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Decent Work Country Programme

ILO and Moldova to create more and better jobs

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Republic of Moldova will continue to work together to promote employment and enhance social protection under a new partnership agreement signed on 19 February 2016 in Chisinau, Moldova.

Sustainable Development Goals

ILO Conference sets agenda for inclusive growth through decent work and social dialogue in Indonesia

Participants to the high-level meeting agreed on developing an Indonesian Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals toward Decent Work for All.

European Parliament hearing

The GSP+ mechanism after two years

Corinne Vargha, Director of the ILO Standards department, presented the views of the ILO on the GSP+ mechanism at a hearing organized by the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade and its Sub-committee on Human Rights.

José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs concludes first Caribbean visit as ILO Regional Director

During his visit, Mr Salazar-Xirinachs attended the first meeting of the Trinidad and Tobago Bipartite Forum, organized by the ECATT and NATUC, and supported by the ILO Office for the Caribbean, under an EU-funded Project

Collective bargaining

Multi-employer collective bargaining offers workers, employers new opportunities

The success of this agreement, the first one of its kind, can help Viet Nam successfully implement the Trans-Pacific Partnership obligations as a member state of the ILO.

ILO urges dialogue to resolve current industrial disputes

The ILO appeals to all involved parties to resolve the current industrial disputes in Cambodia through constructive dialogue.

Heinz Koller: “Decent work as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is both a means and an end of sustainable development”

Assistant ILO Director-General addressed a High-Level International Conference on the theme “Policy of Neutrality: International Cooperation for Peace, Security and Development” held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Presidents and Prime Ministers of many...

Completing Europe’s Economic and Monetary Union

Completing the Economic and Monetary Union: what it means for Belgium

On December 1, the Representation of the European Commission (EC) in Belgium organized a high-level conference on "Completing the Economic and Monetary Union: challenges and opportunities for Belgium".

ILO technical assistance

ILO to support Greece in boosting labour market policies and the social economy

The ILO Director-General today met with Greek ministers, worker and employer representatives in Athens to discuss the country's response to economic and unemployment issues.

Symposium on International Labour Standards for Labour Tribunal Presidents

The International Labour Organization (ILO), together with the Judges Institute of Sri Lanka and the Labour Tribunal Presidents Association organized a Symposium on International Labour Standards on the 13th and 14th of November 2015.

Decent Work Country Programme

Implementation of an ILO partnership programme in Montenegro

The Supervisory Board of the Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) of Montenegro assessed the progress made and reviewed the activities carried out in the framework of the programme.

Caribbean Congress of Labour and Caribbean Employers’ Confederation agree to establish formal national bipartite forums

Youth unemployment, TVET curriculum and strategy development, child labour, discrimination and freedom of association among key issues discussed

ILO Media Advisory: Final ILO-MLSS Validation and Dissemination Workshop on the Formalization of the Informal Economy Project in Jamaica

Participants to discuss options to expand project to other communities in Jamaica.

Contact centres and jobs

ILO Forum agrees principles of regulation for call centre and telecom services employment

A tripartite meeting at the ILO looks to improve regulation of work relationships in a rapidly changing industry.

Cambodian garment industry’s solid performance continues in the first half of 2015

The Cambodian garment industry’s solid performance continued in the first half of 2015, according to the ILO's new edition of Cambodian Garment and Footwear Sector Bulletin.

ILO Media Advisory: Caribbean Employers' and Workers' Organizations to meet in Grenada

Representatives from Caribbean Employers' and Workers' Organizations to develop positions on social and economic issues to be furthered at the regional level

Global Forum on Workplace Compliance

Economic and Social Councils adopt declaration to promote workplace compliance

An international meeting in The Hague on workplace compliance concludes with a course of action for national social dialogue institutions.

ILO Director-General visits Algeria

Invited by Mohammed El Ghazi, Minister of Labour, Employment, and Social Security, Guy Ryder attended a national tripartite conference and signed a South-South cooperation agreement on social dialogue and scoial protection to share Algeria's...

Fundamental principles and rights at work

Boosting Workplace Compliance through Social Dialogue

Compliance goes beyond simply implementing the law at the workplace, yet this is a concept that often fails to trickle down the supply chain. Youcef Ghellab, Head of the ILO’s Social Dialogue and Tripartism Unit, explains what can be done to move...

Industrial relations

Collective bargaining coverage down as a result of the global financial crisis

New research from the ILO quantifies changes to the coverage of global collective bargaining after 2008. While some countries have experienced increased coverage, most have seen declines.