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Employment policy

Priorities for effective employment and wage policies discussed in Kiribati

Consultative workshop enhances the capacity to better understand the requirements for the design and development of effective policies.

International Labour Organization and United States Department of Labor delegation meet key stakeholders to discuss labour standards in...

All Hands in Kenya together with a visiting United States Department of Labour Delegation held a tripartite meetings where social partners pledged support towards acceptable conditions of work in the tea and apparel sectors.

ILO study recommends digitizing the unions’ grievance tools and case management system for effective advocacy and policy reform

The ILO latest study provides trade union confederations and their federations with a set of recommendations describing potential features of a new process for grievance management and incorporating technological tools.

Womens' empowerment

ILO supports the development of women trade union leaders in garment industry

The ILO training programmes empower women trade unionists, encouraging them to assume leadership roles and support the recognition of women issues in company’s collective bargaining agreement.

NTUCB launches new strategic plan and website with support from ILO

Both products seek to prioritize and amplify workers’ issues in national development.

International Labour Organization supports celebration of 10 years of protecting labour rights at the Kenya Labour Court

The International Labour Organization (ILO), through the All Hands in Kenya and Fairway projects, joined the Employment and Labour Relations Court (ELRC) in commemorating its 10th anniversary in July 2023.

A Visionary Path Towards Fair and Ethical Recruitment in Africa

developing a robust Fair Recruitment Strategy designed specifically for Africa.

Decent Work Country Programme 2023-2025

ILO and China sign Decent Work Country Programme 2023-2025

In setting out the framework, Decent Work Country Programme 2023-2025 paves the way for ILO and China to promote social justice and advance decent work for all.

Freedom of association

ILO urges the Myanmar military authorities to immediately release Thet Hnin Aung, General Secretary of MICS-TUsF

Following his release from prison, Thet Hnin Aung was rearrested and his whereabouts remain unknown.

Integrating Social Dialogues in creating more decent jobs in the agro-processing sector - The ProAgro Ethiopia project experience

Enhancing decent employment in Kenya through effective labour inspection

The rights of employees, prevention of abuses at workplaces, and the promotion of economic and social development are some of the positive results of effective labour inspection. In Kenya, labour inspection helps in the achievement of a successful...

Strengthen civil society to realize human and labour rights

Human and labour rights 75th anniversaries prompt calls for an expanded ‘civic space’.

Province of Central Java to establish a Joint Inspection Team for Labour Norms in fisheries sector

The Joint Inspection Team will enhance the fishing industry and provide the better protection for workers in the fishing sector, particularly those who work on board fishing vessels.

ILO welcomes the ASEAN Declaration on Placement and Protection of Migrant Fishers

The issuance of the ASEAN Declaration on Placement and Protection of Migrant Fishers is in line with ILO’s work in Indonesia to strengthen and support the realization of decent working conditions for Indonesian fishers within the country and abroad.

Timor-Leste commemorates Labour Day with a long march to promote decent work and the ratification of ILO Convention on Violence and...

A long march in Timor-Leste on Labour Day was not only to promote decent work but also to create a world of work free from violence and harassment through the ratification of ILO Convention No. 190.

Women trade unionists central in effort to strengthen worker voice and collective bargaining

The ILO supports the launch of survey on decent wages for journalists

The ILO supports the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) Jakarta to promote decent wages and working conditions for Indonesian journalists.

Building the capacity of government and social partners on International Labour Standards, Social Dialogue, and Inclusive Collective...

Gender-based collective bargaining agreements better protect rights of woman workers

The ILO’s Ship to Shore Rights South-East Asia Programme promotes a gender-based collective bargaining negotiation and agreement to better protect the rights of woman workers in the seafood processing industry.

International labour standards

Lesotho ratifies three ILO Conventions

Lesotho deposited the instruments of ratification of the Labour Relations (Public Service) Convention, 1978 (No. 151), the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No. 187) and the Violence and Harassment...