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EU migration policy

ILO Director-General Guy Ryder calls for more regular migration channels in the EU

ILO Director-General Guy Ryder addressed a conference of the European Commission on EU labour law in a video message.

The ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Mr Yoshiteru Uramoto, visited Thimpu, Bhutan from 25 to...

The main purpose of the visit was to meet members of the Government and attend a meeting of the South Asia Initiative to End Violence Against Children (SAIEVAC).

Progressing new labour laws in the Pacific Region

For the last two and a half years the ILO Office of Pacific Island Countries has been working closely with Governments and representative organisations of employers and workers in developing new labour legislation to progressively improve compliance...

Pacific Island Countries benefit from ILO Maritime Labour Convention (MLC,2006)

A new “bill of rights” – the ILO’s Maritime Labour Convention – comes into force, ensuring protection for the world’s 1.5 million seafarers and fair competition for shipowners.

Bangladesh

The Rana Plaza building collapse… 100 days on

A number of initiatives have been launched in response to the Rana Plaza building collapse in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which expand upon ILO action following previous accidents in the country. The Director of the ILO Office in Dhaka, Srinivas B. Reddy,...

Jordanian Garment Sector

Labour Law Guide published for Jordanian Garment Sector

Better Work Jordan and Ministry of Labour produce legal guide for garment sector stakeholders.

Parents and employers to face punishment for forcing children into labour in Tajikistan

Trade Union Law now available in English

The bilingual publication of the 2012 Law on Trade Unions was launched on 23 July in Hanoi by the Viet Nam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL). The translation of the law into English, as well as the amendment process of the law, was supported by...

International labour standards

ILO statement on reform of Bangladesh labour law

Amendments to the Bangladesh labour Act 2006 were adopted on 15 July 2013. Its conformity with international labour standards ratified by Bangladesh will be reviewed by the ILO supervisory machinery later in the year.

Viet Nam’s leading labour journalists trained in Labour Code

More than 30 labour and employment journalists from major media organizations in Viet Nam gathered in the central city of Da Nang on 18 July for a training workshop in the new Labour Code.

Workplace safety

ILO, EU, Bangladesh government adopt new compact on garment factory safety

The new compact aims to improve health and safety, labour rights and responsible business conduct in Bangladesh’s ready-made garment industry.

Jordan reviews legislation on equal pay and child labour

Legal amendments on equal remuneration and child labour under discussion.

World Day against Child Labour

Jordan pilots National Framework to Combat Child Labour

Jordan pilots National Framework to Combat Child Labour with the help of a national database.

Provinces finalize Action Plans against Child Labour & Bonded Labour and agree to improve reporting on ILO Conventions

All provincial labour departments agreed on action plans to revise labour legislations regarding child and bonded labour and subsequent actions. Moreover, the Ministry of Human Resource Development and Provincial Labour Departments have also agreed...

$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.

Georgia’s parliament adopts in first reading amendments to Labour Code

One labour market, one labour law? By Miguel Ángel Malo, senior economist at the ILO’s International Institute for Labour Studies

There are many occupations that can be found both in the public and private sectors. It’s the case of nurses, doctors and teachers, for example. The job might be the same, but the working conditions and employment relationships that apply to public...

Provinces review Labour Laws with ILO Conventions

More amendments are needed to harmonize the provincial Labour Legislations in line with Pakistan’s ratified ILO conventions. This was agreed by the representatives from the four provincial departments of labour, Gilgit-Baltistan, Employers...

Public and private sectors

One labour market, one labour law?

With outsourcing, the distinction between the public and private sectors is blurring in many areas – raising questions about whether there should be one labour law for all workers. By Miguel Ángel Malo, senior economist at the ILO’s International...

Handbook on Child labour launched in Jamaica

Professionals, who deal with cases of child labour are now better equipped to address the issue with the launch of the Child Labour Handbook for Professionals.