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ILO participates in trade union seminar on securing pensions in Suriname

The event brought together experts from different fields to share their knowledge and expertise on pension policy, while also providing a platform for participants to exchange ideas and strategies for advancing workers' rights.

ILO Voices | Indigenous rights

Indigenous people in cities have rights too

Olinda Silvano is an artist and leader in a Shipibo-Konibo indigenous community in Peru’s capital city, Lima. She is determined to overcome the challenges she and her people face, including discrimination, lack of social protection and housing.

Staff movement

ILO welcomes Kyana Bowen, National Project Coordinator, Trinidad and Tobago

Prior to joining the ILO, Kyana served as the Programme Officer – Humanitarian, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Resilience with the UN Women Multi Country Office – Caribbean for three years (2020 – 2022).

From Salta to Buenos Aires

ILO presents six stories to highlight the problem of child labour in the agricultural sector

Lead by the ILO Country Office for Argentina's project "Offside: ¡Marcando la cancha!", these testimonies showcase diverse experiences related to the efforts to prevent and eradicate child and adolescent labour in rural areas of Argentina.

Addressing violence and harassment in the world of work with an OSH approach

Blog by Shingo Miyake, Specialist, Labour Law and International Labour Standards. The OSH law entry point is based on legal provisions in OSH laws and regulations concerning the protection of workers’ safety and health, and seeks to include the risk...

Brazil and ILO announce new project to foster the Promotion of Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work among Latin American and African...

The new initiative has a total budget of $4 million and is scheduled to begin in March

42nd Regular Meeting of The UN Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE)

The 42nd UNTFSSE meeting was held virtually on 7 March 2023. It brought together around 30 participants from seven member (ILO, UNRISD, ECLAC, UNDP, UNDESA, UNCTAD and OECD) and eleven observer organizations (Catalyst2030, CIRIEC, CSEND, EMES,...

ILO participates in the Belize Child Labour Sensitization Training Session for Frontline Workers

This event was imparted by the Child Development Foundation Attorney at Law and Legal Consultant and Facilitator, Ms. Diana Shaw, who sensitized and educated participants responsible for monitoring and reporting on child laws.

ILO and JICA exchange information on value chain analysis in Belize

The exchange was very meaningful and both the ILO and JICA are working with the Government to identify and complete high potential value chain analysis considering the country’s current investment and potential investment direction.

Labour migration

The ILO supports socio-economic integration of refugees and migrants from Venezuela with a decent work approach

The Venezuelan displacement is the largest human displacement in the history of Latin America and the Caribbean and the second largest in the world. At a roundtable in Brussels, the ILO presented the main advances and challenges faced by host...

ILO participates in IOE's One Global Women Empowerment Conference

The discussions served as a platform for reflection and addressing challenges and key ingredients to the success and engagement of the Latin America and Caribbean Businesswomen Network.

Chile: National Occupational Safety and Health Profile proposal is presented

Authorities highlighted the importance of having such tool, which allows identifying the strengths and weaknesses of the national OSH system and the possible of existing gaps with international standards and comparative experience.

Chile: On International Women's Day, Congress approves ratification of ILO Convention 190

The initiative now passes to the Chamber of Deputies to communicate to the Executive the approval of the Congress of this international instrument.

News

The International Organisation of Employers (IOE), condemns Nicaragua's deprivation of the personality of employers' and business...

ILO delivers keynote address on labour market inclusion to round table in Curacao

The round table allowed stakeholders to discuss issues pertinent to crisis migration, aliens and population policy and the right 'match' of 'skills' and work. Guest speakers included Mr. Fabio Siani from the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR/ACNUR, renowned...

Care economy

ILO stresses the need for transformative care economy policies with decent employment opportunities for domestic workers

An Ibero-American symposium in Cartagena aims to identify challenges and opportunities for policy makers. The ILO Director-General joined Ministers of Labour from Latin America and Spain for Tuesday's virtual opening session.

Regional Workshop on South-South Cooperation: Development of Digital Services in Business Organizations to support SMEs

The event brought together representatives of different employers and business membership organizations (EBMOs) to exchange experiences.

ILO continues work on comprehensive review of Suriname’s Social Protection System

The work that is being conducted is intended to lead to a reform proposal aimed at providing rights-based, universal, adequate, sustainable and responsive social protection coverage throughout one’s life cycle.

Digitizacion of EBMO's

"ACT/EMP Digit@l", the new resource centre for Latin American business organisation

The launch of this new resource centre took place during the "Regional Workshop on South-South Cooperation: Developing Digital Services in Business Organisations to Support SMEs".

Suriname signs Decent Work Country Programme III

On Friday 10 February 2023, Suriname officially signed its third DWCP. DWCPs are the main vehicle for delivery of ILO support to countries and have two main objectives: to promote decent work and its normative framework as a key component of...