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Refresher training for selected SIYB Master Trainers in China: to equip the trainers with new tools and knowledge in the new context to...

The ILO collaborated with the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of China to hold a refresher training for SIYB Master Trainers to update them on new SIYB tools and adaptions, discuss recent global trends and developments and exchange...

The ILO and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) join forces to strengthen the labour dimension of corporate social...

Delegates enthusiastically engage on issues around labour standards, Chinese labour law and CSR during a three-day training

RSCA in Action

Philippines: CSR training brings insights to managers and students.

CEOs and future business leaders alike are exposed to new ideas about the importance of responsible business conduct.

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

New ILO research identifies policies to tackle poverty and inequality

Combining active labour market policies with income support makes both measures more effective in tackling poverty and helping people find decent work, a new report finds.

Employment creation

Small businesses and self-employed provide most jobs worldwide, new ILO report says

A ground-breaking study reveals that seven in 10 workers are self-employed or in small businesses, a finding that has significant implications for employment and enterprise support policies world-wide.

China promotes gender equality at work

OpEd by Claire Courteille-Mulder, the Director of ILO Country Office for China and Mongolia. According to an ILO report, up to 12 percent of workers said they had been subject to verbal abuse, humiliating behavior, bullying, unwanted sexual...

United Nations General Assembly

UN Secretary-General announces new Climate Action Summit jobs initiative, urges countries to join

The initiative provides a roadmap for ensuring that people’s jobs and well-being are at the centre of the transition to a carbon-neutral economy.

Two major Chinese employers’ organizations team up to strengthen collective bargaining

The ILO joins national stakeholders in the fight against pneumoconiosis in China

Eastern Europe and Central Asia countries discuss gender equality in the youth labour market

108th International Labour Conference

New international labour standard to combat violence, harassment, at work agreed

The Centenary International Labour Conference has adopted a new Convention and Recommendation to combat violence and harassment in the workplace.

South South Cooperation

ILO and All China Federation of Trade Unions join forces to implement decent work in Asia Pacific

The International Labour Organization (ILO) signed today a cooperation agreement with All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) to enhance the institutional capacities of trade unions in Asia and the Pacific.

Delegates affirm the central role of business in driving progress on human rights and inclusive growth in Asia

A conference discusses the place of government, business and civil society in advancing responsible business conduct.

RSCA in Action

The ‘mutual language’ of labour standards to guide businesses in Asia toward decent work, greater competitiveness and increasing market...

A Training of Trainers seminar in Bangkok sees regional experts learning new ways to spread the word on the responsible business agenda

ILO and China jointly explore the future of labour law

International Seminar on the Future of Labour Law co-hosted by the ILO Country Office for China and Mongolia and the Chinese Academy of Labour and Social Security on May 25-26, 2019 at Beijing.

Quality apprenticeship workshop: renaissance for youth employment challenges in the new context in China

The ILO hosted quality apprenticeship workshop to assist its Chinese partners in addressing youth employment issues in the new context.

Enterprise development

ILO-ETI Experience Sharing Session on SCORE Training for Supply Chain

ILO and ETI celebrate closure of successful pilot collaboration to upgrade supply chains with SCORE Training in China.

ILO-ETI Experience Sharing Session on SCORE Training for Supply Chains in China

The ILO SCORE project and the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) co-organized the ILO & ETI SCORE Experience Sharing Session 2019 in Hangzhou, China.

Working conditions

Job quality of concern to all workers

A joint report by the ILO and the European research agency, Eurofound, provides an unprecedented comparative analysis of job quality around the world, including work hours, gender pay differences, exposure to physical risks and opportunities for...

ILO broadens cooperation with its Chinese partners under the Belt and Road Initiative

“The Belt and Road Initiative opens new perspectives and new opportunities for international cooperation.” says ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder.