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Staff movement
ILO says farewell to its Specialist in Employment and Labour Market Policies
Diego Rei served at the ILO Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean from February 2016 to December 2022. He provided invaluable dedicated service and support to constituents and stakeholders in the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean.
2022 Labour Overview Series
ILO: 34.5 per cent of over 65s have no income in Latin America and the Caribbean
The new "Social Protection Overview" for the region focuses on pension systems and finds that improvements in coverage, sufficiency and sustainability are essential to provide economic security, particularly to those people most affected by crises...
News
ILO Office for Türkiye and Ankara Metropolitan Municipality join forces for domestic workers!
Roundtable discussion on the integration of a public works programme in Iraq’s social protection landscape
A roundtable discussion organised by the Ministry of Planning and ILO focused on a new paper that outlines factors and challenges that need to be considered in designing and integrating a public works programme within the social protection landscape...
Migrant workers
Social security offers a win-win for migrant workers and ASEAN alike
Few migrant workers in the ASEAN region are covered by social protection, despite the benefits it offers workers and countries. To mark International Migrants Day, Panudda Boonpala Deputy Regional Director of the ILO Regional Office for Asia and the...
Partners in the Kyrgyz Republic are trained in strategic planning for the development of the National Programme for the transition from the...
On December 14-15, 2023, in Bishkek, more than 30 members of the interagency working group took part in a training seminar on strategic planning, during which they analyzed political and legal measures aimed at reducing the informal economy...
Social protection
International Coffee Day in Lao People's Democratic Republic 2022
Around the world, International Coffee Day is observed on 1st October every year. It is an occasion for everyone associated with coffee to come together and recognize the people—from farmers to roasters to baristas to cafe owners—working hard to...
Latin America
Low levels of social protection and statistical invisibility increases the vulnerability of 55 million indigenous people
The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected more than 800 groups of indigenous peoples, who are overly affected by poverty and informality, have few opportunities for decent work, and face obstacles in accessing education or participating...
Strengthening integrated social protection and employment service delivery - training for the Unified Social Service staff in Armenia
On December 9-10 and 11-12, 2022, at the request of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, the International Labour Organization organized two 2-day trainings for more than 50 participants representing 49 Unified...
Labour Agenda
Message at the launch of the 15-point Labour Agenda by trade unions
By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the launch of the 15-point Labour agenda by Philippine trade unions and workers’ organizations, 13 December 2022, Manila, Philippines
EBMOs have a crucial role in promoting skills development, job protection, enterprise sustainability and adapting to digital transformation...
Inaugural address by Ms Dagmar Walter, Director, ILO/DWT-CO New Delhi, at the CII–EFI National Conference on Industrial Relations
Social protection
ILO in Action: Reducing Vulnerability in Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Noutthong Alounthong, ILO National Project Coordinator in Lao PDR, explains how the SOLAR project supports the government and civil society to promote labour rights and improve access to social security and occupational safety and health for coffee...
Social protection
ASEAN Social Security Association Conference in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Loveleen De, ILO Technical Advisor and Programme Manager on Social Protection talks about the ASEAN Social Security Association's (ASSA) annual conference in Luang Prabang, Lao People's Democratic Republic held during 23-24 November 2022.
Social security
Training Workshop on Strengthening Regional Capacity on Employment Injury Insurance (EII) and Employment Insurance (EI)
ILO/Korea Partnership Programme and the Korean partner intuitions brought together the tripartite representatives from seven countries in South-East Asia to discuss and enhance their knowledge and understanding in relation to strengthening EII and...
#aprm2022
ILO’s 17th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting opens with call for greater efforts to ensure inclusive growth
Government, employer and worker representatives from Asia and the Pacific and the Arab States gather in Singapore to shape priorities for action to drive employment growth in both regions.
Undeclared work
Turning Moldova “white” – The Moldovan government takes bold steps to encourage the formalization of employment
With ILO assistance, the Government of Moldova is developing innovative and ambitious policies for combating undeclared work, including a voucher system for occasional workers in agriculture, subsidy of social security contributions and by...
International Day of People with Disabilities Marked in Kyrgyzstan
On December 3, 2022, the Kyrgyz National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater in Bishkek hosted a public event to mark the International Day of People with Disabilities "Birge kotorgon juk jenil bolot- the burden of moving together is light".
Press release
ILO-UNHCR policy dialogue examines access of host communities and forcibly displaced persons to Iraq’s labour market
The event focused on ILO’s newly developed report which examines global and country level policy, legislative and regulatory frameworks, practices and gaps shaping access to the labour market and proposes recommendations that support efforts to...
Message at the Consultation for the development of the Philippine Program Against Child Labor Strategic Framework (2023-28)
By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Consultation for the development of the Philippine Program Against Child Labor Strategic Framework (2023-28), 1 December 2022, Manila, Philippines
Multilateralism
ILO Director-General warns of threat to social justice at meeting with Chancellor Scholz and other international organization leaders
Social justice, social protection and creating enough decent jobs were discussed during the Director-General’s visit to Berlin, which also resulted in new cooperation agreements with the World Bank and the German government.
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