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ILO supports capacity building of trade union leaders in West Africa for Policy Formulation

In an effort to improve participation of workers’ organisations in West Africa in the National Employment policy making process, ILO’s Bureau for Workers' Activities organised a capacity building workshop for effective engagement with policy makers.

Nigeria committed to addressing industrial crises with the support of the ILO

To resolve recurring disagreements amongst labour, employers and government, the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, with the support of the ILO, has set in motion the process of formulating a national Industrial Relations Policy whose...

Building an effective national wage system in Indonesia

Indonesian representatives discussed ways to develop a national wage system that strengthen minimum and above-minimum wages setting mechanism in the country using an evidence-based approach.

News update

Focused Enhancement and Revitalization for an Effective NLAC - Tripartite Study Tour to South Africa

The ILO Country Office for Sri Lanka and the Maldives has organised a tripartite study tour to South Africa from 20th - 25th August, at the request of the tripartite constituents

News update

Lanka’s first unanimous cooperative policy ready after a decade’s work

AAfter a decade of country-wide efforts involving eight million members, the first ever national policy for Sri Lanka’s historic cooperative sector has finally been tabled at Cabinet for finalisation before approval.

Collective Bargaining

Collective bargaining and effective negotiation skills for industrial harmony

The ILO Pakistan Office, under its flagship project, Labour Standards in Global Supply Chains (LSGSC), organized a four day training workshop on ‘Collective Bargaining and Negotiations Skills’ in Karachi from 15-18 August, 2018.

Myanmar

ILO and major garment trade unions sign agreement to promote social dialogue

The International Labour Organization has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Industrial Workers Federation of Myanmar (IWFM), and with the Myanmar Industries Craft and Services (MICS) to enhance the capacity of relevant garment trade...

Youth Employment

The Government of Gilgit-Baltistan embarks on the development of a Youth Employment Strategy

The ILO in collaboration with the Government of Gilgit-Baltistan and Prime Ministers’ Youth Programme (PMYP) held consultative workshops on Youth Employment Framework in Gilgit and Skardu as part of a series of consultations across the country...

ILO Reiterates the Importance of Social Dialogue as a tool for Promotion of Decent Work for workers

As part of its effort to mobilize its members for a stronger union and towards effective participation in the future political activities in Nigeria, the 2018 Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Rain School sought to examine the relationship between...

Meeting of the BRICS Ministers of Labour and Employment

ILO head praises BRICS countries’ commitment to social dialogue

Guy Ryder highlights the major contribution BRICS countries can make to social dialogue, social protection, gender equality and youth employment.

Making a strategic Indonesian labour inspection system

To strengthen and enhance the efficacy and efficiency of the Indonesian labour inspection, the ILO introduced the Strategic Compliance Planning to labour inspectors across the national.

Skills development

Improving practical skills of job seekers through apprenticeship

Apprenticeship programme is designed to help job seekers gain hands-on experience within an industry and to learn new practical skills while earning a qualification. The ILO and its partners are now piloting the quality apprenticeship program to...

Decent Work

Government empowers a Steering Committee (SC) to steer the implementation of the Pakistan’s DWCPIII

The Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development convened the first meeting of the Steering Committee on Pakistan’s third Decent Work Country Programme). The meeting took stock of the progress of the DWCP-III and discussed...

International labour standards

Free trade deal with EU calls on Viet Nam to ratify remaining fundamental labour standards

ILO’s fundamental conventions provide for rights that should enable labour market actors in Viet Nam to decide on and support the adjustments to labour market governance necessitated by trade liberalization.

Social dialogue at the workplace

ILO bolsters occupational safety and health committees in Albanian construction sector

The ILO organized a two-day workshop to enhance Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) through social dialogue at the workplace in Tirana, Albania. The meeting took place on 26-27 April 2018, within the EU-funded project “Economic and Social Affairs...

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...

Trade union

Nation’s industrial zone unions network established

The network, which includes 50 trade unions of industrial zones, processing zones and economic zones in 48 cities and provinces across the country, is a ‘soft’ mechanism based on a voluntary basis, to support each another in performing trade union...

Applying the G20 Training Strategy in Armenia (Phase 2)

Armenia launches first workshop on governance of Skills Development

The Workshop is the first one in a series of capacity building activities aimed at strengthening of local capacities in the field of Governance of Skills Development in Armenia conducted within the framework of the Project 'Applying the G20 Training...

Labour research

Grant winners announced for 2018 Labour Research Contest

Five winning proposals will receive funding and capacity building support to complete their research by end of this year.

Social Dialogue and Tripartism

Department of Labour officials gain skills in investigating Unfair Labour Practices

A group of 30 officials from the Bangladesh Department of Labour have been trained on principles and techniques of investigation of unfair labour practices. The training will contribute to efforts to protect workers against anti-union discrimination...