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ILO Social Security Minimum Standards Convention No. 102

Ukraine ratifies the key Social Security Convention of the ILO

The ratification will help Ukraine to safeguard the minimum standards of social security in the current social and economic situation and ensure that its social security system rests on sound principles recognized at the international level.

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 ...

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Results of a project on voluntary HIV testing at work

HIV mostly affects able-bodied population aged 15-49 years. The situation cannot be fully controlled as only every second person living with HIV knows about his/her positive status and receives medical treatment.

Rail unions focus on organising and promoting ILO conventions

Around 40 leaders from railway unions in Eastern Europe and Central Asia met with ILO experts and senior ITF representatives in Baku, Azerbaijan from 30 September to 1 October to discuss organising and the promotion of ILO conventions throughout the...

Labour Migration

Resource guides for Ukrainian Migrant Domestic Workers

Hands-on resource guides have been created for Ukrainian domestic workers emigrating to Poland with readily accessible information on labour rights in their host country.

Economic recovery in Ukraine

More and better jobs for the Ukrainian people are key to recovery

Read about how the conflict in Ukraine has affected the economic and employment situation in the country and what the ILO is doing to support the recovery.

ILO/ITUC/PERC Workshop on Reinforcing trade union policies in OSH prevention

Participants from Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine took part in the fifth NIS OSH Network meeting in Armenia organized together with the ILO Moscow and financial support from the LO/TCO.

Employers’ organizations work towards improving the enabling environment for sustainable enterprises

Representatives of employers’ organizations from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Montenegro, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan, met in Tbilisi, Georgia, on 20-21 April 2015 at an ILO Sub-regional...

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New campaign promoting Voluntary HIV Counselling and Testing at work

The ILO and UNAIDS launched a VCT@WORK Campaign together with the Federation of Trade Unions of Cherkassy region and UNFPA on 3 March 2015 in Cherkassy region, Ukraine.

HIV/AIDS workplace programmes in Ukraine

Recognising HIV/AIDS as a workplace issue, the ILO is piloting an effective approach in Ukraine to prevent HIV through targeted workplace programmes and to establish new partnerships between trade unions, enterprises and regional health centres.

Trade unions’ role in ensuring occupational safety and health at railways of CIS and Baltic states – seminar in Astana

On July 9, the first joint seminar for trade unions of railway workers from CIS and Baltic states ended its work in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana. It focused on trade unions’ role in ensuring occupational safety and health and traffic safety at...

New Report

ILO: Social protection helps people living with HIV keep their jobs

New ILO study shows that social protection plays a key role in helping people living with HIV to keep their jobs and follow treatment.

Needs of Ukrainian Migrant Domestic Workers Discussed at the National Conference in Ukraine

60 participants, among which representatives of government, workers’ and employers’ organizations, academic community, civil society and UN agencies, participated in the conference on Effective Governance of Labour Migration and its Skills...

Campaign against flags of convenience to be held in Black Sea region May 26-30

ILO, EU and project countries discussed how to monitor progress on employment and decent work

On 18 and 19 November 2013, a final conference took place on the ILO-EU joint project “Monitoring and Assessing Progress on Decent Work” (MAP), funded by the European Commission.

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...

Labour Standards: Unions from Italy, Moldova and Ukraine sign cooperation agreements

Our goal is to ensure safe labour

On April 25-26 Astana hosted the third Kazakhstan International Occupational Safety and Health Conference and Exhibition KIOSH-2013.

Confederation of Labour of Russia developing migration strategy

On April 16 Moscow hosted a conference on management, representation and protection of labour migrants’ rights and trade unions’ experience and prospects. It was organized by the Centre for Social and Labour Rights, the Confederation of Labour of...