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Inequalities

Mothers and children need more – not less – social protection

As several countries around the world prepare to celebrate Mother’s Day, two new ILO studies provide new global and country data that point to the urgent need to increase social protection for mothers and children.

World OSH Day 2015, Ankara

World OSH Day Celebrated in Turkey for the First Time

The ILO has been recognizing the World OSH Day as both a day for commemoration and celebration since 2003 and this day is celebrated this year in Turkey for the first time with a focus on the crucial role of the National OSH Council.

School to work transition

Youth in Eastern Europe and Central Asia face multiple barriers in finding decent jobs

A new ILO report on the transition of young people from school to work in Eastern Europe and Central Asia shows a missed opportunity in absorbing a well-educated youth workforce.

Employment Policy

New ILO Manual on Employment policies for Trade Unions

New ILO Publication presents a series of employment policies for Trade Unions. It summarises years of experience in the field of employment at national level.

Fatal Work Accidents

ILO Statement on Ranking Turkey in Fatal Work Accidents

Several recent media reports on the trial procedure related to the Soma mining accident mention the International Labour Organization (ILO) “ranking Turkey third in the World for fatal work accidents”.

ILO’s manual “National employment policy” presented in Astana

From April 8 to 12 Kazakhstan’s capital Astana hosted a presentation of the ILO’s manual “National employment policy” and a training on how to use this manual in shaping national employment policy.

The project “Decent Work in the Green Economy” in Turkey concludes with a national conference

The “Turkey Green Jobs Conference” took place on 26 March 2015 in Ankara.

Post-2015 Agenda

Challenges of implementation of Decent Work in the post-2015 Agenda in Europe and its responsibility in the world

Remarks by Stephen Pursey, Director Multilateral Cooperation Department, ILO

Decent Jobs in the Green Economy

The project “Decent Jobs in the Green Economy” concludes with a conference held in Ankara

Speaking at the conference “Green Jobs in Turkey” which was the last activity under the project, International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Green Jobs Programme Coordinator Kees van der Ree remarked that many countries are now aware of the strong...

Kazakh delegation visits Germany

On 1-5 March a delegation from Kazakhstan, accompanied by ILO experts, visited Berlin to study German employment policies. Special focus was put on the German dual education system and employment legislation - issues which are currently high on the...

Child labour

Curbing child labour in Kosovo: Let children be children

Poverty pushes a high number of children in Kosovo* to drop out of school and enter child labour as early as 10 years old. The ILO supports efforts of Kosovo’s public institutions and social partners to eliminate child labour, with an emphasis on...

4 to 6 February

ILO to hold an international Tripartite Meeting of Experts to advise on recognition of Seafarers’ Identity Documents and border security...

From 4 to 6 February 2015, the ILO Governing Body has convened an international tripartite meeting of maritime and technical experts on border control to advise on the national implementation of the Seafarers’ Identity Documents Convention...

Jobs in Europe

ILO says over 2.1 million jobs could be created with EC investment plan

The success of Juncker’s EC plan to create jobs and boost Europe’s competitiveness depends on its design and the allocation of funds.

The 17th European Forum on Eco-innovation was dedicated to the topic of jobs and skills transformation

The Forum discussions examined the employment opportunities and challenges arising from the transition to a green and circular economy.

Workers of Kaluga, Sverdlovsk and Vologda regions’ enterprises undertake voluntary HIV-testing

In the run-up to the World AIDS Day workers at enterprises of the Kaluga, Sverdlovsk and Vologda regions got an opportunity to undertake HIV counseling and testing at their workplaces.

Workers of Sverdlovsk region’s enterprises undertake voluntary HIV-testing

Workers at enterprises of the Sverdlovsk region got an opportunity to undertake HIV-testing at their workplaces. As a result, Russia’s Urals region joined the ILO’s global initiative Voluntary and Confidential HIV Counselling and Testing (VCT@WORK).

Joint ILO MPI reports

Many immigrants in Europe struggling to move out of low-skilled jobs; European governments have opportunities to prioritize policies to...

G20 Leaders' Summit - Brisbane

Global jobs challenge top of G20’s priorities

Leaders’ Summit marked by concern that economies might continue to suffer slow growth and recognition that concerted action is needed to make progress on jobs which remain at the centre of public concern.

G20 Leaders' Summit - Brisbane

No sustainable recovery without more and better jobs

With global economic growth forecasts down and weak prospects for job creation, ILO Director-General says both weak global demand and supply constraints need to be tackled.

ILO reveals substantial skills mismatch in Europe

Between 25 and 45 per cent of workers in Europe are either over – or under-qualified for their job, leading to a substantial mismatch between supply and demand in the labour market, a new ILO study says.