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“Working anytime, anywhere”

New report highlights opportunities and challenges of expanding telework

New ILO-Eurofound report shows that the use of modern communication technologies facilitates a better overall work-life balance but, at the same time, also blurs the boundaries between work and personal life.

Women Receiving Training in Human Rights in the Scope of Cooperation between ILO-Turkey and Local Governments were awarded their...

Over 800 women in project provinces Ankara, Bursa and İstanbul who received training in human rights in cooperation with seven local municipalities under the project “More and Better Jobs for Women “implemented by ILO-Turkey were awarded their...

Gender Equality

‘I Support Equality’ Seminars for Working Women and Men continue as a part of ILO Project

‘I Support Equality’ seminars organized under the project ‘More and Better Jobs for Women' project had its round with the employees of Kadıköy Municipality on 2-3 February 2017.

Spotlight Interviews with Cooperators

A social enterprise creating job opportunities for migrants and disadvantaged persons in Berlin

"Spotlight Interviews with Cooperators" is a series of interviews with leaders of cooperatives and social and solidarity economy enterprises (SSEEs) from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths during the course of their work...

Annual high-level meeting

ILO and European Commission reaffirm mutual partnership at 13th high-level meeting

On 18 and 19 January, the ILO and the European Commission (EC) held their 13th annual high-level meeting in Geneva.

CIS and BRICS Representatives Meet in Turin to Discuss Youth Employment

On 23 to 28 January 2017, Turin, Italy, hosted a subregional conference on youth employment, attended by representatives of the CIS and BRICS countries, tripartite members of the regional youth employment network established within the framework of...

European Commission

International labour standards should be an important reference point for the European Pillar of Social Rights

A strong social dimension of European governance should be at the heart of the roadmap for the future of the EU and would help to reconnect with citizens.

World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends 2017

ILO: Global unemployment expected to rise by 3.4 million in 2017

Economic growth continues to disappoint and deficits in decent work remain widespread.

World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends 2017

ILO: Global unemployment expected to rise by 3.4 million in 2017

Economic growth continues to disappoint and deficits in decent work remain widespread.

Future of Work

Various National Events were Organized regarding “Future of Work ” by the ILO Office for Turkey

Center of Public Employment Institutions of Southeast European Countries (CPESSEC) 15th Executive and 14th Expert Meetings, were held in Istanbul on 6-7th December and hosted by Turkish Employment Agency (ISKUR) who holds 2016 Term Presidency of...

Step forward for waste pickers in Turkey

A workshop “Understanding the Role of Waste Pickers and their Cooperatives in Waste Management and Recycling”, organized by the ILO and the Ministry of Customs and Trade was held in Ankara, Turkey, on 20-21 December.

A passion, mission - organizing waste pickers.

During “The Potential of Cooperatives & the Role of Waste Pickers in the Recycling Sector” workshop in Ankara, Turkey, on 20-21 December 2016, ILO COOP spoke to Manuel Mateu an Engineer from the Movement of Excluded Workers (MTE) in Argentina, about...

The dreams and reality of a waste picker

During “The Potential of Cooperatives & the Role of Waste Pickers in the Recycling Sector” workshop in Ankara, Turkey, on 20-21 December 2016, ILO COOP spoke to Fehmi Celikok, a waste picker from Turkey, about his life as a waste picker

EU-wide legislation adopted to improve working conditions in the fishing sector

On 19 December the Council of the EU formally adopted the EU Directive giving legal effect to an agreement negotiated by the European social partners to implement the ILO Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188).

Global Wage Report 2016/17

Global wage growth falls to its lowest level in four years

Wage recovery in some developed economies – including the United States and Germany – was not sufficient to offset the decline in emerging and developing countries.

Interview

Cooperatives, resilience to crises

The Greek Magazine Efsyn interviewed ILO specialist on Cooperative, Simel Esim, on the role of cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy enterprises in crisis response including with regard to refugees.

Russia's Concept for Implementation of ILO's Future of Work Initiative Discussed In Moscow

On 12 December 2016 in Moscow, the Analytical Centre for the Government of the Russian Federation hosted an expert round-table meeting featuring a presentation of Russia's concept for the implementation of the ILO’s Future of Work Initiative.

Spotlight Interviews with Cooperators

Cooperative housing for refugees in Greece

“Spotlight Interviews with Cooperators" is a series of interviews with cooperative leaders from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths during the course of their work with cooperatives. For this issue, ILO interviewed Ms Polina...

Spotlight Interviews with Cooperators

Association of Individual and Organized Recovery in Local Economic Markets

“Spotlight Interviews with Cooperators” is a series of interviews with cooperative leaders from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths during the course of their work with cooperatives. For this issue, ILO interviewed Mr Samuel...

Conference

Conference: Labour Provisions in Trade Agreements - Opening remarks

Opening remarks by Stephen Pursey, Senior Policy Adviser at ILO, at the Conference "Labour Provisions in Trade Agreements: Design, implementation and stakeholder involvement", organized by the ILO and the European Commission, on 6 December 2016 at...