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Mediators play a key role in promoting bipartite cooperation in the new normal era
Over the coming months and years, the COVID-19 pandemic will likely to continue to have dramatic impact on all aspects of life and business, including disputes and their resolution. In the face of economic uncertainty, the roles of mediation and...
Labour-management cooperation
Turn the conflicts into productivity for strengthened industrial relations
The ILO’s workshop on bipartite dispute settlement has supported both employers and workers to strengthen their bipartite relations by turning the conflicts into productivity.
Timor-Leste to strengthen its dispute resolution system
Key labour actors of Timor-Leste, with support from the ILO, organized a National Tripartite Dialogue to review and improve the effectiveness of the dispute resolution mechanism in the country.
Ramifications of the UK Supreme Court judgement in Uber Bv v Aslam and others. Article by Ravi PEIRIS, Senior Specialist, Employers'...
The judgment of the Supreme Court of UK in the case of Uber Vs Aslam and others has been subject to much discussion and interpretations. It was therefore important to analyse the judgment from different standpoints – Independent Contractors / Own...
Paralegals facilitate swift remedy for work-related grievances and disputes
International Labour Standards
Ukraine on its way to reform 50-year-old Labour Law
Ukraine is currently making a new attempt to revise the outdated labour law. The UN in Ukraine, supported by the ILO, published last month a Position Paper on the ongoing Labour Law reform which was presented to Government and social partners in an...
Ghana Employers’ Association (GEA) explores, with ILO support, the cost and causes of rising industrial disputes in Ghana.
Considering that the rising level of industrial disputes could negatively impact the cost of production and productivity of enterprises and might be aggravated by tensions within enterprises resulting from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, GEA,...
Balkan network of labour dispute agencies
Peaceful settlement of labour disputes is a faster and cheaper way of coming to an agreement
In October 2019, in Zlatibor, Serbia, the Agencies for Peaceful Settlement of Labour Disputes of Montenegro, North Macedonia, the Republika Srpska-Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia signed a Memorandum of Understanding, which sets the basis for joint...
ILO Organizes a First-time International Certification Course on Labour Mediation in Georgia
The certification course helped to increase the recognition of certified conciliators and mediators and raise awareness on ILO standards and competencies.
Towards improved, effective dispute settlement mechanism in Timor-Leste
As a young democratic country, Timor-Leste continues to improve its dispute resolution mechanism. An ILO mediation training has strengthened the capacity of mediators in Timor-Leste to improve its dispute settlement mechanism.
Building effective social dialogue and labour relations practices can change the business world in Georgia
More than eighty trade union leaders, members and activists across different regions in Georgia have improved their knowledge and benefited from organizing a series of capacity building workshops on social dialogue and labour relations.
Territorial Tripartite Social Partnership Commission Holds its First Session in Adjara Autonomous Republic
BATUMI, GEORGIA On February 12, the Territorial Tripartite Social Partnership Commission of Adjara Autonomous Republic of Georgia held its first session.
Ready-made garment industry
Social dialogue is key to establish minimum wages
Tripartism and social dialogue in Bangladesh
Taking social dialogue to the next level
Towards a more effective industrial relations dispute settlement mechanism
Industrial peace is one of the factors that can contribute to economic growth by enhancing productivity and promoting investment. The ILO supported its tripartite constituents to develop a more effective dispute settlement mechanism that benefits...
Labour Law Reform
Preventing and solving labour disputes through community forums
Labour disputes and strikes are often triggered by the lack of awareness of the law, lack of dialogue between employers and workers or by ambiguous and misleading regulations. Through community forums, the ILO is promoting the prevention and smooth...
Labour rights
Sub-regional network of Labour Dispute Agencies meet in Serbia
An average of approx. 3,000 cases are handled every year by Alternative Dispute Resolution Agencies in Western Balkans, with a settlement rate of approx. 70 %. The vast majority are individual disputes related to dismissal and non-payment of wages....
Building a network for labour dispute prevention and resolution
Balkan agencies for peaceful settlement of labour disputes 2nd annual meeting
Scaling up alternative labour dispute resolution
Serbian agency for settling labour disputes a model to replicate in the region
ILO: Access to justice often out of reach for migrant workers in South-East Asia
New study finds that migrant workers lack access to fair and responsive remedies for labour rights abuses.