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Social dialogue and formalization

New ILO project works towards formalizing Lebanon’s economy through tripartite social dialogue

The Lebanon arm of the multi-country project held a two-day workshop to explore the requirements of transitioning from the informal to the formal economy in the crisis-hit country.

5th meeting of the Social Protection, Freedom and Justice for Workers Network

Social Protection: Three questions to Ursula Kulke…

The ILO organized the 5th meeting of the Social Protection, Freedom and Justice for Workers Network on 5th July. Ursula Kulke, Senior Social Protection Specialist, explains the objectives of this meeting and the next steps towards achieving the...

Multi-stakeholders committee, convened by the Government and the UN, holds its first meeting to discuss integrated social protection...

Led by the Government of Iraq, the Social Protection Sector Coordination Committee is a new coordination mechanism to accelerate the reform of the social protection sector, with the support of the European Union.

Federation of Trade Unions of Kyrgyzstan on social protection and informal employment

On June 30, 2022, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, a meeting of the Republican Tripartite Commission for the regulation of social and labour relations was held. During the meeting, the position of workers' organizations was presented on key indicators of the...

Following the Americas Summit Declaration on migration, ILO reaffirms its commitment to strengthening labour migration governance in the...

ILO principles are reflected in the Summit declaration and new US guidance on temporary migrant workers

G7 Leaders’ Communiqué

ILO welcomes commitments in G7 leaders’ communiqué

New commitments by the G7 Leaders, covering gender equality, tackling inflation, climate change, and support for a just transition to a sustainable and inclusive future, have been welcomed by the ILO.

Trade union capacity building

Indonesian trade unions enhance their capacity to promote collective bargaining and dispute resolution in palm oil sector

The ILO through its Advancing Workers’ Rights in Indonesia and Malaysia’s Palm Oil Sector project enhances the capacity of trainers and branch leaders of the national trade union confederations and their federations to improve conditions of work and...

G7 Summit

ILO Director-General warns G7 Summit on great divergence

In his statement to the G7 Summit in Germany, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, says pandemic and conflict have widened divergence between industrialized and developing countries. Raises concern over inequalities within countries, including gender...

Message at the 2022 World Day Against Child Labour culminating activity

By Ms Ma. Concepcion Sardaña, Senior Programme Officer, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the 2022 World Day Against Child Labour culminating activity, 27 June 2022, Manila, Philippines

Social security

Pilot employment injury scheme launched to provide income protection to Bangladesh's garment workers

The pilot employment injury scheme is a historic step towards strengthening occupational safety and health in Bangladesh.

Social protection

UN joint programme on social protection in Lao PDR comes to a close

Programme supports the government of Lao PDR to take meaningful steps towards building a nationally owned and inclusive social protection system

Priorities of Decent Work Country Programme discussed between ILO and Azerbaijan

On June 20, 2022, a conference to discuss priorities and outcomes of the new Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) for Azerbaijan 2022-2026 was held in Baku.

World Day Against Child Labour

A greater access to social protection is needed to prevent children from child labour in Timor-Leste

The commemoration of the World Day Against Child Labour in Timor-Leste is marked with the launch of the joint ILO and UNICEF research on key driver of child labour and the urgent call for the adoption of the Child Labour National Action Plan.

ILO and Portugal sign cooperation agreement on Social Protection

On Tuesday 14 June in the framework of a High-Level Conference organized by the ILO Office in Lisbon and the Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security of Portugal, the International Labour Organization has signed a cooperation agreement...

International Domestic Workers Day

Only six per cent of domestic workers have comprehensive social protection, says ILO

Domestic workers make an important contribution to society, providing vital care for families and households, but they remain undervalued.

Op-ed

It’s time to give domestic workers across Asia and the Pacific the rights they deserve

With few rights and little social protection, domestic workers were often cast aside during the COVID-19 pandemic to fend for themselves. On International Domestic Workers Day, Chihoko Asada-Miyakawa, the International Labour Organization’s...

ILO Voices | Domestic workers

Domestic workers need social protection too

What motivates someone to advocate for workers’ rights? Meet Champa, head of a network of migrant domestic workers, who lives and works in Thailand.

World Day Against Child Labour

Rally in Diet Encourages an End to Child Labour

Social protection

ILO develops a Training of Trainers toolkit on Social Protection in Lao PDR

New toolkit will help build capacity of organizations in Lao PDR to better understand and implement social protection efforts

Tajikistan determines the minimum subsistence level and consumer basket price

With the support of the International Labour Organization (ILO) the Research Institute under the Ministry of Labour, Migration and Employment of Population of the Republic of Tajikistan is conducting rapid assessment to determine the subsistence...