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A world without fatal work accidents is possible

A world without fatal or serious occupational accidents is possible, the organizers of the XX World Congress on Safety and Health at Work 2014 have appealed, as the largest global occupational safety event opened in Frankfurt, Germany on Monday 25...

Youth employment

Street interviews with Brussels youth on jobs and their expectations of a job

The ILO-Brussels office hit the city centre of Brussels for some street interviews with young people about their actual jobs or studies, their expectations of a job, what they want to become, the skills they think they'll need and their views on the...

Green economy

Ryder: World of work critical to greening the economy

ILO Director-General calls on EU environment and labour ministers to align policies for sustainable development.

Albania

Can you speak Italian?

Italian companies are increasingly turning to Albanian migrant workers who are going back home to work at their call centres. An EU-funded ILO project is helping employment centres in Albania to modernize and to assist migrant workers looking for a...

EU Commissioner and Benelux Ministers support Red Card to Child Labour Campaign

The EU Commissioner and the Benelux ministers held up the “Red Card against Child labour” at the yearly conference of the International Labour Organization.

EU Commissioner Andor: “ILO and EU share a common ambition to make the world a better place to work and live in”

EU Commissioner László Andor, taking the floor at the ILC Plenary underscored the common values of the ILO and the European Commission and the increasing cooperation between both institutions.

Georgia to create inspectorate for labor protection

Georgia is creating an inspectorate for labor protection, according to Paata Zhorzholiani, Director of the Labor and Employment Policy Department at Georgia's Labor, Health and Social Affairs Ministry.

Roadmap of Kyrgyzstan's accession to Russia-led Customs Union approved

29 May 2014. A roadmap of Kyrgyzstan's accession to the Customs Union [of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus] has been approved, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has said.

Campaign against flags of convenience to be held in Black Sea region May 26-30

Maternity and paternity at work

Economic crisis lends unexpected support to families in some countries

An ILO report says a surprising side effect of the crisis in some countries was a lift to families, including better benefits for maternity and parental leave.

Russia to ban agency work as of 2016

Russian President Vladimir Putin bans agency work in Russia. The relevant law that would enter into force as of 2016 was placed at the official legal information portal.

World Day for Safety and Health at Work

ILO and European Commission to bolster cooperation on safety and health at work

Both institutions pledge closer collaboration in promoting safety and health in workplaces around the world, especially in emerging countries

World Day for Safety and Health at Work

Working conditions in Europe and globally

Remarks by Sandra Polaski, ILO Deputy Director-General, to the European Commission conference on "Working Conditions"

ILO officials visit Kalmykia and Astrakhan as part of ILO-LUKOIL Youth Employment Project

On 22-26 April 2014 officials of the ILO Moscow Office, Olga Koulaeva and Mikhail Pouchkin, visited the Republic of Kalmykia and the city of Astrakhan.

ILO launches comprehensive training programme on resolution of labour disputes

On April 25, the ILO launched a comprehensive eleven-day training programme to develop a roster of professional labour mediators to assist employers and workers to prevent and solve collective labour disputes.

Moscow hosts international conference focusing on improvement and development of national laws on the basis of international labour...

Moscow hosts conference on improvement of On April 22-24 Russia’s Ministry of Labour and Social Protection in Moscow hosted an international conference focusing on improvement and development of national laws on the basis of international labour...

Russia Unemployment Drops in March

Russian jobless rate fell for the first time in four months to 5.4 percent, after remaining stable at 5.6 percent in the previous two months.

Russia’s government submits ILO Labour Relations (Public Service) Convention to State Duma for ratification

On March 14, Russia’s government submitted the ILO Labour Relations (Public Service) Convention, 1978 (No. 151) to the State Duma, lower house of parliament, for ratification.

Ryder: Youth Guarantees, a good example for urgently needed, targeted and immediate action

At the high-level conference “The Youth Guarantee: Making it Happen,” hosted by the European Commission, the Director-General of the International Labour Organization Guy Ryder praised the European Youth Guarantee as a concrete action to connect...

European Commission high level Conference

Ryder: Youth Guarantees, a good example for urgently needed, targeted and immediate action

At the high-level conference “The Youth Guarantee: Making it Happen,” hosted by the European Commission, the Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Guy Ryder praised the European Youth Guarantee as a concrete action to...