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ILO presents international trends on worker cooperative development at the 2019 Co-op IMPACT Conference in Washington

An ILO official participated in a panel on the scalability of the worker cooperative model and presented international trends and good practices on worker cooperative development.

ILO and SKOLKOVO releasing first-ever computer-based simulator in Arabic to train TVET managers

The International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) “Applying the G20 Training Strategy: A Partnership between the ILO and the Russian Federation” Project (Phase 2) in partnership with Moscow School of Management (Skolkovo) hosted a five-day training on...

Landmark labour reforms signal end of kafala system in Qatar

Freedom to change jobs, removal of exit permits and non-discriminatory minimum wage to enter into force by January 2020.

Bipartite dialogue is a key tool for managing conflicts and grievances at work

The ILO and its social partners continue to canvass that use of bipartite social dialogue as a strong tool to resolve industrial conflicts and grievances between workers and management.

Bipartite cooperation and dialogue lead to increased productivity and better working conditions

The ILO and its social partners continue to promote bipartite dialogue and cooperation as a win-win situation for both management and workers. Good workplace cooperation are resulted in increased productivity as shown by many Japanese companies.

Southeast Asian Forum for Fishers to enhance efforts to end human trafficking and forced labour in fisheries

The SEA Forum for Fishers (the Southeast Asian Forum to End Trafficking in Persons and Forced Labour of Fishers) agreed on recommendations calling for flag States to protect fishers and migrant fishers on vessels flying their flag, particularly on...

« 100 Years – 100 Lives » | ETHIOPIA - “Getting myself through college is my priority”

As Ethiopia embarks on the journey of industrialization, more and more young people are joining the garment and textile industry to make ends meet.

« 100 Years – 100 Lives » | ETHIOPIA - “The training helped me to understand the importance of team work which is critical to improve...

An ILO project is contributing to the development of a socially sustainable textile and garment industry in Ethiopia through improved labour relations, productivity, wages and working conditions.

« 100 Years – 100 Lives » | SOUTH AFRICA - “The Domestic Workers Convention can become a powerful tool for justice”

A union leader from South Africa explains how the ILO Domestic Workers Convention made a difference in the struggle to improve working conditions for this particularly vulnerable group.

Getting myself through college is my priority

As Ethiopia embarks on the journey of industrialization, more and more young people are joining the garment and textile industry to make ends meet.

ILO video on ready-made garment workers’ rights goes ‘viral’

YouTube film on three female workers and freedom of association clocks up over 800K views.

Two major Chinese employers’ organizations team up to strengthen collective bargaining

ILO Organizes a First-time International Certification Course on Labour Mediation in Georgia

The certification course helped to increase the recognition of certified conciliators and mediators and raise awareness on ILO standards and competencies.

Collective Bargaining

Vietnam ratifies the Collective Bargaining Convention

Vietnam becomes the 167th ILO Member State to ratify Convention No. 98

Promoting the ratification of ILO conventions in Timor-Leste

The ILO promotes the ratification of three ILO Conventions in Timor-Leste that are relevant with the needs and conditions of this young country. Since its independence in 2002, Timor-Leste has made significant progress.

Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators

StreetNet International: Organizing street vendors towards formalization and economic empowerment

“Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators” is a series of interviews with co-operators from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths during the course of their work on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy (SSE)....

Employers and workers of Timor-Leste agree to promote constructive industrial relations

Representatives of employers’ and workers’ organizations sat down together bilaterally for the first time, facilitated by the ILO. They agreed to build a social dialogue culture in the country as a means to develop greater trust and constructive...

Towards improved, effective dispute settlement mechanism in Timor-Leste

As a young democratic country, Timor-Leste continues to improve its dispute resolution mechanism. An ILO mediation training has strengthened the capacity of mediators in Timor-Leste to improve its dispute settlement mechanism.

Improving industrial relations

ILO and Gap Inc. launch new initiative to improve industrial relations in Bangladesh garment industry

Trade unions support the inclusion of HIV related issues into collective bargaining agreements

The ILO continues to promote non-discriminatory policy at the workplace by supporting better engagement of trade unions in incorporating HIV related issues at the workplace into collective working agreements.