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ILO Director-General to visit Nepal

Director-General of the International Labour Organization, Mr Guy Ryder visiting Nepal from 13 to 15 December 2016 to mark 50 years of development partnership.

Peer Review on Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour Continued in Tajikistan

On 1 -3 December 2016 the second round of the Peer Review on the elimination and prevention of child labour and its worst forms was held in Tajikistan.

The ILO together with EFC- supported flood relief scheme reflects credible sustainability

The Employers’ Federation of Ceylon (EFC) in a bid to reconstruct the heavily damaged homes of the employees of their member corporates in the heavy floods which hit the Western Province early this year collaborated with the International Labour...

Sustainable and responsible business practices

Promoting sustainable and responsible business practices in Indonesia

The International Labour Organization (ILO) organized a series of seminars on sustainable and responsible business practices in Indonesia. These series of seminars responded to the complex challenges that currently affect the world of work,...

Sustainable and responsible business practices

Pathways to enhancing industrial relations in Indonesia

Attended by around 50 tripartite participants, the Forum presented results of the 7th Regional Tripartite Industrial Relations (IR) Seminar, “Promoting Social Dialogue within Enterprises”, held in Chiba, Japan, last September, highlighting the...

Sustainable and responsible business practices

Global hotel chains in Bali to promote youth employment

Around 30 members of Bali Hotel Association gathered in November to look at ways in which business could further advance the principles of the ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy (MNE...

Sustainable and responsible business practices

Promoting employment and enhancing business linkages in Indonesia

Around 80 representatives from multinational companies, employers’ associations, workers’ organizations, employment observers and academia gathered in Jakarta in November to look at ways in which business could further advance the principles of the...

ILO, Russian Federation Sign New Cooperation Accord, Set Key Priorities

Programme of Cooperation to focus on improving employment opportunities, labour productivity, working conditions, the social security system and strengthening labour standards over the next four years.

Decent Work Country Programme Discussed in Tashkent

On 17 November 2016, a roundtable on "Status and prospects of implementation of the Decent Work Country Programme in the Republic of Uzbekistan" was held in Tashkent.

Industrial relations

Enhancing industrial relations in Indonesia through sustainable and responsible business enterprise

The International Labour Organization (ILO) will organize an Industrial Relations Forum titled “Sustainable and Responsible Business Enterprises within Enterprises: Pathways to Enhancing Industrial Relations in Indonesia” on Wednesday, 16 November...

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Employment and wages will be impacted in the last income tax haven in the Pacific

Kyrgyz Employers’ Organizations Promote Enabling Environment for Business

Key Employers’ Organizations in Kyrgyzstan have met in Bishkek to discuss the prerequisites for an Enabling Environment for Sustainable Enterprises (EESE) and the promotion of the National EESE Report.

ILO: Dialogue between social partners vital to shaping the Future of Work in Jordan

ILO constituents call for the creation of a committee to further the work of the national dialogue on the Future of Work.

Tackling Youth Employment Challenges: Workshop for Employers’ Organizations

Representatives of employers’ organizations from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Russian Federation and Uzbekistan gathered at the ILO’s International Training Center (ITC) in Turin on 26-29 September 2016.

ILO and Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) discuss steps for creating an enabling business environment

The meeting focused on the policy environment and practical issues related to business development, employment creation, industrial relation and promoting social dialogue.

A model for reconciliation through local economic empowerment and sustainable employment generation

The Ministry of Labour & Trade Union Relations in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) hosted a National Forum on lessons learnt from the ILO implemented Local Empowerment for Economic Development(LEED) project funded by...

Training Seminar on Eliminating Child Labour in Tajikistan

On 11 August 2016, Khorog, the capital city of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region of Tajikistan, hosted a training seminar on the elimination of child labour in agriculture and the implementation of the National Plan for the Elimination of the Worst...

Indigenous peoples

ILO Bureau for Employer’s Activities launches a report on Convention 169 and its implementation in four Latin American countries

The study, from the employer’s point of view, looks at the regulation processes of prior consultation, its impact in investment projects in the four countries and the main difficulties uncovered. It also provides recommendations in order to allow...

Youth Employment

Establishment of tripartite industry forum in Oromia Regional State

The tripartite partners in Oromia Regional State of Ethiopia have agreed to form a Tripartite Industry Forum at the regional level

Monitoring ILO's SIYB Programme in Tajikistan

On 26-29 July 2016, John Bliek, ILO-Moscow Senior Enterprise Specialist, visited Dushanbe to monitor the implementation of the ILO’s Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) Programme.