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ILO Director-General discusses bilateral cooperation with the European Commission

During his first official visit to Brussels, the ILO Director-General met the Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal, the Vice-President for Promoting our European Way of Life, and the EU Commissioners for Jobs and Social Rights and...

Future of work

ILO discusses the future of digital skills at European Tech Futures Summit

During the Summit in the European Parliament, the ILO discussed the societal transformations brought by digital technologies in the world of work and how workers’ digital skills can be trained.

Care sector

How to make the care sector resilient after the pandemic?

Care workers have a crucial role in safeguarding our health and protecting our societies. But to be able to protect us, they must be protected adequately, including through investments in equal pay and decent workplaces, said Heinz Koller, ILO...

Care work

ILO welcomes EU Care Strategy in the European Parliament and calls for recognition and better rewarding of care workers

At a meeting in the European Parliament, the ILO has welcomed the EU Care Strategy, and discussed the Strategy through the lens of its ‘5R’ Framework for Decent Care Work.

UN General Assembly

Prime Minister of Belgium addresses high-level event on the Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions

At an event during the UN General Assembly, Belgium’s Prime Minister underlined the need for a rapid transition to a greener and more digital economy, and expressed his full support to the Global Accelerator initiative.

ILO-EU Relations

ILO and European Commission reaffirm mutual partnership at 16th High Level meeting

110th International Labour Conference

International Labour Conference makes history - European Commission, Belgium and the Netherlands contribute to the conference

Flanders finances ILO Global Programme on skills and lifelong learning

The Flemish Government will fund an ILO International Programme on Skills. Interview with Julie Bynens, Secretary-General of the Flemish Department of Chancellery and Foreign Affairs, and David Maenaut, General Representative of Flanders to the UN...

5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour

European Commission, Belgium and the Netherlands contribute to the Global child labour conference

Future of Work

ILO: Digital technology disrupts the labour market in various ways and accentuates inequalities

At a conference of the EU Public Employment Services Network, the ILO discussed the rapid digital transformation affecting the labour market and the impact it has on skills, lifelong learning and inequalities.

ILO welcomes renewed EU focus on decent work worldwide for a just transition and a sustainable recovery

The European Commission has adopted a Communication on decent work worldwide, which sets out how the EU will act upon the challenges linked to a just green and digital transition and a sustainable recovery from the pandemic.

ILO participates in European Regional Disability Summit ahead of the 2022 Global Disability Summit

Dubai World Expo 2020

Social dialogue and occupational safety and health vital to decent work in the construction sector - ILO

At Dubai’s World Expo 2020, ILO officials joined in welcoming an agreement between a Belgium-based multinational construction company and trade unions to promote decent work in the sector.

ILO participates in EESC debate on strengthening civil society organizations' engagement in EU trade policy

ILO participates in French EU presidency conference on responsible and sustainable trade

WESO Trends 2022

ILO downgrades labour market recovery forecast for 2022

The ILO’s World Employment and Social Outlook Trends 2022 report warns of a slow and uncertain recovery, as the pandemic continues to have a significant impact on global labour markets.

12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy - Plenary Session 1: Social and Solidarity Economy: an overview, values and principles

ILO participates in a Conference on European Minimum Wages

On 16 November, a conference on European minimum wages, organised by Agnes Jongerius, Member of the European Parliament (MEP), and the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats in the European Parliament (S&D), took place in...

Access to protection and remedies for victims of human trafficking for the purpose of labour exploitation

Last week, ILO Brussels and SIOD jointly organised an online workshop on ‘Access to protection and remedies for victims of human trafficking for the purpose of labour exploitation’.

Our impact, their voices

Improving access to protection and remedy for victims of human trafficking in Belgium and the Netherlands

A new technical study, launched by the ILO Brussels office, analyzes the challenges faced by victims of human trafficking to access protection and remedy in Belgium and the Netherlands.