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Sustainable cotton farming brings better lives for farmers and their families

ILO is working with global fashion giant Inditex to reduce the vulnerability of cotton-farming families in India so that children can experience their childhood without work and the families are able to support themselves.

Workers' rights

ILO Observation Mission Announcement in Mexico

Collective Bargaining Agreement Vote – GM plant, Silao, Guanajuato.

InfoStories

Trade unions in transition: What will be their role in the future of work?

Globally, trade union membership has been going down over time, and with that trade unions’ ability to organize workers. Among all the possible scenarios for trade unions, which one is most likely?

Challenges and prospects of the remuneration system discussed in Kazakhstan

On July 23, Kazakhstan hosted an international round table entitled “The system of remuneration of labour in the Republic of Kazakhstan: challenges and prospects for improvement” It was organized by the Federation of Trade Unions of the Republic...

Social dialogue

Qatar's leading transport company holds first joint committee elections to promote workplace cooperation

Mowasalat, Qatar’s leading public transport provider with over 6,000 employees, organized its first ever Joint Committee election in a bid to continuously improve relations between workers and management.

Campaign

ILO launches COVID-19 awareness campaign for RMG workers

Decent Work in the Garment Sector Supply Chains in Asia

Let’s talk! Social dialogue helps Asian garment industry navigate the COVID-19 crisis

Manufacturers from three countries share how worker-employer dialogue has been key to surviving the pandemic.

Tripartite social dialogue in practice: capacity development for enhanced compliance with international social security standards

The ILO Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia has launched an initiative to stress the importance of the role of social dialogue and the National Tripartite Committee for promoting and building integrated gender-responsive employment and social...

SSC, ILO, social partners and CSOs hold a virtual social dialogue session on design of new facility for extension of social security...

19th International Labour and Employment Relations Association (ILERA) World Congress 2021

Reinvigorate labour market institutions to address present crisis and future challenges

In a speech to the International Labour and Employment Relations Association (ILERA) World Congress, the ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, outlined the steps needed to build a sustainable and resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in the world...

ILO, tripartite partners and parliamentarian committee hold consultation on draft social security law in Iraq

The law is a significant step in extending social security for workers in the private sector, as part of efforts towards establishing a comprehensive social protection system in Iraq.

AU, ILO and UNICEF mark the World Day against Child Labour in Africa

The African Union, ILO and UNICEF organized a virtual Continental event to mark the World Day against Child Labour. The event brought together key actors, to discuss strategies to address child labour, taking a holistic and systemic approach based...

Paralegals facilitate swift remedy for work-related grievances and disputes

How COVID-19 has Accelerated Child Labour in the Construction Sector

Coronavirus (Covid-19) forced child labour laws and law enforcers on a halt. As government announced a total lockdown, the construction sector was considered an essential service in Uganda so it was one of those that continued to operate in this...

Malawian Children Trafficked to Mozambique in Search of Jobs

This article uncovers a new form of exploitation where some families in Malawi are giving away their children to herd animals and work in crop fields in Mozambique at the expense of their right to education.

How can individuals act to eliminate child labour in their communities?

We children and youth of today, need to be well educated, we need to dream, we need to be healthy so that we can good leaders tomorrow, and all this is only possible if you, our dear parents, allow us to do so.

Journalists have a key role to play in the collective effort to eliminate child labour

Through the Accel Africa Reporting on child labour in Africa course, learners are introduced to a number of different issues, including international labour standards, ethical reporting of child-related information, or collecting testimonies from...

Our impact, Their voices

Teamwork begins by building trust

This impact story captures ILO's efforts towards creating a multi-stakeholder platform for achieving SDG Target 8.7

IGAD launches the process towards the establishment of a sectoral committee on labour and employment

WESO Trends 2021

Slow jobs recovery and increased inequality risk long-term COVID-19 scarring

ILO projections highlight the danger of a COVID-19 labour market legacy of increased geographic and demographic inequality, rising poverty and fewer decent jobs.