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India Wage Report

Effective wage policies can tackle inequality, poverty and achieve the 2030 Agenda

ILO India, Director, Dagmar Walter speaks at the launch of the India Wage Report.

India Wage Report

ILO: Strong wage policies are key to promote inclusive growth in India

Despite real wage growth, inequality, informality and gender wage gap persist.

Commission of Inquiry

Commission of Inquiry for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela holds its first session

High-level investigation will ascertain facts and make recommendations to address the problems raised in the complaint.

Care economy

ILO calls for urgent action to prevent looming global care crisis

New ILO report highlights inadequate policy responses to the rising demand and quantifies the extent of the care burden on women.

ILO Conventions

Bulgaria goes for ILO Minimum Wage Convention

Bulgaria recently ratified the ILO Minimum Wage Fixing Convention. With signing this document Bulgaria commits to establish a system of fixing and adjusting minimum wages. The overall objective is to improve standards of living in the country which...

Industrial relations

Historic resolution guides Viet Nam’s wage reform

Party Resolution 27-NQ/TW, one of the two important documents issued as the result of the Central Party meeting on 7-12 May 2018, takes into account ILO Viet Nam’s suggestions in reforming the country’s wage policies.

Myanmar

Minimum wage a step forward for democracy and sustainable development

Op-ed by Mr Rory Mungoven, International Labour Organization’s Liaison Officer in Myanmar

OpEd

Ho Chi Minh, labour rights and ILO

By ILO Viet Nam Director Chang-Hee Lee

Improving the livelihood and working conditions of the vulnerable workers

Assessment of skill gaps and Decent Work deficits in selected agro food value chains

Over 30 representatives from Govt. of Glgit Baltistan Province; UN; INGOs; Academia an famer’s groups unanimously validated the key findings of the Assessment Study, presented by Baltistan Cultural Development Foundation (BCDF) at the workshop in...

ILO, partners met to boost Green Public Employment Programmes (GPEP)

Green Public Employment Programmes

Inequalities at work

How to curb inequalities in Europe

Much international debate has focused on increased income inequalities and their negative effects on the economy and societies. A new ILO publication addresses the root causes of inequality by looking at various labour market policies and industrial...

Commission of Inquiry

ILO Governing Body decides to appoint Commission of Inquiry for Venezuela

A Commission of Inquiry – the ILO’s highest-level investigative procedure – will examine allegations relating to the violation of international labour standards by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

Our impact, their voices

“We cannot live without doing anything”

Kinofelis, a public works programme in Greece, has helped some 45,000 beneficiaries find a job, giving new hope to communities in the crisis-shaken country. The ILO was asked by the European Commission to improve the programme by focusing on skills,...

Wage Policy

Dialogues on effective wage setting processes in Pakistan continues

The ILO project on Labour Standards in Global Supply Chains (LSGSC) convened a three day workshop on “Wage Policy in Pakistan” for the officials of the departments of labour and planning and development from Provincial Governments and ICT, Pakistan...

ILO high level mission to Venezuela cancelled

Gender equality

Equal Pay International Coalition launched in Latin America and the Caribbean

A ceremony in Panama marked the regional launch in Latin America and the Caribbean of an international coalition to promote pay equality between women and men. The Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC) is led by the ILO, UN Women and the OECD.

Our impact, their voices

Ecuador: In search of a new future after the earthquake

An ILO project has been helping rebuild and strengthen livelihoods in the wake of the massive earthquake that hit Ecuador in April 2016.

ILO: In 2017 unemployment rose for the third consecutive year in Latin America and the Caribbean, but is expected to go down next year

The rate will decline in 2018 if all the forecasts for economic growth are maintained, says the ILO on presenting the annual Labour Overview of Latin America and the Caribbean report. The region presented mixed challenges, with some signs of...

Latin America and the Caribbean

Unemployment up for 3rd consecutive year, expected to drop in 2018

ILO’s annual Labour Overview of Latin America and the Caribbean shows a continued rise in unemployment. The region presented mixed challenges, with signs of improvement in some areas and indications of deterioration in others.

Training of labour inspectors

Training of labour inspectors of Sindh on inspection of wages

The ILO convened a one day training workshop on “Inspection of Wages” for 27 labour inspectors of the Department of Labour (DoL) Sindh providing the inspecting staff an opportunity to discuss in detail issues related to wages.