team, one dream’ had...
Alliance 8.7
Advancing Alliance 8.7 in Europe and Central Asia
ILO and OSCE host Europe and Central Asia regional meeting on achieving Sustainable Development Goal Target 8.7 of eradicating child labour by 2025 and forced labour, modern slavery and human trafficking by 2030.
Budapest hosts Europe and Central Asia Regional Consultation Workshop on achieving the SDG Target 8.7 with regard to Child and Forced Labour
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...
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...
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.
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.
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.
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...
Heinz Koller: “Decent work as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is both a means and an end of sustainable development”
Assistant ILO Director-General addressed a High-Level International Conference on the theme “Policy of Neutrality: International Cooperation for Peace, Security and Development” held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Presidents and Prime Ministers of many...
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.
Turkmenistan’s parliament ratifies ILO’s Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention
On September 27, Turkmenistan’s parliament ratified the ILO’s Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999, (No. 182).
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,...
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...
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...