All news: Italy

Students competition

Italian Ministry of Education launches a “Music against Child Labour” competition open to all 14-18 year old secondary school students

The competition will involve secondary school students in educational activities, based on the methods of ILO-IPEC’s SCREAM programme and of the Media Education for Development (MED) association.

Labour standards

Italy ratifies the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

Italy is the 52nd ILO Member State, and the 20th member State of the European Union, to ratify this Convention

Official visit

Ryder and Italian leaders share views on jobs for youth and migration

ILO Director-General and Italian President Giorgio Napolitano talked about the youth unemployment situation affecting the country, especially in the South.

Labour migration

The Lampedusa tragedy reminds us of palpable policy failures on migration

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

Italy ratifies the Domestic Workers Convention

Italy is the 4th ILO member State and the first EU member State to ratify this instrument which seeks to improve the working and living conditions of tens of millions of domestic workers worldwide.

On course for decent shipping

When the ILO adopted the Maritime Labour Convention in February 2006, Director-General Juan Somavia called it “making labour history”. Following the ratification by Russia and the Philippines, the Convention will come into force in 12 months’ time....

ILO handbook for labour inspectors on forced labour and human trafficking in the Armenian language was presented in Yerevan

The ILO handbook for labour inspectors on forced labour and human trafficking in the Armenian language was presented in Yerevan on October 4. The event was organized within the framework of the ILO project on strengthening of comprehensive...

Event

ROME: 6th Annual EAST Forum on Competitive Growth, Jobs Policies for Quality, Solutions and Strategies for Development and Employment

Turin: Green Jobs Learning Forum

Explore issues related to today’s globalised economy through the Pinocchio canvas and related resources