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EU/ILO/Mongolia Project on “Sustaining GSP-Plus Status by Strengthened National Capacities to Improve ILS Compliance and Reporting-Mongolia...

Ulaanbaatar/Mongolia (ILO News) – The ILO, government agencies, Mongolian Employers’ Federation (MONEF), Confederation of Mongolian Trade Unions (CMTU) and labour right advocates gathered today to discuss their joint action on forced labour, child...

National Consultations on Forced Labour in Kyrgyzstan

The issues of ensuring decent work in Kyrgyzstan free of coercion and exploitation were at the heart of the conference “World of Work in Kyrgyzstan: National Consultations on Forced Labour. Challenges and Prevention Measures”, held on May 18 in...

Action against Forced Labour High on the Agenda

In Kyrgyzstan, deputies of the Zhogorku Kenesh (Parliament) have called for a tougher stand against forced labour using all available means.

New ILO Office

ILO inaugurates its first project office in Qatar

The office will support implementation of a comprehensive technical cooperation programme on working conditions and labour rights in Qatar.

World Day for Safety and Health at Work in Tajikistan: Workshop for Regional Trade Union Inspectors on Prevention and Elimination of Forced...

A two-day workshop for 43 labour inspectors was organised on 25 -26 April 2018 by the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Tajikistan (FITUT) in cooperation with the International Labour Organization (ILO).

Fair recruitment

New online ratings help migrant workers avoid unscrupulous recruiters

A new web platform aimed at migrant workers lists user reviews of recruitment agencies. By helping migrants avoid falling for false promises, the website is an important tool to promote fair recruitment.

ILO Governing Body Reviews Progress In Myanmar

At its 332nd session, the Governing Body of the ILO welcomed the commitment of the Myanmar Government to advance decent work and sustainable development.

Alliance 8.7 in action: driving innovation to address child labour in Kyrgyzstan

On March 23-25, 2018 the Central Asian Coalition on Promotion of the Rights of Women and Children and the “League on protection of Children Rights” Public Fund organized here the Central Asian Hackathon “Generation Z: wellbeing of children” in...

Indonesia urges ASEAN to strengthen cooperation on human trafficking in the maritime sector

Indonesia continue to encourage member States of ASEAN to strengthen a regional collaboration to address issues related to human trafficking and labour exploitation against migrant fishers in fishing industry.

Our impact, their voices

Breaking bonded labour and gender roles in Nepal

The abolition of bonded labour has encouraged gender equality in Nepal. The ILO’s Bridge Project in Nepal supports workers’ transition from bonded labour to decent work and provides women with skills in traditionally masculine areas of work.

ILO opens applications for journalism fellowship to improve reporting on labour migration in the Arab States

The programme – produced in partnership with the Ethical Journalism Network – targets journalists and digital media in order to change the narrative on migration in the region.

Ship to Shore Rights

Measuring progress towards decent work in Thai fishing and seafood industry

A new ILO report on labour conditions of fishers and seafood workers in Thailand provides an overview of the latest progress and remaining challenges.

Child labour and forced labour

ILO reports important progress on child labour and forced labour in Uzbek cotton fields

Monitoring team finds strong political will from central government to end fundamental labour rights’ violations during the 2017 cotton harvest: Child labour is no longer an issue, while forced labour is being systematically addressed.

Forced labour

Hundreds of Brazilian workers rescued at least twice from slavery in past 15 years

The Digital Observatory of Slave Labour in Brazil, a joint project by the ILO and the Federal Labour Prosecution Office, has issued new data on slave labour in the country.

Our impact, their voices

Latvia brings us closer to the 50forFreedom goal

It becomes the 22nd country to ratify the Forced Labour Protocol.

Equipping Sri Lanka to Counter Human Trafficking

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awards the ILO Country Office for Sri Lanka and the Maldives a new project: “Equipping Sri Lanka to Counter Trafficking in Persons (EQUIP)”

ILO/Myanmar: Agreements on forced labour extended to 31 December 2018

News

Advancing human rights at work - A look back at 2017

2017 has been a significant year in advancing fundamental principles and rights at work. Working with governments, social partners and communities, the ILO FUNDAMENTALS Branch has helped those who cannot organize and bargain collectively, those...

Our impact, their voices

Making Fair Recruitment a reality!

For the first time, an ILO project fosters Nepalese workers to be recruited fairly to work in Jordan in the garment sector. This project demonstrates that positive change can happen when all the key actors along a supply chain work together.

Child labour and forced labour

Uzbekistan ends systematic use of child labour and takes measures to end forced labour

An ILO team monitoring the cotton harvest in Uzbekistan has found that child labour is no longer systematically used and that measures are being taken to end the use of forced labour. These conclusions were discussed at a roundtable in Tashkent.