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Tripartism and social dialogue in Bangladesh

Building better industrial relations through conciliation

Multinational textile brands for social dialogue

Making social dialogue work at the factory floor in the Bulgarian textile industry

With support of the ILO, three global brands from the garment industry and their Bulgarian suppliers recently met placing fundamental rights at work at the center of their sustainability strategies while also making a clear business case for this...

Improved wages and working conditions

A new branch collective agreement in the textile, leather and garment industry in Moldova

A new collective agreement covering 23,000 workers (based on data provided by the social partners) employed in 104 SMEs enterprises in the textile, leather and garment industry in Moldova provides for a 5 per cent increase of the branch minimum...

International Workers’ Day 2018 marked in Tanzania

Government to create more than 52,000 jobs through major development projects

Industrial relations

Labour research contest launched with VND100m awards

The initiative which aims to provide an opportunity for strengthening local research capacity on labour issues, especially industrial relations-related topics, opens for submissions from 24 April until 25 June 2018.

ILO, Flanders to promote decent work in Malawi’s tea plantations

The project focuses on empowering women and ending violence at work, promoting freedom of association and collective bargaining, as well as improving access to water and sanitation.

Collective Bargaining and Negotiation

Collective bargaining and effective negotiation skills to promote decent work in Pakistan

The ILO Pakistan Office, under the on Labour Standards in Global Supply Chains (LSGSC) project, conducted a four-day training on organizing and collective bargaining for workers and trade unions in Faisalabad during 26-29 March 2018.

Workers Resource Centre launched for Bangladesh garment sector

A Workers Resource Centre (WRC) has been launched to build the capacity of trade unions in the ready-made garment (RMG) sector of Bangladesh.

Industrial relations

What’s on tonight: TV drama depicts workers’ unionization

Awl, a highly-rated Korean soap opera, is on VTV2 every evening.

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.

International labour standards

Labour provisions in free trade deals are to ensure fair, sustainable economic development

ILO Viet Nam Director, Chang-Hee Lee, provides insights into the meaning of labour issues in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) to Viet Nam. The accord was signed by 11 countries on 8 March, forming a...

Aline Adita supports gender equality at work

Aline Adita, an Indonesian TV personality, model and entrepreneur, supported the promotion of gender equality at work.

Collective bargaining agreements benefited both workers and employers

Six companies signed a commitment to improve and strengthen the companies’ labour relations through renegotiating and reformulating the collective bargaining agreements at the company level. These six companies were part of the ILO’s programme...

Collective Bargaining and Negotiation

Effective collective bargaining and negotiation skills for industrial harmony

The ILO Pakistan Office, under its flagship project, Labour Standards in Global Supply Chains (LSGSC), organized a four day training workshop on ‘Collective Bargaining and Negotiations Skills’ in Islamabad from 5-8 March, 2018. The objective of the...

Women and Collective Bargaining

Achieving gender equality through collective bargaining

The ILO Pakistan Office, under the Labour Standards in Global Supply Chains (LSGSC) project, commemorated the International Women Day, and organised an exclusive session on ‘’Women and Collective Bargaining’, under the overall theme of ‘Time is Now:...

Time for women to be equal at work through collective agreements

In conjunction with the commemoration of the International Women’s Day on 8 March 2018, five working women representing the government, practitioner, trade union, women’s worker and the ILO interactively discussed discrimination and violence against...

Freedom of Association

Opening Address at the Capacity Building Seminar of Selected NTIPC-MB, RTMB and CHR Representatives on Case Build-up and Documentation

By Ms Diane Lynn Respall, Programme Officer delivered on behalf of Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Capacity Building Seminar of selected NTIPC-MB, RTMB and CHR representatives on case build-up and...

International Women’s Day 2018: Mainstreaming gender equality at work through collective bargaining agreement

Collective bargaining is a key means that provides the basis for sound and harmonious labour relations. Through effective and equal collective bargaining, both employers and workers can arrive at a collective agreement addressing rights and...

Statement by:Mr. Wellington Chibebe ILO Director for United Republic of Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda on the occasion of...

A Zimbabwean trade union takes a first step towards establishing a worker cooperative for its unemployed members

Zimbabwe Banks and Allied Workers Union (ZIBAWU) has taken the first steps towards the establishment of a worker cooperative which will provide employment opportunities for its members who lost their jobs in 2015.