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Smart phones, smart workplaces

Almost all garment workers in Asia now own a mobile phone. The ILO’s Better Work programme is finding ways of using this technology to deliver important information.

Bangladesh celebrates World Day for Safety and Health at Work for first time

The Government of Bangladesh held a range of activities across the country to mark World Day for Safety and Health at Work for first time on 28 April 2016.

SADAQA, ILO launch initiative to advance gender equality at the workplace in Jordan

The initiative advocates for the nationwide compliance with Article 72 of the Labour Law, which calls for the provision of daycare in the workplace.

ILO's statement on Trade Unions law in Cambodia

The ILO Country Office for Thailand, Cambodia and Lao PDR takes note of today’s decision of the National Assembly to adopt a Law on Trade Unions.

International labour standards training delivered to judges, lawyers and advocates in Fiji

The International Training Centre of the ILO has delivered training sessions to legal professionals on International Labour Standards in Suva this week. The training sessions were delivered to lawyers and advocates, as well as members of the...

Western Balkans

Three million euro for boosting jobs

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) will jointly create a Western Balkans Platform on Employment and Social Affairs in the framework of a new European Commission funded project signed today in...

Disability

Moving Towards Disability Inclusion

Technical vocational education and training (TVET) plays a central role in opening career opportunities for people with disabilities and enhances earning potential, career progression and employability. In Zambia, PROPEL supported five TVET...

Fair migration

A better way for Pakistani migrant workers to combat exploitation

An internet service will make it easier for Pakistani workers abroad to make formal complaints in cases of alleged deception in recruitment or exploitation in employment.

Labour Laws

Zambian Government bans Casualisation and Unjustified Termination of Employment Contracts

The government of the Republic of Zambia has made a landmark commitment to end casualization as President Edgar Lungu assents to the revised employment act to ban casualization and unjustified termination of employment.

ILO supports Palestinian partners in initiating Labour Law reform

Workshop brings together government, worker and employer representative to advise on relevant international standards as well as approaches and methodology to be followed in the reform process.

Nexus between Labour Laws, Decent Work and Economic Growth in Zimbabwe

The ILO convened a panel discussion on the role of the labour market in supporting economic growth and factors that affect investment and productivity in Zimbabwe.

Promoting decent work for domestic workers in Zanzibar

The Conservation, Hotels, Domestic and Allied Workers Union-Zanzibar (CHODAW-Z), in collaboration with the ILO Country Office in Dar es Salaam, organized a seminar on the promotion of decent work for domestic workers in Zanzibar, on 18 November 2015.

Employers' organizations

Employers come up with proposals to improve business environment in Moldova

National Confederation of Employers of Moldova (CNPM) launched three position papers on 7th October 2015 with the aim to combat the informal economy, create more effective social dialogue and emphasize the need for more flexible labor laws.

Buyers Forum

Enterprise improvement and regulation in textiles high on Buyers’ Forum agenda in Pakistan

The fourth Buyers Forum in Pakistan held on 29th October 2015 agreed on a road map covering three areas including compliance with international labour standards; joint advocacy for better policy, laws and regulations and communications for more...

Training of mediators and arbitrators on labour dispute resolution and domestic work in Tanzania

ILO trained mediators and arbitrators in Tanzania on labour dispute resolutions related to domestic workers’ complaints including physical violence, child labour and forced labour.

Interview

Welcome aboard new head of ILO Viet Nam!

New ILO Viet Nam Country Director, Chang-Hee Lee, shares some thoughts and visions upon taking office on 15 September 2015.

ILO’s tripartite partners commit to improving labour standards and promotion of decent work in Punjab province

The Government of Punjab restated its commitment to fast track the existing labour inspection reform process. Workers and Employers highlighted ILO’s role in expanding the coverage of labour legislation to the informal sector including domestic...

First Project Advisory Committee-ILO, PTEA Public Private Partnership

On 25th August 2015, the first meeting of the Project Advisory Committee (PAC) for the ‘Public Private Partnership (PPP) for ILS Compliance and Reporting in Textile Sector in Faisalabad’ was convened and chaired by Mr Khizar Hayat, Federal...

Labour Law Reforms, Termination of Employment, Productivity and Investment, Flexibility, Social Dialogue and the Economy

Interview

Any reform and integration must be beneficial to all

ILO Country Director Gyorgy Sziraczki shares his views on key labour and employment issues in Viet Nam in the past few years and looks ahead to the country’s near future.