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Labour reforms

Qatar’s new minimum wage enters into force

Qatar’s new non-discriminatory minimum wage comes into force – adding to the series of major labour reforms underway.

International Labour Standards Training for Pakistani Labour and Industrial Relations Court Judges

“As dispute settlement managers, labour court judges should wear a human rights cap while adjudicating cases and make full use of the whole corpus of guarantees and rights articulated in the country’s constitution, national, international and case...

Child and forced labour

Systemic forced labour and child labour has come to an end in Uzbek cotton

Almost two million people are recruited every year for the annual cotton harvest in Uzbekistan. The country managed to accelerate the fight against child and forced labour during the 2020 cotton production cycle, according to a new ILO report.

Implementing new Labour Code will expedite Viet Nam’s path to high income country

Numerous improvements in the new Labour Code can bring benefits for workers and employers but only when all are aware of their new rights and actively use them.

International Migrants Day

ILO commits to supporting Viet Nam to enforce new law on Vietnamese migrant workers

The ILO commends Viet Nam on the passage of the revised Law on Contract-Based Overseas Workers, which improves protection for Vietnamese migrant workers.

ILO, Russia Sign Programme of Cooperation for 2021-2024

The Russian tripartite constituents – Government, employers’ and workers’ organizations - and ILO Director-General Guy Ryder today signed a Programme of Cooperation between Russia and the ILO for the years 2021-2024. The Programme capitalizes on the...

New partnership between the Government of Norway and the International Labour Organization to improve working conditions in Malawi’s...

This new project is well aligned to the strategic priorities of development cooperation between Norway and Malawi, which include a focus on the agriculture sector and respect for human rights, as well as with Norway’s global development cooperation...

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Shine a purple spotlight on disability

On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the ILO took part in a day-long series of online events across six continents that called for countries to make people with disabilities a priority in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

World Children’s Day

Child labour is an affront to our common values

The universal ratification of the ILO’s Convention on the Worst Forms of Child Labour is a positive step for Africa’s children says Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon, ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Africa.

ILO COOP provides a message celebrating ICA Asia Pacific Region for their 60th anniversary

Established in 1960, ICA AP is the Asia Pacific office of the International Cooperative Alliance that unites, develops & promotes cooperative enterprises worldwide. In her message of congratulations, ILO COOP manager Simel Esim provided examples of...

ILO support towards revision of labour migration national legislations in Uganda

International Labour Standards

Ukraine on its way to reform 50-year-old Labour Law

Ukraine is currently making a new attempt to revise the outdated labour law. The UN in Ukraine, supported by the ILO, published last month a Position Paper on the ongoing Labour Law reform which was presented to Government and social partners in an...

Georgian Judges exchange views on legislative reforms

Fifteen judges from a number of City and Appellate Courts in Georgia, came together virtually on October 24 -25 to learn about amendments to the Labour Code adopted on 29 September 2020 and exchange views on the impact of these amendments on cases...

Georgia’s Parliament adopts historic labour law reform package

On 29 September, Georgia’s Parliament adopted an important labour law reform package. By offering much greater protection to workers, the adoption of the reforms, which were developed with extensive support of the ILO, constitutes a major step...

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Changes in the labour market in Qatar

Dismantling the kafala system and introducing a minimum wage mark new era for Qatar labour market

Greater freedom to change jobs, combined with a non-discriminatory minimum wage, will benefit employers and workers alike.

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International labour standards and national law in light of the impact of Covid-19 on labour relations – webinar for judges in Georgia

The social impact of measures taken by the Government of Georgia to counter the spread of Covid-19 has brought to the fore questions related to the role of international labour standards and the application of relevant provisions of the Georgian...

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Employers Organizations

SADC Private Sector Forum (SPSF) leaps ahead to launch the Southern Africa Development Community Labour Law Guide

On 12 June 2020, the SADC Private Sector Forum (SPSF) launched its ground-breaking SADC Labour Law Guide (LLG), an online tool that provides up-to-date labour laws from the SADC region in one central location.