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The ILO joins the UN global partnership on road safety
The ILO is pleased to announce that it has joined the UN Road Safety Fund's (UNRSF) global partnership to tackle the hard-hitting global road safety crisis we all face today. This partnership is well aligned with the ILO's mandate and builds on...
Paving the road to financial inclusion for rural workers in Nepal
In remote areas of Nepal, rural communities, and especially the most disadvantaged and marginalized groups, do not have access to formal financial services. However, the Strengthening National Rural Transport Programme took up the challenge of...
Statement of the Officers of the Special Tripartite Committee: the continuing negative impact of the pandemic on seafarers’ rights
Special Tripartite Committee of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (MLC, 2006)
Joint Action Group for transport workers
UN agencies and other international organizations establish Joint Action Group to protect transport workers and secure supply chains during...
The Group will focus on promoting COVID-19 vaccination of transport workers and ensuring the application of internationally agreed protocols and standards.
COVID-19 and road transport
Road transport operators warn of a “perfect storm” in supply chain crisis
Road transport companies and workers’ representatives call on governments to address labour concerns, rising fuel prices and pandemic restrictions in the sector, to stem driver turnover and prevent supply chain disruptions.
COVID-19
Joint IMO/ILO statement on upholding medical assistance obligations to seafarers and accelerating seafarer vaccination programmes
The heads of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) have issued a joint statement calling for port and coastal States to allow seafarers to receive medical care.
Technical meeting on the future of decent and sustainable work in urban transport services
Urban passenger transport systems will be crucial to move towards a zero-carbon future
An ILO Technical meeting on the future of decent and sustainable work in urban transport services emphasized the sector’s role in the achievement of sustainable cities and communities.
Labour intensive employment
EU-STREIT PNG takes a step forward in empowering rural communities to secure farmers’ access to agricultural markets
Led by ILO, the road and infrastructure component of the EU-STREIT PNG is focused on upgrading roads, bridges, jetties and airstrips. This effort aims to help create an enabling environment for farmers to increase their income and profit with...
Our impact, their voices
Local communities benefiting from market linkages to agro-forestry areas in Timor-Leste
The rural road project has benefited local communities, providing better access to markets, farms, public health, education and community services.
COVID-19 and maritime and air transport
Seafarers and aircrew need priority COVID-19 vaccination
UN organizations issue joint call for seafarers and aircrew to be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccination.
COVID-19 and road transport
Help needed for the “heroes” of the road
Risks related to infection, theft and quarantine, combined with the closure of welfare facilities and other restrictions, have created complex social and economic issues for road transport drivers and companies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Our impact, their voices
Additional incomes help rural communities of Timor-Leste during the pandemic
To assist the economic recovery, the ILO with support from its social partners in Timor-Leste support rural communities to survive the COVID-19 pandemic by providing direct employment opportunities.
Joint Statement on prioritization of COVID-19 vaccination for seafarers and aircrew (25 March 2021)
Statement of the Officers of the STC on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) regarding increased collaboration between shipowners and...
Special Tripartite Committee of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended
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The road to employment and livelihoods in Timor-Leste
Lack of access to schools, marketplaces and hospitals is a challenge for communities in Timor-Leste, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. An ILO initiative to rehabilitate rural roads is helping break their isolation, provide jobs and improve...
New Statement of the Officers of the STC on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - 1 October 2020
Special Tripartite Committee of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended
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Upskilling local contractors in routine road maintenance for better performance and workmanship
The evident and vital role local contractors play in infrastructure development and employment creation in the construction sector provide recognition for essential investment in upskilling for better performance and workmanship.
Greening the transport sector
Greening the transport sector in the post COVID-19 recovery could create up to 15 million jobs worldwide
Investment in transforming the transport sector could create millions of new jobs and help countries move to greener, healthier economies, says report from the International Labour Organization and the UN Economic Commission for Europe.
Statement of the Officers of the STC on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
Special Tripartite Committee of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended
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Roads to Employment Opportunities and Harmonious Communities
Forcibly displaced persons including refugees and IDPs in Ethiopia could find employment opportunities and maintain harmonious communities through the bridge of labour-based technology approaches between forcibly displaced persons and host...