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Together women will deal with barriers better

Dagmar Walter, Director, ILO-India spoke as a chief guest at the 11th Women Entrepreneurs Conference with the theme "Changing Landscape for Entrepreneurs - Aspire, Adapt, Achieve" & the ‘All India Women Entrepreneurs Awards’

Working towards introducing social protection floors for decent work in Armenia

UN Women, in partnership with the International Labour Organization (ILO), organized an introductory workshop on the National Social Protection Floors Assessment in Armenia on 20 April 2021 in Yerevan, Armenia.

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Launching of a web portal for eligible textile and garment sector employers to register and participate in a job retention programme

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (ILO News) – Domestic textile and garment factories affected by the COVID-19 pandemic can now apply through a web portal to obtain wage subsidies for their workers in a job retention programme covering up to 45,000 workers.

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Weathering the storm: Montenegrin Employers organization helps Government in shaping COVID-19 policy response

The COVID-19 crisis devastated Montenegro’s large tourism sector with knock-on effects on the whole economy. In 2020, Montenegro’s GDP decline of an estimated 15.2 per cent was one of the deepest in Europe. With the crisis showing no signs of...

ILO Supports Nigeria in Achieving its 2021 Action Pledge on the Elimination of Child Labour

The Federal Government of Nigeria, with the support of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), launches the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour (IYECL) and validates the National Policy on Child Labour and the National Action...

Yemeni business leaders explore means to position the private sector at the heart of reconstruction

Business leaders from across Yemen met virtually to discuss how to boost the activities of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry to ensure that the private sector plays a central role in the country’s reconstruction process.

The Federation of Egyptian Industries (FEI) and the ILO support the transition from "Corporate Social Responsibility" to "Responsible...

Employers call for effective governance of social security schemes through social dialogue

Employers and social security agencies continue to discuss issues of governance, data transparency and data sharing, expanding coverage, simplification of registration and contribution as part of the series of awareness raising sessions in Sindh

Opening address at the 21st Century Workplace: Leadership skills in the workplace launch of the ECOP In Business Soft Skills series

By Ms Ma. Concepcion Sardaña, Senior Programme Officer on behalf of Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the 21st Century Workplace: Leadership skills in the workplace launch of the ECOP In Business Soft Skills...

Opening address at the webinar on Socially responsible labour practices and related policies to support business in times of COVID-19...

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the webinar on Socially responsible labour practices and related policies to support business in times of COVID-19 crisis and recovery, 16 March 2021, Manila, Philippines via...

The 2021-2023 General Agreement Between Government and Nationwide Employer and Worker Associations Signed In Kazakhstan

On March 12, 2021 the National Tripartite Commission for social partnership and regulation of social and industrial relations chaired by Kazakhstan’s Deputy Prime Minister Eraly Tugzhanov held a meeting at which social partners signed the 2021-2023...

Caribbean employers’ and workers’ organizations reaffirm joint action plan for transforming world of work in the region

Addressing social protection, skills mismatches, digital economy and gender-based violence among top priorities

Working without a labour contract is like playing with fire

Kateryna (name changed), the editor of an oblast-level media site, will hardly receive the 30,000 hryvnias that her employer owes her. It’s all because she did not have a labour contract and received her wage “in the envelope”. Read Kateryna’s story...

Working as three but earning as one

Undeclared work is work without a labour contract when job tasks are increasingly added without any extra pay, when days-off and leaves are denied, and wages are paid “in the envelope”. Tetiana worked exactly on such terms when she came to Kyiv to...

Everyday protection: how labour contract kept Rivne oblast worker’s job

More than 2 million Ukrainians lost their jobs or went on forced leave during the quarantine in 2020. Those who worked undeclared were hit most because only a labour contract guarantees worker protection against unlawful dismissal and provides...

Timely fixed mistake: how entrepreneur from Luhansk oblast avoided penalty for undeclared workers

When you start your own business, mistakes are unavoidable. What matters is timely fixing them! Within the State Labour Service's “Go to Light!” information campaign labour inspectors help employers to formalise employment relationships in a proper...

Reaching out to everyone: how labour inspectors are getting closer to employers

Labour inspection practices in Ukraine are becoming increasingly closer to the European model. Labour inspectors are raising awareness of employers and workers all over the country, as part of the State Labour Service's “Go to Light!” information...

Thinking about future: how Mariupol worker takes cares of her decent pension

The years fly by. Before you know it, it’s time to retire and to reap fruits of your work. However, it is now that it is worth taking care of what those fruits will be.

Disguised employment: how Mariupol employer mistakenly concluded civil law contracts instead of labour contracts

Some employers conclude civil law contracts with their employees, instead of labour contracts. However, it’s not the matter in which one can choose comfortable options.

The last straw: why worker from Lviv decided to “go to light”

A growing number of Ukrainians are getting tired of working undeclared: working overtime with no pay, having no vacations, and not having access to sick leave and other social guarantees. However, to move from words to actions, one needs to be given...