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102nd International Labour Conference

Africa: Challenges and Opportunities for Trade Unions

On the fringes of the 102nd session of the International Labour Conference, the President of the African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa), Mody Guiro, highlighted several challenges and opportunities...

102nd International Labour Conference

ILO approves new framework of action on social dialogue

The conclusions of the ILC Committee for the Recurrent Discussion on Social Dialogue stress that social dialogue is at the heart of democracy - and is essential for social and economic development.

ILO Director-General to address the 8th ILO Meeting of Caribbean Labour Ministers in Port of Spain

ILO Director-General tol attend the 8th ILO Meeting of Caribbean Labour Ministers in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

$4m project to turn Viet Nam’s hopes for better labour relations into reality

A US$4 million project was launched today in Hanoi to develop industrial relations in Viet Nam, making the new Labour Code and Trade Union Law beneficial to both employers and workers.

Signing of the Agreement of Cooperation between the Federation of Trade Unions of Kyrgyzstan and the Confederation of Trade Unions of...

Signing of the Agreement of Cooperation between the Federation of Trade Unions of Kyrgyzstan and the Confederation of Trade Unions of Georgia (GTUC) took place on the 29th of May in Tbilisi. It coincided with the first day of the work of the...

Collective Bargaining Agreement signed for Jordanian Apparel Sector

A sector-wide agreement between employers associations and the garment union signed in Jordan.

Upper-level coordination helps trade unions return to workers

The active involvement of an upper-level trade union (công đoàn cấp trên cơ sở) in collective bargaining process over wage issues has helped prevent wild-cat strikes and paved the way for better industrial relations at enterprises in the southern...

Freedom of association

First conference of labour organizations in Myanmar since freedom of association law

Hundreds of workers come together to mark first anniversary of Labour Organization Law.

Employment

New employment pattern offers opportunities but can be a two-edged sword

The amended Labour Code for the first time recognizes the practice of labour dispatch, where workers are employed by one company and ”dispatched” to work in another company. Chief Technical Advisor on Industrial Relations of ILO Viet Nam, Yoon...

EU social dialogue

Guy Ryder: “Social dialogue is and must be part of the solution to the crisis”

"Social dialogue must be a part of the solution to the crisis", Guy Ryder stressed in his video message for an EU conference on industrial relations and social dialogue in Europe.

Labour relations

ILO and Fair Work Commission sign MOU on labour dispute resolution

The ILO and the Australian workplace relations tribunal signed a memorandum of understanding to provide technical assistance in the area of labour dispute resolution.

Arab Labour Conference

Ryder: Arab region must seize opportunity for reform

ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, highlighted the need for strengthened social dialogue, social protection measures and efforts to tackle youth unemployment in Arab countries, at the opening of the Arab Labour Conference in Algeria.

Interviews

The ILO: The employers' and workers' views

Daniel Funes de Rioja and Luc Cortebeeck, respectively Employers' and Workers' spokespersons at the ILO's Governing Body, discuss the role of the ILO against the backdrop of a persisting global jobs crisis.

ILO Director-General urges closer cooperation between IMF, EC and ILO

The three international institutions need to work together to find solutions to the economic crisis in Europe, says Guy Ryder

317th session of the ILO Governing Body: Interview with Luc Cortebeeck, Workers’ Group Spokesperson

The 317th session of the ILO Governing Body has just ended in Geneva. Workers’ Group Spokesperson Luc Cortebeeck looks at the results achieved at this session, the reforms launched within the Organization and the position that the workers will be...

Guy Ryder meets with Dutch government, social partners and enterprises

On 25 March, Guy Ryder addressed a congress on ‘Industrial relations in transition’ organized by the Dutch government. He stressed the importance of a policy oriented towards growth and jobs with social dialogue as a crucial pillar, thereby praising...

ILO Director-general visits the Netherlands

Guy Ryder to address Dutch conference on labour and industrial relations

The ILO Director-General Guy Ryder will address the "SZW Congres 2013", a conference organized by the Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment on 25 March 2013.

ILO: Better Work Indonesia Strives to End Workplace Harassment

A worker is offered better hours or more money in return for sexual favours; a manager pinches the bottom of a worker; a worker spreads malicious rumours about a fellow co-worker. These are all forms of harassment, and are common in one form or...

ILO publishes the annual report on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations 2013

The Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations, whose work constitutes the cornerstone of the ILO's supervisory system on international labour standards, has just published its annual reports.

ILO meeting calls for sustainable civil aviation industry

On 20-22 February 2013, the ILO organized a “Global Dialogue Forum on the Effects of the Global Economic Crisis on the Civil Aviation Industry”. Participants at the forum discussed how to promote sustainability and decent work in the civil aviation...