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Opening Remarks at ILO-EU Trade for Decent Work Project Planning Session on Bipartite Workplace Social Dialogue Mechanisms in Selected...

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Planning Session on Bipartite Workplace Social Dialogue Mechanisms in Selected Ecozones and Industries, , 2 June 2021, Manila, Philippines via Zoom.

Uganda's National Plan of Action on Child Labour will strengthen country's prevention and protection of children at risk and working...

The President of Uganda, His Excellency Yoweri Museveni had launched the National Employment Policy (2011), the National Child Labour Policy (2006) and the Second National Plan of Action for the Elimination of Child Labour (NAP II 2020/21 - 2024/25)...

Business coaching to help transgender entrepreneurs thriving the pandemic

Majority of transgender persons rely on their livelihoods on entrepreneurship. Yet, the COVID-19 pandemic has hit small and medium enterprises the hardest. The ILO’s business coaching programme helped transgender entrepreneurs surviving the pandemic.

Sustainable enterprise development a top priority for building more resilient workforce and productivity in Suriname

Government, employers’ and workers’ representatives join ILO-hosted working session to determine next steps for action plan

Education sector

Help educators now so they can help build a better future of work, says ILO

Education workers need more support if they are to provide the additional learning needed for building a more resilient and sustainable recovery from the pandemic.

Tripartite social dialogue in practice: Tajikistan assessing opportunities from the perspective of the ILO Employment Policy Convention

The ILO Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia has launched an initiative aimed to promote the role of social dialogue and the National Tripartite Committee in developing integrated gender-responsive employment and social protection policy.

Strengthening tripartism at IGAD Region

ILO Caribbean Resilience Symposium

Labour experts call for greater investments in digital, blue and green economies, skills development and reduction of inequalities to...

Government Ministers, employers’ and workers’ representatives as well as academic researchers and development agencies gather for ILO Caribbean Resilience Symposium

Social Summit in Porto

ILO Director-General addresses EU Social Summit in Porto

Europe must seize its opportunity to increase investment in training, social protection, social dialogue and the jobs of the future, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, told EU leaders at their Social Summit in Porto, Portugal.

Message at the Informal Sector Labour Day 2021

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Informal Sector Labour Day, 6 May 2021, Manila, Philippines via Zoom

Our impact, their voices

Social dialogue is a win-win in times of crisis

Social dialogue is a key strategy for management and workers to find win-win solutions. One of the Better Work Indonesia (BWI) participating companies shows the benefits gained from social dialogues for both workers’ welfare and business continuity.

ILO and the Government of Denmark extends partnership to promote social dialogue and industrial relations in the Bangladesh RMG Industry

G20 Tourism Ministers’ Meeting

Protect workers and businesses in the tourism industry

ILO Deputy Director-General, Martha Newton, called on G20 countries to take action to support the travel and tourism industry, which has been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. She was speaking at a virtual G20 Tourism Ministers’ meeting on 4 May,...

Opinion editorial

Solidarity for safety, productivity and sustainability

An opinion editorial by Abdul Hakim, the ILO/Japan National Project Officer, Enhancing COVID-19 Prevention at and through Workplaces, in conjunction with the commemoration of the World Day for Safety and Health at Work and the Labour Day. The...

International Labour Day

We need a human-centred recovery, with justice and equity

Message on the occasion of International Labour Day from Dagmar Walter, Director, ILO DWT for South Asia and Country Office for India

Message at the Bangsamoro Labour Summit, Labour Day 2021

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Bangsamoro Labour Summit, Labour Day 2021, 1 May 2021, Manila, Philippines via Zoom

May Day

Effective wage negotiation is key to expanding domestic market as engine for post-pandemic growth

Workers are consumers as well as producers, ILO Viet Nam Director Chang-Hee Lee emphasizes when sharing his thoughts on today’s roles of Viet Nam Trade Union on the occasion of May Day.

World Day for Safety and Health at Work

ILO calls for making occupational safety and health a top priority in Latin America and the Caribbean

Inaction is complicity, stressed the ILO Regional Director during a virtual event to mark World Day for Safety and Health at Work, as workplaces face one of the most important struggles to prevent COVID-19 transmission.

Decent Work Country Programme

The Bahamas prepares to launch new Decent Work Country Programme

Priorities include jobs and skills; social dialogue and governance.

International Labour Standards

Korea recognizing respect for fundamental labour standards as the foundation for tackling the challenges of the future of work

The Republic of Korea’s ratification of 3 fundamental ILO Conventions was marked in a virtual ceremony with the ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder.