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International Labour Organization’s Governing Body to elect new Director-General

Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work

ILO Governing Body agrees on key occupational safety and health discussion at International Labour Conference 2022

An amendment to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, to include occupational safety and health, will be discussed during the 110th session of the International Labour Conference.

Labour inspection

Labour inspections to be strengthened following ILO Governing Body decision

New guidelines on labour inspections will complement existing International Labour Organization Conventions and advance respect for labour rights in the world of work.

Aviation sector

New agreement strengthens decent work in the aviation industry

The renewed collaboration between the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) aims to ensure a safe, strong, inclusive and sustainable COVID-19 recovery in the aviation industry.

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ILO Governing Body to elect next Director-General

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Global virtual conference on social protection and people with disabilities

Participants will examine country case studies and ways for social protection systems to facilitate inclusion for people with disabilities.

Ukraine

ILO Director-General condemns the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine

"The ILO’s duty is to stand in solidarity with the government, workers, and employers of Ukraine and to join with the rest of the United Nations system in providing all possible assistance to them," says the ILO Director-General.

International Women's Day

More than 4 million women have not been able to return to work in Latin America and the Caribbean

A high unemployment rate of 16.4 per cent, high informality, overload due to care tasks, are factors that contribute to increasing gender gaps in the labour market. A new ILO Technical Note looks at policies that can be applied to make up lost...

ILO releases documentary on slave labour with subtitles in English and Spanish

Film “Precisão” portrays the stories of six Brazilian workers rescued from working on conditions analogous to slavery

Occupational Safety and Health for Health workers

New ILO/WHO guide urges greater safeguards to protect health workers

The joint publication encourages countries to strengthen the protection of health workers by improving the management of occupational health and safety at national, sub-national and health facility levels.

Covid-19

ILO to host a global forum for a human-centred Recovery

Concrete actions to be put forward for a human-centred pandemic recovery.

International labour standards

ILO releases the 2022 report of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations

2021 Labour Overview

ILO: After two years of the pandemic, labour market recovery has been insufficient in Latin America and the Caribbean

With an unemployment rate of 9.6 per cent and one in two workers in informality, the region must face the prospect of a prolongation of the COVID-19 crisis in employment, says a new regional Labour Overview report by the ILO.

ILO COOP contributes to the HomeNet International webinar on “Home-based workers and the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE)”

HomeNet International, a global network of membership-based workers' organizations representing thousands of home-based workers (HBWs) around the world, has organized a second session on home-based workers and the social and solidarity economy.

The 12th Academy on the Social and Solidarity Economy - Elective 8: SSE: youth, education and new skills

Human Rights

New ILO initiative to develop professional skills and promote rights, equity and inclusion of transgender people in the world of work

Launched during the national month of Trans Visibility in Brazil, the PRIDE project will train 300 people in several locations of the country. It will be developed in partnership with CUT and LGBTQIA+ civil society organizations.

12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy - Plenary Session 3: SSE, decent work agenda and the future of work

12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy - Elective 4: SSE and South-South and triangular cooperation

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ILO holds public dialogues with candidates for Director-General

Public dialogues with the five nominated candidates for the post of ILO Director-General are being held on Thursday 20 and Friday 21 January 2022. The live-streamed dialogues include a brief presentation by each of the candidates, followed by...

12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy - Plenary Session 6: Localizing Sustainable Development Goals: SSE as trigger of Local...