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ILO Viet Nam Director: Enhancing social dialogue towards a safety and health culture

ILO Viet Nam Director, Ingrid Christensen, addresses the National Occupational Safety and Health Council Dialogue organized in Hanoi to mark the 2022 Safety and Health Day at Work.

Occupational Safety and Health

Social dialogue, key to strengthening safety and health at work

Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have shown the importance of an effective collaboration between social partners in preventing occupational accidents and diseases, says a new report from the ILO on World Day for Safety and Health at Work.

Op-Ed

Why workers must be central to safety and health efforts in Qatar

As we celebrate World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2022, Afroz Dawar, OSH professional and workers representative, reflects on the importance of social dialogue for the promotion of safety at work in Qatar.

Tajikistan: trade union staff are trained on formalizing informal employment

Federation of Independent Trade Union in Tajikistan (FITUT) builds the capacity of trade union employees by organizing trainings on transition from informal to formal employment and providing social protection in the formal economy.

Media advisory

ILO to release a report on the role of collective bargaining in fighting inequality

Freedom of association rights

ILO Director-General calls for the release of Belarusian trade union leaders

More than a dozen Belarusian trade union leaders have been arrested and their homes and offices searched.

Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank

Invest in a greener and more inclusive human-centred recovery ILO tells World Bank and IMF

In statements to the annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank Group, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, emphasized the urgency of fostering a human-centred recovery amid a fragile outlook for 2022.

Decent Work SmartLab Series 2022: Reported work-related accidents and deaths increase again in 2021

In the last ten years (2012–2021), 22.954 deaths in the formal labour market were reported in Brazil. In 2021, 571.800 accidents and 2.487 work-related deaths were registered, an increase of 30per cent compared to 2020, according to new data...

Bangladesh

European Parliament discusses implementation by Bangladesh of labour reforms

In an address to the Committee on International Trade of the European Parliament, the ILO welcomed the progress made regarding the implementation of a labour rights roadmap and national action plan, and encouraged the government of Bangladesh to...

Statement summary

ILO panel discussion for the launch of “Dealing with crises arising from conflicts and disasters"

Launch of the training manual for workers’ organizations on dealing with crisis arising from conflicts and disasters

Free advisory package helps electronics factories enhance social dialogue and working conditions

The Programme opens for registration until 18 April 2022.

ILO and Uzbekistan: advancing decent work and human-centered recovery

Uzbekistan’s fast-moving economic and social reforms are instrumental for achieving the Decent Work Agenda through the country's adherence to complying with ILO standards and promoting decent work. This was stated by the participants of the round...

The ILO focuses on coordinated efforts in realizing decent work in Indonesia’s fishing industry

The ILO initiates a coordinated consultation meeting for its fishery sector to strengthen its supports to realize decent working conditions for Indonesian fishers within the country and abroad.

GB roundup

Highlights of the 344th session of the ILO Governing Body

The Governing Body of the International Labour Organization concluded on 25 March. ILO News discussed the key elements with Dimitrina Dimitrova, Deputy Director of the ILO’s Official Meetings, Documentation and Relations Department.

Accel Africa in Uganda: Donor Visits Project Activities in Buikwe District

On the 29th of March 2022 the International Labor Organization (ILO) together with the representative from the Dutch government visited one of the ACCEL projects being implemented by Nascent RDO in Buikwe District.

The International Labour Office welcomes the outcomes of the UN Environment Assembly

“Transforming the ‘take-make-waste’ of plastics economy into a circular economy will not only reduce the environmental damage but also open up new opportunities for decent work”, says the ILO’s Global Coordinator of Green Jobs Programme at the 5th...

First project of the Climate Action for Jobs Initiative launched in Senegal

The ILO, within the framework of the France-ILO partnership, has launched a project on "The social dimension of the ecological transition" in Senegal, representing the first project under the Climate Action for Jobs Initiative.

Telework

ILO: Social dialogue key to shape telework regulation

The rise in telework has exposed several challenges for both workers and employers. At a conference which followed up on a European Parliament’s Resolution on the right to disconnect, the ILO explained why social dialogue is crucial to deal with...

International Women's Day

Indonesia’s garment industry to combat gender inequality and empower women workers

Better Work Indonesia (BWI), a partnership of the ILO and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), promotes gender equality through a series of training programmes providing a greater chance for women workers to grow and develop.

Occupational safety and health

ILO adopts a revised code of practice on safety and health in construction

More than 229 million construction workers may benefit from the new code, particularly in countries where construction is contributing to the post-COVID-19 recovery.