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United Kingdom ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

With the ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) by the United Kingdom, 41 ILO Member States, representing 75.3 per cent of the world gross tonnage of ships and more than 50 percent of the world’s 1.2 million seafarers have...

Decent work – decent wage!

On August 5-6 Ulan-Ude in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia’s Siberia, hosted a conference entitled Decent work – decent wage! It was organized by the ILO, the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia in the Siberian Federal District and the...

Good practices brochure launched on ILO-EU project on safety and health at work

The ILO has issued a good practices brochure on the joint EU-ILO project “Improving safety and health at work through a Decent Work agenda” (2009-2012). The brochure raises awareness on occupational safety and health issues among the development...

Parents and employers to face punishment for forcing children into labour in Tajikistan

Russia’s Labour Ministry: over 26 million of Russians work in hazardous jobs

Almost half of employed Russian citizens or 26.6 million work in hazardous jobs, the deputy head of the Labour and Social Protection Ministry’s department, Pyotr Sergeyev, told the public hearings on the formation of a healthy lifestyle.

Trade union leaders meet to discuss informal employment

The Pan-European Regional Council of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-PERC) in cooperation with the ILO organized a subregional meeting for trade union leaders focusing on informal employment. The meeting took place in Kyrgyzstan’s...

Ksenia Yudaeva: labour activation and job creation will contribute to economic growth

Promoting sustainable and inclusive growth and ensuring quality employment - these tasks of the Labour 20 go along with the priorities of the Russian G20 Presidency, the Russian G20 Sherpa and Chief of the Presidential Experts' Directorate Ksenia...

Director-General meets ILO Moscow staff

The ILO Director General Guy Ryder, who came to Moscow on the occasion of the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers' Meeting, visited the DWT/CO Moscow office on 17 July to meet the staff.

Workplace safety

ILO, EU, Bangladesh government adopt new compact on garment factory safety

The new compact aims to improve health and safety, labour rights and responsible business conduct in Bangladesh’s ready-made garment industry.

Questions & answers

Interview with Michael Sommer, President of the Confederation of German Trade Unions (DGB)

Germany recently ratified two ILO’s Conventions N° 189 on Domestic Workers and the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC). On this occasion, Michael Sommer, President of the Confederation of German Trade Unions (DGB), replies to ACTRAV INFO. In this...

Decent work in the green economy – National workshop for Turkey

Restoring economic growth and reducing unemployment are the main pillars of Russia’s G20 Presidency

The global financial and economic crisis of 2008-2009 and the budget situation in some of the EU countries have shown that the problems of the global economic governance are becoming one of the major challenges of the moment, Deputy Finance Minister...

ILO thanks Irish Presidency for fruitful cooperation

Now that Ireland handed the Presidency of the EU Council to Lithuania, the ILO Office wishes to thank the Irish Presidency for its positive contributions to the ILO’s International Labour Conference, the ILO Governing Body and the ILO European...

Nazarbayev approved law on pension provision in Kazahstan

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has signed the Law "On pension provision in the Republic of Kazakhstan" and "On amendments to some legislative acts on pension provision issues."

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ILO and EU-Presidency welcome moves to ensure decent work for domestic workers

Labour and social affair ministers from ten countries, the President of the EU Council, Richard Bruton, EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, László Andor, and ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, discuss ways to support ILO...

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Van Rompuy: Growth and jobs are the ultimate goal of all reforms

Ahead of the European Council meeting, European Council President, Herman Van Rompuy, addresses the International Labour Conference and says that the ILO has a key role to play in helping to address the challenges that Europe faces.

National action plan to eliminate the worst forms of child labour presented in Tajikistan

Tajikistan’s authorities should amend the legislation to create favourable conditions for prevention and elimination of the worst forms of child labour in the country, ILO-IPEC National Consultant Dzhamshed Kuddusov said on June 12 at the...

Tripartite partners in Kazakhstan sign memorandum of understanding on HIV/AIDS and the World of Work

In May tripartite partners in Kazakhstan – representatives of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, the Ministry of Health, the Federation of Trade Unions of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the National Economic Chamber of Kazakhstan Atameken...

12 days against exploitation of child labour campaign ends in North Kazakhstan region

The annual national information campaign “12 days against exploitation of child labour” aimed at raising public awareness about the problem of child labour ended in Petropavlovsk. By tradition one of the main organizers of the campaign in the North...

Kazakh leader sends back new pension bill to parliament for revision