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Joint press release of the CBS, ILO and the UNICEF
Ending forced and child labour in Nepal’s brick industry - Need for a holistic approach
Joint press release on a new survey on employment relationship in the brick industry in Nepal.
Strengthening gender equality initiatives through SCORE Gender Equality Model
A construction company in Colombia continues to strengthen its gender equality initiatives with the support of SCORE’s Gender Equality Model (MIG SCORE) and EQUILATERA
Discussing opportunities to improve occupational safety and health in myanmar’s construction sector
Meeting with Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Construction to discuss opportunities for improvement of occupational and health in the construction sector in the country.
Message at the handover of the water system built under the ILO-Japan Water and Sanitation Project
By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the handover of the water system built under the ILO-Japan Water and Sanitation Project, 9 November 2020 Manila and Maguindanao, Philippines via Zoom
Safe water, decent work in BARMM amid COVID-19
Households and schoolchildren now have better access to safe water in Maguindanao through a water system built by community members and indigenous peoples under an ILO and the Government of Japan partnership.
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At Mbera refugee camp, in Mauritania, the ILO is training young people in building trades
At the hands-on construction training site of the PECOBAT project, students are building an elementary school for the camp’s children, while learning skills that will make them more employable.
COVID-19 response
Employment-Intensive Investment-Programme (EIIP)'s Response to COVID-19
Rationale for EIIP response, summary of actions, and helpful tools and guidelines for partners
New tool helps employers protect construction workers in the Middle East
The ILO and the International Organisation of Employers launch a new guidance tool to help construction companies in the Middle East expand protection of workers, including migrant workers who make up the vast majority of the sector’s manual...
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First company in the construction sector in Colombia to implement a blind resume strategy through ILO´s SCORE Gender Equality Model (MIG...
Gender equality measures are always welcomed, but even more so in sectors that face areas of opportunities to secure equal treatment, opportunities and participation between women and men. This is the case of the construction sector in Colombia...
ILO supported a consultation convened by workers organizations to highlight the precarious employment and working conditions in the...
The ILO Pakistan through its EU funded project ‘Sustaining strengthened national capacities to improve ILS compliance and reporting in relevant EU trading partners’ supported the workers organizations to high light the precarious employment and...
Diagnostics of Informality in Tajikistan
“The three pillars of the ILO human-centred agenda for the future of work – investing in people’s capacities, investing in the institutions and work and investing in decent and sustainable work - will surely guide the national efforts in reducing...
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Working together in Lebanon
Women and men, Syrian refugees and host communities work alongside each other building an irrigation channel as part of an ILO project in Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley.
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Stemming the brain drain: Improving skills for migrants and refugees
An ILO initiative is helping migrants and refugees get recognition for their existing skills and learn new ones – creating a ‘brain gain’ for them and their host countries.
Awareness raising campaign on OSH in the construction sector of Karachi
The ILO under its Dutch funded project on “Strengthening Labour Inspection System in Pakistan (SLISP)” supported the Labour and Human Resources Department of Sindh in implementing an awareness raising campaign on Occupational Safety and Health in...
Skill certification programme improves opportunities of employment for Jordanian and Syrian workers
The ILO in Jordan is working with Syrian refugees and Jordanians, the majority of whom are employed in the construction sector, to boost their employment prospects through its Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) programme.
ILO response to Syrian refugee crisis
Jordan issues first e-work permit for Syrian refugees in construction
The new electronic system was introduced after 16,000 flexible work permits were issued in the sector in one year, as part of an ILO-coordinated agreement between the Ministry of Labour and the General Federation of Jordanian Trade Unions (GFJTU)
ILO and the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry convene training on worker welfare for construction companies
Construction company members of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) have met to discuss key concepts on worker welfare and explore how these can be integrated throughout companies’ supply chains.
Safety and health at work
Construction ahead, safety first
Construction attracts more young workers but it has one of the highest rates of occupational injury and illness. Santi knows that workers in the construction industry face day to day occupational hazards.
ILO: Reforms in the construction sector in Arab states are crucial to ensure safe working conditions and payment of wages, particularly...
A new ILO White Paper addresses two key challenges in the construction industry – how to ensure that workers are paid on time and that they are protected from unsafe working conditions.
Transparent procurement increases women's participation in construction sector in Somaliland
"I am inspired and encouraged to apply for tenders because the procurement process is fair." says Asha Warsame in Hargessa, Somalia.