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ILO delegation visits Kazakhstan, takes part in VII Astana Economic Forum

On May 19-22 the ILO delegation led by Dimitrina Dimitrova, Director of the ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team and Country Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, visited Kazakhstan to take part in VII Astana Economic Forum and World...

Maternity and paternity at work

Maternity protection makes headway amid vast global gaps

Despite progress in maternity benefits and a trend supporting paternity leave, an ILO report finds most women around the world are still not protected at work.

Maternity and paternity at work

Economic crisis lends unexpected support to families in some countries

An ILO report says a surprising side effect of the crisis in some countries was a lift to families, including better benefits for maternity and parental leave.

Forthcoming

ILO to publish new report on maternity and paternity at work

Russia to ban agency work as of 2016

Russian President Vladimir Putin bans agency work in Russia. The relevant law that would enter into force as of 2016 was placed at the official legal information portal.

ILO Study

Syrian refugee crisis in Jordan highlights urgency of fundamental job market issues

The adverse labour market effects of Syrian refugees working in Jordan can be averted or reversed with comprehensive measures.

Moscow hosts international conference focusing on improvement and development of national laws on the basis of international labour...

Moscow hosts conference on improvement of On April 22-24 Russia’s Ministry of Labour and Social Protection in Moscow hosted an international conference focusing on improvement and development of national laws on the basis of international labour...

Samoa Workers Congress launched

The newly formed Samoa Workers Congress is intended to be the national organisation that brings together all the worker organisations of the country, It will act as the national body for workers on the National Tripartite Forum between government,...

Tuvalu – a small island State tackles labour law reform

Tuvalu is one of the ILO’s smallest Member States with a population of little more the 10,000 people spread across eight islands. Tuvalu, like a number of other countries in the Pacific region has labour legislation that has been in place for many...

Norway funds effort to strengthen labour rights, improve occupational health and safety for 4,000 Bangladeshi workers in garment, leather...

"Decent Work and fair globalization are important and related objectives on the Norwegian Government’s agenda. Everybody must enjoy basic workers’ rights, work in an environment where standards are respected, and receive their share of the wealth...

New reports outline policy framework for higher growth and more and better jobs

Two major reports that lay out the challenges and opportunities for sustainable business development in Cambodia were launched on Wednesday 12 March 2014 in Phnom Penh.

New reports to outline ways to improve investment climate in Cambodia

Two reports that lay out the challenges and opportunities for sustainable business development in Cambodia will be launched on Wednesday 12 March 2014 in Phnom Penh.

ILO project to help Georgia improve compliance with labour laws

The Government of Georgia and the International Labour Organization launched a project entitled “Improved compliance with labour laws in Georgia”.

Domestic workers: The need to speed up change

Over the course of two years, Kartika Puspitasari, a 30-year-old Indonesian domestic worker, was assaulted by her Hong Kong employers, who would burn her with an iron and beat her with a bike chain. The trial judge called her treatment “cruel” and...

Union registrations rise sharply in Bangladesh garment sector: New labour laws pave way to improve conditions, workers’ rights

The 30 labour officials examined recent changes to labour laws in Bangladesh, which will promote workers’ rights, and facilitate the registration of new trade unions.

Cambodia: ILO urges dialogue to resolve current dispute in garment sector

The ILO urges all stakeholders, workers, trade unions, government and business and its representatives to maximise efforts to find a resolution to the current dispute in garment sector. We strongly encourage all parties to intensify these efforts...

ILO Better Factories Cambodia Programme gets new three-year MOU

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – The International Labour Organization (ILO), the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, and the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) signed a new Memorandum of Understanding for...

Helping Pacific Islands to Manage Impacts of Climate Change on Migration

Under the project, the ILO will undertake a range of activities to promote and improve regional labour mobility schemes. In particular, ILO will use its technical expertise to work with Kiribati, Tuvalu and Nauru to improve the countries’ data...

More and better jobs

Labour standards increasingly included in bilateral and regional free trade agreements

A new ILO report shows free trade agreements with measures relating to labour standards are on the rise and recommends measures to improve their effectiveness.

Sub-regional tripartite workshop on wages policies in the Pacific island

Wage setting though minimum wages and collective bargaining agreements presents a number of practical challenges in the Pacific Island countries.