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104th International Labour Conference

ILO Director-General calls for global initiative on the future of work

"We need to look at the longer term drivers of change, the transformational mega-trends, and what they imply for the goals we pursue in the ILO in its second century," said Guy Ryder in front of more than 4,000 delegates gathering in Geneva.

ILO welcomes the reactivation of social dialogue in Greece

Collective bargaining and collaboration at enterprise level in a pluralism context – workshop in Minsk

On 13-14 May Minsk hosted a workshop on Collective bargaining and collaboration at enterprise level in a pluralism context, organized by the ILO with support of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection.

Working conditions and productivity

When dialogue makes good sense for businesses and workers alike

The successful introduction of effective and regular systems for employers and workers to communicate has boosted productivity and improved working conditions in a Viet Nam auto production company. It has also shown how important it is for such...

Tanzania’s President, H.E. Jakaya Kikwete addresses workers at May day celebrations: Acknowledges youth unemployment challenge

Thousands of workers and the public at large in Tanzania joined other workers in the world to commemorate the International Workers Day this year. The event was marked in Mwanza with the Swahili theme “Mfanyakazi Jiandikishe, Kura yako ina thamani...

International experts familiarize themselves with Uzbekistan’s trade union movement

On April 24, Uzbekistan’s capital Tashkent hosted an international conference focusing on trade unions’ role in ensuring citizens’ guarantees to decent work and the republic’s experience.

323rd session of the ILO Governing Body

Luc Cortebeeck, President of the Workers’ Group: “The right to strike has been recognized and the ILO supervisory mechanism is back in...

The 323rd session of the ILO Governing Body has just finished in Geneva. In this interview, President of the Workers’ Group Luc Cortebeeck discusses the outcomes achieved at this session, in particular on the issue of the right to strike. He also...

Migrant workers in garment sector

Unified contract for migrant garment workers in Jordan unveiled at buyers’ forum

The contract is one of the main provisions of the collective bargaining agreement between employer associations and the garment union designed to improve industrial relations and working conditions.

Poor farmers and landless peasants claim their rights through collective bargaining

Representatives of the harris, peasants and the landless farmers from the Dadu and Mirpurkhas districts of Sindh learned their right to form trade unions and collectively bargain with their employers/ landlords during an awareness raising seminar on...

Social dialogue

ILO welcomes Fiji tripartite agreement on labour relations

Women trade union leaders from Central Asia discuss promotion of equal opportunities

From February 23 to 27 Moldova’s capital Chisinau hosted a seminar entitled “Decent labour rights of women and promotion of equal opportunities: best practices and prospects.”

Export Processing Zones

Claude Akpokavie, Senior ILO Adviser:“Engaging in policy debates and organizing workers, are two key challenges faced by unions in Export...

The Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ILO-ACTRAV) has just published a Trade Union Manual on Export Processing Zones (EPZ). In this interview, Claude Akpokavie, ACTRAV’s focal point on EPZ explains the main lessons highlighted in the manual and the...

New rules for wage negotiation in Guangdong will smooth labour relations

By Mr Yoshiteru Uramoto, ILO Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific

Supplement to the ILO's Global Wage Report 2014/15

Asia-Pacific wage growth dynamic but uneven, new ILO report says

The Asia and Pacific Supplement looks at the region in more detail. It includes special sections on Asia’s garment sector, China’s private enterprises, Thailand’s manufacturing sector, India’s rural workers and the Pacific Island countries.

Global Wage Report 2014/15

Global wage growth stagnates, lags behind pre-crisis rates

The latest ILO Global Wage Report warns of stalled wages in many countries and points to the labour market as a driver of inequality. Meanwhile, wage growth in Viet Nam shows positive developments but there’s still a long way for the country to...

Uzbekistan’s trade unions learn how to work in modern conditions

From November 17 to November 27 twenty trade unionists from Uzbekistan undertake a training course “Trade unions in modern conditions” at the Institute of Labour of the National Confederation of Trade Unions of Moldova.

Wage setting

Minimum wage and effective collective bargaining – key to maximize benefits of economic integration

Viet Nam has made an important step in minimum wage setting but it is not enough. The legal and institutional system for collective bargaining should be improved and international labour standards offer useful frameworks and tools to do this.

Interview

The best way to escape poverty is to get a good job

ILO Deputy Director-General for Policy Sandra Polaski talks to the media during her visit to Viet Nam in November.

322nd Session of the Governing Body

Luc Cortebeeck, Chair of the Workers’ Group: “Either we recognise that ILO Convention No. 87 covers the right to strike, or we refer the...

The 322nd session of ILO’s Governing Body has just ended in Geneva. In this interview, Luc Cortebeeck, Chair of the Workers’ Group, sets out the worker delegates’ position on the right to strike. He also discusses the role of trade unions in...

Trade unions’ activity discussed in Baku

On November 10, Baku hosted a seminar focusing on the role of trade unions in building tripartite social dialogue and creating the Tripartite Commission.