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Moscow hosts international seminar of public employment services

On September 17-18, Russia’s Federal Service for Labour and Employment (Rostrud) held an international seminar for members of the World Association of Public Employment Services focusing on models of public employment service (PES): centralized and...

Labour standards

Finland ratifies the Chemicals Convention, 1990 (No. 170)

The Government of Finland deposited the instrument of ratification of the Chemicals Convention, 1990 (No. 170) with the International Labour Office, thereby becoming the 18th member State to ratify the Convention.

Finland ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

Finland is the 33rd ILO member State and the 11th EU member State to ratify this landmark Convention

ILO and the Embassy of Finland increase support to indigenous peoples in the Philippines

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Embassy of Finland in Manila agreed to increase support to indigenous peoples in the Philippines, mainly the T’boli and Ubo tribes in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato.

Statement by Ms. Tarja Halonen, President of the Republic of Finland, at the opening of the 100th International Labour Conference

In an address at the opening of the 100th annual Conference of the International Labour Organization, Finnish President Tarja Halonen cited the "absence of social justice" in the world, and said the ILO’s values and policies are needed more than...

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President of Finland says that ILO values and policies are needed more than ever

In an address at the opening of the 100th annual Conference of the International Labour Organization, Finnish President Tarja Halonen cited the “absence of social justice” in the world, and said the ILO’s “values and policies are needed more than...

Statement by Ms Tarja Halonen, President of the Republic of Finland addressing the ILO Summit on Global jobs crisis