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Wage setting

Minimum wage and effective collective bargaining – key to maximize benefits of economic integration

Viet Nam has made an important step in minimum wage setting but it is not enough. The legal and institutional system for collective bargaining should be improved and international labour standards offer useful frameworks and tools to do this.

Interview

The best way to escape poverty is to get a good job

ILO Deputy Director-General for Policy Sandra Polaski talks to the media during her visit to Viet Nam in November.

Social Protection and Social Dialogue

High-level Seoul meeting discusses promotion of social protection floors through social dialogue

Prime Minister Jung Hong-won addresses conference on the role of economic and social councils in supporting social protection

322nd Session of the Governing Body

Luc Cortebeeck, Chair of the Workers’ Group: “Either we recognise that ILO Convention No. 87 covers the right to strike, or we refer the...

The 322nd session of ILO’s Governing Body has just ended in Geneva. In this interview, Luc Cortebeeck, Chair of the Workers’ Group, sets out the worker delegates’ position on the right to strike. He also discusses the role of trade unions in...

Zambian government is committed to engage in social dialogue in the mining sector – Kaunda

The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Mr Trevor Kaunda has reassured social partners that the Zambian government is committed to engage in social dialogue in the mining sector.

Trade unions’ activity discussed in Baku

On November 10, Baku hosted a seminar focusing on the role of trade unions in building tripartite social dialogue and creating the Tripartite Commission.

Law ratifying ILO Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention

The Federal Law ratifies the Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144). The Convention aims to continue the work on building and developing labour relations in Russia.

Fundamental principles and rights at work – seminar in Uzbekistan

On October 5, Uzbekistan’s Samarkand Regional Association of Trade Union Organizatons hosted a regional seminar on fundamental principles and rights at work. The event was organized by the Council of the Federation of Trade Unions of Uzbekistan, the...

Social dialogue and labour law

ILO hosts top-level talks to restart social dialogue on Greek labour questions

Gathering of government, worker and employer representatives discussed Greek industrial relations and labour issues.

Informal economy

Eastern Europe: Strong Social Dialogue needed, Unions say

Bi-national Agreement Promoting Decent Work for Migrant Domestic Workers in Paraguay-Argentina Migration Corridor

Domestic workers’ organizations and trade union confederations from Paraguay and Argentina signed a bi-national agreement in order to promote decent work for Paraguayan migrant domestic workers in Argentina. This was the main output of a bi-national...

ILO and H&M sign unique agreement on sustainable global supply chains in the garment industry

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and H&M have forged a unique partnership to promote sustainable global supply chains in the garment industry.

Sports for Peace and Stability in Qardo

Qardo municipality, with the support of the UN Joint Programme on Local Governance and Decentralized Service Delivery (JPLG)has made huge strides in rehabilitating Qardo stadium with the aim of reducing the risk of youth being engaged in these...

18th American Regional Meeting

The Eighteenth Meeting American Regional Meeting, which will be held in Lima, Peru from 13-16 October 2014, will bring together political, economic and social actors from Latin America, the Caribbean, Canada and the United States.

Strategic focus on enhancing employment

On August 27, our colleagues – Senior Employment Specialist Olga Koulaeva and Chief Technical Adviser of the ILO project “Partnerships for youth employment in the CIS” Mikhail Pouchkin – arrived in Azerbaijan for a three-day visit to discuss with...

Workers’ rights

India: 11 unions oppose moves to weaken union organising

Russia ratifies ILO’s Public Service Convention

1 July 2014. On July 1, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law to ratify the ILO’s Labour Relations (Public Service) Convention, 1978 (No. 151).

Public Service Co-ordinating Bargaining Council Gala dinner.

20 years of democracy:Taking stock and moving forward.

Jordan reviews the state of collective bargaining at national and sector-specific levels

Government officials as well as workers’ and employers’ organizations discuss progress and challenges facing freedom of association and collective bargaining in Jordan.

Jordan reviews the state of collective bargaining at national and sector-specific levels

Government officials as well as workers’ and employers’ organizations discuss progress and challenges facing freedom of association and collective bargaining in Jordan.