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India’s New Agenda for Social Justice. By Ravi Peiris, Specialist in employers’ activities.

One year of war in Ukraine

Humanitarian aid for Ukrainians sourced from Ukrainian companies

With ILO support, the Federation of Ukrainian Employers engages local businesses in the production of humanitarian aid packages thus preserving jobs, generating income and boosting confidence in the future of Ukrainians.

Due Diligence training to eliminate child labour in Uganda

Through the training, participants were able to reflect on the specific challenges that they face and learned how to use different practical tools to implement in practice the different steps in a child labour due diligence process by which...

Sustainable and Resilient Enterprises Training of Trainers in Botswana

The Bureau for Employers' Activities of the ILO (ACT/EMP) and the International Training Centre of the ILO support the the development of the Sustainable and Resilient Enterprises (SURE) program in Botswana

ILO assists Caribbean EBMOs in harnessing CRM software to improve processes

The ILO assisted Antigua and Barbuda Employers’ Federation (ABEF), the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers’ Confederation (BCCEC), the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), the Grenada Employers’ Federation (GEF), the Jamaica...

Uzbekistan: household survey to measure informal employment

Tashkent, Uzbekistan: On January 17-19, 2023, employees of research institutes and representatives of social partner organizations of Uzbekistan took part in a training workshop on international standards of labour statistics.

Opinion editorial

Viewing jobs law and Perppu through the lens of freedom of association

An opinion editorial by Albert Bonasahat, national project coordinator of the ILO Ship to Shore Rights Programme, published by the Jakarta Post on 7 January.

ECAM Launches Revised Employers Guide and Employers Code of Conduct on the Elimination of Child Labour

The International Labour Organization's ACCEL Africa Project supported 3rd Employer of the Year Awards and Gala Dinner 'Relevant skills for Business, towards improved competitiveness and productivity'.

EBMOs have a crucial role in promoting skills development, job protection, enterprise sustainability and adapting to digital transformation...

Inaugural address by Ms Dagmar Walter, Director, ILO/DWT-CO New Delhi, at the CII–EFI National Conference on Industrial Relations

Press release

Promote labour mobility’s contribution to decent work for sustainable development in the Pacific

IOM and ILO are working closely with partners across the Pacific to strengthen their approach to labour mobility and contribute to the goals of the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent.  

ILO, IOE and SNEF held a Regional Forum of EBMOs in Asia, Pacific and Arab states to discuss opportunities and strategies to lead, serve...

Promoting gender-sensitive business environment reform is key to advancing women’s entrepreneurship development and decent work

While governments must create conditions for an enabling business environment, public and private stakeholders should be increasingly involved in ensuring women’s representation in the reform process.

FUE and ILO launch “NEXT Normal: The Next Normal: The Changing Workplace in Uganda”

The Federation of Uganda Employers (FUE) launched earlier this month at the quarterly CEO Forum (November 2022) a new Report “NEXT Normal : The Next Normal: The Changing Workplace in Uganda” that looked at the impact of COVID 19 on Ugandan...

Launch of ILO Social Finance Model- A Fight Against Child Labour in Uganda.

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is launching a Social Finance Model through its Project-Accelerating action for the elimination of child labour in supply chains in Africa” (ACCEL Africa). The launch of the Social Finance Model is in...

National Programme on Transition from Informal to Formal Economy to Be Developed in Kyrgyzstan

On 11 November 2022, the Ministry of economy of the Kyrgyz Republic convened in Bishkek a meeting of the inter-agency working group established to develop a National Strategy on Transition from Informal to Formal Economy for the period of 2023-2025.

ILO supports Indonesia to promote collective bargaining through mediation and labour-management cooperation

The ILO supports the establishment of stronger industrial relations in Indonesia through mediation skills and collective bargaining training programmes.

Geneva Peace Week 2022

Towards a new social justice coalition: Geneva Peace Week event explores the role of international labour standards in sustaining peace

Workshop on "Promoting international labour standards and decent work for social justice, peace and resilience".

Geneva Peace Week 2022

Sustaining Peace in Practice: Geneva Peace Week event explores the topic of breaking the siloes between humanitarian, development, and...

Workshop organized by Interpeace in collaboration with the ILO, WHO, UNFPA, IOM, UNICEF and the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform.

Providing childcare at work leads to higher motivation levels, improved performance, and higher staff retention rates, especially among...

The ILO in partnership with UNICEF supported the Federation of Egyptian Industries, through its Women in Business Unit (WiB) to undertake a study looking at different employer supported childcare options.

Business crisis responses need to prioritize partnerships with trade unions and respect labour rights for enterprises to be successful

Opening remarks at the 'Good employee relations practices' report launch by Ms Dagmar Walter, Director, ILO/DWT-CO New Delhi