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Opening address at the Validation Workshop, Study on the Conditions and Challenges Affecting Social Dialogue in Water Utilities in the...

By Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines, Lipa City, Batangas, Philippines

Opening address at the National Seminar for Trade Unions on Freedom of Association and Review of the Progress of the High Level Mission

By Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines, Tagaytay City, Philippines

Decent Work Programme for Tajikistan signed in Dushanbe

On 10 February, 2011, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, the tripartite partners – the Government, employers’ and workers' organizations - and the ILO signed a Memorandum of Understanding on a Decent Work Country Programee (DWCP) for the years 2011-2013.

Opening message at the Tripartite Consultation Meeting on Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining Rights in Export Processing...

By Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines

Nicaragua: Free trade zone tripartite commision: social dialogue in times of crisis

ILO welcomes landmark agreement in Cambodia’s garment industry

ILO News (Bangkok): The International Labour Organization (ILO) has welcomed the landmark agreement reached by Cambodia’s garment sector unions and manufacturers, to improve relations in the industry.

Yerevan hosts first national conference on social partnership

Opening address at 2010 International Forum on Chinese Trade Unions & Labour Relations

By Ms Guan Jinghe, Deputy Director, ILO Country Office for China and Mongolia

Social dialogue

Mexico presents successful social dialogue project at the International Labour Conference

The Secretary of Labour and Social Welfare of Mexico, Javier Lozano, presented at the 99th International Labour Conference in Geneva "a successful program" to modernize work in the sugar cane industry, and stressed the importance of an effective...

ILO Study Mission on Singapore’s Tripartism Framework: Prospects for Ratification of the Tripartite Consultation (International Labour...

International Labour Standards Department (NORMES) - Industrial and Employment Relations Department (DIALOGUE)

Georgian Minister of Labour, Healthcare and Social Affairs visited Ireland to study social dialogue system

Keynote speech at the National Conference on Future of Industrial Relations and the Revision of Labour Code and Trade Union Law

By Mr Kari Tapiola, Executive Director, ILO Standards and Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, Hanoi on 1 April 2010

What works in overcoming the jobs crisis?

ILO seminar looks at experiences that worked in mitigating the crisis' effects

307th ILO Governing Body

ILO Commission of Inquiry emphasizes the role of the process of national healing and reconciliation in ensuring freedom of association...

An ILO Commission of Inquiry recently released its report entitled “Truth, reconciliation and justice in Zimbabwe”. The independent Commission of Inquiry, composed of high-level independent legal experts, had been mandated to examine the observance...

High Level Publicity Launch Of The Kadoma Declaration – “Towards A Shared National Social And Economic Vision”

The President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, His Excellency R.G. Mugabe, has officially launched the beginning of a publicity campaign for the Kadoma Declaration – “Towards a Shared National Social and Economic Vision” (the Declaration) on Friday 26...

Garment workers to compete using their knowledge of the Cambodian labour law

The ILO Better Factories Cambodia in partnership with Radio Mohanokor FM93.5 is launching a radio competition allowing garment workers to compete using their knowledge of the Cambodia’s labour law.

Collective bargaining

Negotiating for social justice: Collective bargaining in times of crisis

This year marks the 60th anniversary of ILO Convention No. 98 on the Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining. While much has changed since the Convention was adopted in 1949, collective bargaining remains a fundamental right, an important tool...

Signing Ceremony V.V. Giri National Labour Institute, India and the National Institute of Labour Studies, Sri Lanka

By Ms Tine Staermose, Director, ILO Office in Sri Lanka

Thai trade unions press for ratification of ILO Conventions on Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining

Some 30 leaders of 12 Thai national trade unions expressed concern about restrictive labour rights and announced an advocacy campaign directed at ensuring the Thai Government ratifies core international labour standards covering freedom of...

Sub-Regional Workshop on Negotiating Decent Work in the Age of Globalization in South Asia and China Ahungalla Sri Lanka 26-27 October 2009

By Ms Tine Staermose, Director, ILO Office in Sri Lanka