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Press Release
UN Peacebuilding Week highlights the role of inclusive public service in building peace
Inspired by the Human Library concept, 'Stories that connect; Participation, Inclusion and Peace' created a space for public sector officials and community members to share lived experiences and reflections on public service and inclusion.
Syria advances national recovery through public works programme design and strengthening labour market data systems
Consultative workshop in Damascus brings together national institutions and social partners to shape employment-led recovery and evidence-based policymaking.
Sectoral labour data and statistics
ILO integrates sectoral labour statistics to strengthen access to world of work data
Updated sectoral webpages now combine data from ILOSTAT with key resources on labour standards, policies, and research across major industries — helping constituents, researchers, and policymakers make evidence-based decisions to promote decent work.
Press Release
UN public service day highlights importance of inclusive dialogue in Sri Lanka’s economic recovery
A high-level panel discussion underscored the power of inclusive social dialogue in strengthening Sri Lanka’s public sector. Experts emphasized trust-building, dispute prevention, and strengthening institutions as keys to delivering better public...
RISPE network
ILO becomes observer member of the Ibero-American Network of Public Employment Services (RISPE)
A total of nine Ibero-American countries constituted the RISPE network on 23 May 2023, the creation of which was agreed at the IV Ibero-American Conference of Ministers of Labour and Senior Officials Responsible for Social Security held in the...
Solidarity message to public health workers at the Union leadership training on freedom of association, social dialogue and collective...
By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Public health workers' union leadership training on freedom of association, social dialogue and collective negotiations, 24 October 2022, Davao, Philippines
Whistle-blowers' protection
More effective protection needed for public sector whistle-blowers
Public service sector workers are often the first to know about threats or harm to the public interest, so they play a key role in exposing wrongdoings and safeguarding the well-being of society and economies.
The ILO receives an award during Free State Provincial EPWP Summit Awards Ceremony
Extended Public Works Programme
ILO and PSI team up to conduct online seminar for Caribbean Trade Unions to raise awareness on ILS and ILO Supervisory Mechanisms
The purpose of the event was to provide an overview on ILO standards and promote a better understanding on the key role of trade unions in ILO regular supervisory mechanism.
Labour market policies and employment services are critical ingredients of the COVID-19 policy responses
This article presents highlights of the new policy brief on “COVID-19: Public employment services and labour market policy responses”.
Women's empowerment
Network of Champions: A milestone for women empowerment efforts in Public Sector Undertakings in India
Joint efforts of ILO-SCOPE have led to formation of ‘Network of Champions’ who would play a pivotal role in promoting women’ leadership in Public Sector Undertakings in India
Labour Relations
Montenegro ratifies the Labour Relations (Public Service) Convention, 1978 (No. 151)
Montenegro becomes the 56th member State of the ILO to ratify Convention No. 151
Decent work
New ILO guidelines to ensure decent work in public emergency services
Experts adopt new guidelines to promote decent work in public emergency services, from better protection against the hazards emergency workers face to benefits in case of illness and work-related injuries.
Public sector in the Philippines
Press statement on the Senate concurrence of ILO Convention 151
Press statement by Director Khalid Hassan of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines on the concurrence of the ratification of Convention 151 Labour Relations (Public Service) Convention, 1978 by the Senate of the Philippines
Forty (40) Negotiators from Government and Public Service Workers' Unions complete ILO training on Mutual Gains negotiation Skills
About forty (40) government and trade union negotiators have been trained on mutual gains negotiation skills. They were drawn from the National Joint Negotiation Council (NJNC) and the Health Service Bipartite Negotiating Panel (HSBNP). The NJNC and...
Employment services
ILO promotes better employment services for Egypt's youth
The ILO Cairo Office organized the “Public Employment Service (PES) Strategy Workshop” with the main aim to present the experiences of the ILO and the Ministry of Manpower in strengthening the PES offices in Egypt.
Gender Equality
Public investments in social care contribute to women’s employment
Findings from the survey report “Effects of Public Investment in Social Care Services on Employment, Gender Equality and Poverty: Case of Turkey” prepared with the support of International Labour Organization (ILO) were released during a meeting...
World Day for Safety and Health at Work
Work-related stress: What impact in the public services?
In the following interview, the General Secretary of Public Services International (PSI), Rosa Pavanelli, explains how workers in the public services are affected by stress. She also underlines the role of trade unions to support workers against...
Discrimination at work
ILO: 90 per cent of domestic workers excluded from social protection
New ILO study highlights huge decent work deficits for domestic workers throughout the world.
Inequalities and middle-income groups
Crisis has aggravated long-term erosion of European middle class
The financial crisis and changing employment relationships have caused the middle class in most EU countries to contract over the past decade.