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“Any fool can stuff a container?”: ILO to discuss safety in growing container industry

The container shipping market represents about 16 per cent of the world’s goods loaded in tonnes. With its growing market share, the risk of accidents also increases, says a report prepared for an ILO Global Dialogue Forum on Safety in the Supply...

New ILO migration project to improve migrant workers' conditions in South-East Asia

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is launching a new project in South-East Asia to improve the governance of cross-border labour migration.

Global Wage Report 2010/11

ILO says economic crisis cut global wage growth by half

The financial and economic crisis has cut global wage growth by half in 2008 and 2009, says a new report by the International Labour Office (ILO).

ILO to launch new Global Report on Wage Trends during the crisis

The International Labour Office (ILO) is to launch the second edition of its Global Wage Report which provides a global analysis of wage trends during the crisis using the latest world, regional and country-level estimates.

Opening address at 2010 International Forum on Chinese Trade Unions & Labour Relations

By Ms Guan Jinghe, Deputy Director, ILO Country Office for China and Mongolia

ILO Forum on Green Jobs for a Better Life, Shanghai World EXPO

The International Labour Organization (ILO), together with the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS), All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) and China Enterprises Confederation (CEC), organized a Forum on Green Jobs for a...

ILO and ACFTU join hands to strengthen workers’ education, promote gender equality and decent work

(ILO News, Shanghai) - The ILO and the All China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) joined hands in promoting gender equality and decent work through strengthening workers’ education and social dialogue, at a workshop held at the UN pavilion in...

Keynote speech at ILO/ACFTU Workshop on Strengthening Workers’ Education, Promoting Gender Equality and Achieving Decent Work, Shanghai Expo

By Ms Jane Hodges, Director, ILO Bureau for Gender Equality

Opening remarks at ILO/ACFTU Workshop on Strengthening Workers’ Education, Promoting Gender Equality and Achieving Decent Work, Shanghai...

By Ms Ann Herbert, Director, ILO Country Office for China and Mongolia

How Much Does Business Really Bring to HIV Response? Quantifying In-Kind and Financial Contributions of the Private Sector

The Forgotten MARP: Effective Programmes for Clients of Sex Workers through the Workplace

Press release

ILO urges strong action on jobs to ensure balanced economic recovery on eve of Toronto G20 Summit

The annual Conference of the International Labour Organization (ILO) concluded its 2010 session today with a strong call for placing employment and social protection at the centre of recovery policies. “We must get the right balance of policies to...

Go for the Goal: End Child Labour

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and The All-China Women's Federation (ACWF) launch the advocacy campaigns for this year’s World Day against Child Labour today in Beijing, China. The theme for 2010 World Day against Child Labour is “Go...

China’s vocational schools play a key role in reaching prospective young migrant workers

Opening remarks at Green Jobs Experience Sharing and Policy Consultation Meeting

By Ms Ann Herbert, Director, ILO Country Office for China and Mongolia

ILO launches the second phase of collaborative project to prevent labour and sexual trafficking in China

(ILO Beijing) ILO and the All-China Women Federation (ACWF) have been working in close partnership over the last four years to reduce the trafficking of women and children for labour exploitation. With the support of the Canadian International...

Speech at the Launch of the Project to Prevent Trafficking for Labour Exploitation (CP-TING II)

By Ms Ann Herbert, Director, ILO Country Office for China and Mongolia

Opening remarks at International Seminar on Decent Work and Employment Promotion for Domestic Workers in Beijing, China

By Ms Kathleen Speake, Chief Technical Advisor, ILO Country Office for China and Mongolia

Sub-Regional Workshop on Negotiating Decent Work in the Age of Globalization in South Asia and China Ahungalla Sri Lanka 26-27 October 2009

By Ms Tine Staermose, Director, ILO Office in Sri Lanka

Improving the Management of Migration Systems: Challenges for China and Europe, by Roger Plant, Bucharest, October 2009

Presentation to Workshop on “Addressing the Demand Side of Chinese Migrant Workers in European Countries”, Bucharest, Romania, 11-12 October 2009