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Building a More Equitable and Sustainable Migration System in South Sudan
Enhancing the capacity of employers and Private Employment Agencies (PrEAs) in South Sudan.
Case study on the ratification of Convention 181: Panama
Panama’s private employment agencies: an indispensable partner for creating decent employment for national and migrant workers
Case study on the ratification of Convention 181: Japan
Key role of private employment agencies in strengthening national labour markets: The Japan way
International Labour Standards
Nigeria ratified ILO Conventions concerning migrant workers and private employment agencies
Nigeria becomes the 29th country to ratify Convention No. 143, and the 38th to ratify Convention No. 181.
InfoStories
How employment services can support a post-pandemic jobs recovery
If you are out of work looking for a job or an employer looking to fill a job vacancy, who can help? This InfoStory shows how employment services can help people respond to economic crisis.
Arts and entertainment sector
New measures needed to improve working conditions in arts and entertainment sector
Delegates from governments, employers’ and workers’ organizations have adopted new recommendations to create a more resilient, inclusive and sustainable future for people and businesses working in the fast-growing global arts and entertainment...
Tourism sector
Tourism has potential to play a major role in global pandemic recovery
With the right policies the tourism sector can play a major role in the global COVID-19 recovery, provided that an enabling environment for sustainable enterprises is established and the jobs created are decent and support social and economic...
Fair recruitment
The ILO’s Fair Recruitment Initiative (FRI) builds momentum with its new advisory committee
Representatives of the governments of Bangladesh, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, Qatar, Switzerland and Tunisia, the International Organisation of Employers (IOE), the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and the Swiss Development Cooperation...
New service model with ILO support
Turning around a super tanker−reforming the public employment services in Ukraine
The Ukrainian Government recently decided to roll out a new service model for the Public Employment Services across all 500 offices of the country. The new service model tested with support of the ILO in one pilot office devotes more attention to...
ILO Partners the Government of Nigeria towards Reforming Recruitment Processes and Standardizing Operational Conduct of Private Employment...
Arising from observed institutional and operational challenges that pervades the recruitment industry in Nigeria, the Federal Government with support from the International Labour Organization (ILO) has successfully completed a revision of the Code...
A growing high-touch industry
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Fair recruitment
Philippines, Hong Kong agencies ink fair recruitment code
Two of the biggest employment agencies in Hong Kong and the Philippines signed a Code of Conduct to promote fair recruitment of domestic workers. The Code, based on the International Labour Organization’s guidelines, is a milestone agreement as the...
Labour migration
Revised Code of Conduct to promote ethical recruitment of migrant workers
The Code and its monitoring tools will help recruitment agencies to measure their compliance with national and international laws and best practices and aim to reduce fees charged to migrant workers. By making the costs transparent in...
Labour Migration
Myanmar: 66 more overseas employment agencies sign up to the Code of Conduct for fairer migration
Myanmar migrants can now expect a better migration experience with less risk of being cheated or abused after an additional 66 overseas employment agencies committed to a Code of Conduct for ethical recruitment, bringing the total number of...
Labour Migration
In their own voices
An ILO-produced film documents the opportunities and obstacles on the path taken by migrant health-care workers from the Philippines.
Formalizing employment in Brazil
A “simple” path to formal employment
In Brazil, formal employment has risen by almost 14 per cent in a decade…SUPERSIMPLES is part of the reason. The forthcoming American Regional Meeting of the ILO will consider employment and social protection policies as boosters of productivity and...
Labour market
Asia-Pacific on the road to middle-class employment
A recent ILO study shows that despite robust economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region, millions of people are still living under or just above the poverty line.
Assessing trade in services and employment in Indonesia
Services are an important part of Indonesia’s global trade and thus have a significant impact on the domestic labour market and employment. This applies especially to employment generated through services exports, which grew at a moderate rate in...
Exploratory Study to Identify Workload Factors that have an Impact on Health and Safety – A Case Study in the Service Sector
The IRSST just published an exploratory study that try to further understanding of workload by examining work activity within a dynamic context involving individuals, their occupational activities and their organizational environment. The IRSST is a...