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ILO Director-General calls for inclusive labour market reform amid global challenges

At the second Global Labour Market Conference, ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo highlights the urgent need for collective action to tackle decent work deficits and foster equitable opportunities worldwide.

Barbados validates its Decent Work Country Programme Diagnostic

Process ensures constituents are well-informed to develop new strategic framework.

Due diligence

Business and human rights: important advances in the application of the Guiding Principles in Chile

ILO and CARICOM launch regional study on labour migration policy

Study will evaluate the interplay of economic, employment, and migration patterns in the Caribbean.

CLEAR Supply Chains project in Honduras

Reactivation of the National Commission for the Gradual and Progressive Eradication of Child Labour in Honduras (CONETI)

CONETI has reactivated the tripartite plus social dialogue, convening tripartite constituents and civil society organizations to address the prevention and eradication of child labour in Honduras.

CLEAR Supply Chains project in Honduras

Community leaders form Child Labour Prevention Committees

Community leaders in the municipality of San Juan, Intibucá, Honduras, have formed Child Labour Prevention Committees to promote children's rights within the coffee supply chain.

Building fairer supply chains and advancing decent work in Latin America

Saint Lucia reaffirms ILO partnership to strengthen national labour landscape

Targeted support will enhance OSH, policy decisions and skills development.

Strengthening Caribbean cooperatives as a formula for their success

ILO’s recent initiatives have deepened capacity to increase livelihoods, productivity and resilience.

Jamaica Household Workers' Union strengthening expertise in industrial relations

ILO-supported initiative will enhance JHWU ability to advocate for equitable labour rights and an end to child labour.

International migrants are vital force in the global labour market

International migrants are playing a crucial role in the global economy and made up 4.7 per cent of the total global labour force in 2022, with most employed in high-income countries and in key sectors such as services, notably care provision.

Institutional capacity building

Building a stronger future for employers in Trinidad and Tobago

A U.S. Department of Labor and ILO Event

Fair Recruitment for Decent Work: A Dialogue on Promising Practices in the Western Hemisphere

Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP)

Suriname one step closer to establishing just transition policy

Tripartite partners commit to develop inclusive and sustainable green labour market framework.

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Advancing a just transition with indigenous peoples

Representatives from 21 countries recognized the commitment to a just transition can only succeed when indigenous peoples are active protagonists and partners in climate action and sustainable development.

International Labour Standards

Colombia ratifies Convention No. 156 on Workers with Family Responsibilities, 1981

Colombia becomes the 47th member State to ratify Convention No. 156.

Inequalities Specialist at the ILO

Alessandro Batazzi: "Reducing inequalities is key to achieving social justice for All"

SCORE Project: ILO presents the impacts on productivity and working conditions in SMEs in Brazil 's Garment Sector

ILO-EU Project

New EU-funded initiatives with ILO and IOM to boost socio-economic development in Southern Belize

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Promoting decent work for all: ILO's footprint during Brazil’s G20 presidency

Under Brazil's G20 leadership, the ILO championed decent work, gender equality, social inclusion, and just energy transitions.