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ILO continues work on comprehensive review of Suriname’s Social Protection System

The work that is being conducted is intended to lead to a reform proposal aimed at providing rights-based, universal, adequate, sustainable and responsive social protection coverage throughout one’s life cycle.

Bipartite cooperation

Employers’ and workers’ organizations of the palm oil sector join forces to promote bipartite cooperation through social dialogues

The Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI) and the Indonesian Trade Union Network for Palm Oil (JAPBUSI) sign a Joint Declaration to address decent work deficits in the sector, promote labour compliance and enhance the image of Indonesia’s palm oil...

ILO Office for Spain and Complutense University of Madrid renew their commitment to decent work

The two organisations have signed a collaboration agreement extending the existing cooperation framework between them.

Social Protection Training of Trainers Toolkit for the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

ILO Director-General Gilbert Houngbo meets with Minister of Labour and Social Affairs of Armenia, Narek Mkrtchyan

Within the framework of his visit to the United Arab Emirates, the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, Narek Mkrtchyan, had a meeting with the Director-General of the International Labour Organization, Gilbert Houngbo.

Way forward on Baldia arrangement funds

The ILO secures the payment of the pensions of the victims of the Ali Fire for the duration of the contingencies, with indexation

Multi-stakeholder meeting focuses on the extension of social security to Iraq’s farm workers

Organised by the ILO with the support of the European Union, a meeting with multi-stakeholders in Basra centred around the challenges faced in the inclusion of farm workers in social security coverage and ways to address them.

Quality employment and social protection are essential to reinforce welfare state by 2030

Migrant workers' rights

New ILO initiative to help protect migrant worker wages in Malaysia

Wage protections for women and men migrant workers in Malaysia a key focus of new phase of the International Labour Organization’s Migrant Workers Empowerment and Advocacy project.

Future of work

Keynote address at the 2023 Talent summit: The impact of the future of work

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the 2023 Talent summit: The impact of the future of work of the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Inc. (AmCham), 2 February 2023, Manila, Philippines

Blog

Amid crisis there is reason to hope – if we come together to pursue social justice

In a blog for the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, ILO Director-General calls for more international cooperation to achieve sustainable development goals and greater social justice.

Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs to begin assessing Iraqi internally displaced persons and returnees in need of social protection...

Child labour

ACCEL Africa partners unite to share vital knowledge on combating child labour in Cocoa and Gold Mining value chains in Cote d’Ivoire

The objectives of the knowledge sharing event were to review the project's interventions, share knowledge, lessons, best practices, and challenges related to the implementation of the ACCEL Africa project, and develop roadmaps and recommendations.

ILO launches Massive Open Online Course "Making Universal Social Protection a Reality"

This Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) enables learners to understand the key social protection concepts and the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches to social protection.

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How we shape a better future with decent work for all

Capacity building training for ILO constituents boosts efforts to reform social protection in Iraq

The training is part of broader support to Iraq’s constituents in strengthening the social protection system in Iraq.

ILO-Spain emphasizes importance of senior talent and adequate social protection for older people

Meeting of the ILO Office for Spain and the digital media 65YMÁS to discuss the problems affecting older workers.

The ILO and Yemen’s development fund pledge to further promote decent work for the most vulnerable

A new agreement will see increased cooperation on generating labour market data, creating short term decent jobs, and promoting social protection and gender inclusion.

Faltering global employment growth and the pressure on decent working conditions risk undermining social justice

According to the ILO report "World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2023", workers may be forced to accept lower quality jobs as a result of the economic slowdown, insufficient global employment growth and the difficulty of promoting decent...

WESO Trends 2023

Economic slowdown likely to force workers to accept lower quality jobs

Faltering global employment growth and the pressure on decent working conditions risk undermining social justice, according to the ILO’s World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2023 report.