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Transnational Company Agreements in 2025 focused on fundamental rights, safety at work, and due diligence
The recently updated section of the ILO Repository on Cross-Border Social Dialogue identified environmental issues and technological changes as priorities.
Our impact, their voices
Their lives transformed through ILO programmes in Indonesia
In commemoration of the 75th anniversary of Indonesia’s membership in the ILO, six beneficiaries from across the country share how ILO programmes have shaped their lives and strengthened their communities over the years.
New ILO report highlights opportunities to boost collective bargaining in Serbia’s private sector
Companies with collective agreements report stronger management, greater stability, and fewer workplace conflicts.
Employers and Business Membership Organization - capacity building
ILO Bureau for Employers’ Activities concludes two online validation workshops on strengthening labour functions in employers’...
Strengthening labour functions in employers’ and business membership organizations in the Arab States
Social dialogue
ILO leads critical dialogue at 22nd CCL Triennial Delegates Conference
The ILO played a key role at the CCL 22nd Triennial Delegates Conference, offering evidence-based insights and technical guidance to advance workers’ rights, strengthen regional solidarity, and shape Caribbean labour priorities beyond 2026.
Building respectful and cooperative workplaces in Indonesia’s coffee sector
The joint ILO-Nestlé initiative strengthens Indonesia’s coffee sector by providing training on workplace cooperation and creating harassment‑free work environments.
Building foundations for effective social dialogue in Lesotho’s Public Service
Public service leaders and trade union representatives in Lesotho participated in an ILO-supported training to improve negotiation skills and foster effective social dialogue ahead of the PSCBC’s formation.
South-South Cooperation
Countries unite to promote fundamental principles and rights at work in the coffee supply chain
The ILO Vision Zero Fund South-South Cooperation event in Brazil highlights occupational safety and health as a gateway to decent work.
New ILO report highlights collective bargaining as key to decent work in the arts
The publication showcases how unions and employers are using collective agreements to make the arts and entertainment sector fairer and more sustainable.
ILO expands Digital Labour Platform Policy Tracker to include collective bargaining agreements
New component offers overview of agreements across countries and sectors as part of ILO’s ongoing efforts to monitor global policy and regulatory developments on digital labour platforms.
Industrial relations
ILO hands over four grievance applications to Indonesia's garment, footwear and palm oil union federations
The ILO has enhanced four grievance applications in the garment, footwear and palm oil sectors by integrating AI-based features to improve working conditions and empower workers.
Domestic workers
More protection for care workers with the new collective agreement for the domestic work sector
Trade unions urge a renewed social contract anchored in decent work and social justice in report released ahead of Global Summit
The ILO’s Bureau for Workers’ Activities releases a new global report amplifying workers’ priorities, days before the Second World Summit for Social Development begins in Doha.
70 aniversario de la OIT en México
Commemorative Lottery Ticket Unveiled to Mark Seven Decades of the ILO in Mexico
Appearing on a National Lottery ticket is a distinction of great symbolic and social significance. As a public institution that channels its revenue toward community benefit programme, such as health, social assistance and support for vulnerable...
Press release
ILO and trade unions launch AI-driven grievance platforms for Indonesia’s garment, footwear and palm oil industries
The advanced grievance systems mark a step forward in fostering harmonious industrial relations and securing workers’ rights in manufacturing and agriculture.
Cairo seminar empowers trade unions to lead the Just Transition
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has kicked off a regional advocacy seminar in Cairo, bringing together trade union leaders from Africa and the Arab States to promote social justice and decent work within a just transition framework,...
Regional Tripartite Forum charts framework for cooperation on labour market recovery in Syria and neighbouring countries
Held under the patronage of Syria’s Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour, the Damascus meeting endorses joint commitments to promote inclusive employment, rights-based social protection and regional policy coherence to support Syria’s recovery and...
ILO and Canada launch project to strengthen Thailand’s rubber sector
Three-year initiative will demonstrate how fundamental rights can benefit workers and businesses alike.
Social dialogue
Bangladesh calls for a national social dialogue forum for labour reforms in High-Level Tripartite Dialogue
A high-level tripartite conference aimed at leveraging social dialogue for inclusive and sustainable labour reforms in Bangladesh commenced on October 8, 2025, in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Social Dialogue
First summer school on Social Dialogue explores industrial relations and due diligence
Over 60 participants joined the first summer school to exchange perspectives on the future of social dialogue, industrial relations and human rights due diligence.
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