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World Day Against Child Labour 2022

Fight against child labour is at a crossroads

In his statement for World Day Against Child Labour 2022, International Labour Organization Director-General, Guy Ryder, warns the choices made by governments now will make or break the lives of millions of children. He says social protection is one...

Long term care for the elderly in Albania

Albania faces a growing need of long-term care for its elderly population

According to a recent ILO study, at least 91 thousand elderly in Albania are in need of long-term care. Less than 2 percent of them are currently receiving formal long-term care services and most of them rely on family members, in particular unpaid...

#RatifyC190

Poster and social media competitions promote workplaces free from harassment and violence in garment sector

Better Work Indonesia (BWI), a joint programme of ILO and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), promotes safe working environment and the ratification of the ILO’s Convention No. 190 on Harassment and Violence through poster and social media...

ILO facilitates bipartite discussions on strengthening social security system

Workers and employers from four provinces shared their perspectives on the direction of future social security schemes in a series of bipartite meetings.

Social security

‘Geneva Declaration’ between employers of Bangladesh and ILO to promote the employment injury scheme pilot

Employers of Bangladesh consent to a pilot Employment Injury Scheme in the readymade garment.

Social protection

Training provincial authorities in Lao People's Democratic Republic to implement the National Social Protection Strategy

The UN Joint Programme “Leaving no one behind: Establishing the basis for social protection floors in Lao People's Democratic Republic” has been supporting the government to conduct trainings in the country’s northern provinces to disseminate the...

ILO participates in workshop on Social Protection for the Media in Saint Lucia

The workshop sought to build the capacity of media professionals in Saint Lucia thereby better enabling them to understand, report on and lead public dialogue on social protection issues and developments.

Symposium sheds light on Iraq’s social security and protection policies and practices

With the support of the European Union, the symposium was an opportunity to analyse challenges and good practices on key aspects shaping Iraq’s labour market and directions for more inclusive social security systems.

Promotion of decent work in the Republic of Uzbekistan

On May 27, 2022, a round table dedicated to the development of a Roadmap for 2022-2023 was held at the National Commission on Combating Human Trafficking and Forced Labor on the implementation of a new Decent Work Country Programme in the Republic...

Older people in Lebanon face desperate circumstances due to lack of basic social protection guarantees

A new report by HelpAge International and the ILO draws on the testimonials of older people who convey the severe hardships they face because of the lack of an adequate social protection system in Lebanon.

Jordan and ILO sign agreement to support the extension of social security coverage and promote formalization

The project will help extend social protection to Jordanian and non-Jordanian workers, including refugees, by subsidizing contributions and providing income support to promote their participation in the national social security system.

G7 Labour and Employment Ministers Meeting

ILO welcomes G7 call to make a just transition to a green economy happen

At the end of their meeting the G7 Labour Ministers highlighted the urgent need to greater focus on rights and occupational safety and health.

ILO supports social dialogue, costing and design of the Unemployment Insurance in Jamaica

UI schemes are implemented in both emerging and advanced economies to protect employed individuals against the risk of job loss. In essence, these interventions provide income support conditional on actively searching for a job and participation in...

Tailored ILO trainings in Iraq build capacities of inspectors in various fields

ILO Monitor on the World of Work

ILO: Labour market recovery goes into reverse

Recovery in the global labour market is threatened by multiple and interlinked global crises, as well as increasing inequalities, according to the latest ILO report on the world of work.

ISSA webinar highlights the need for unemployment insurance in the Caribbean region

Keynote speaker, Ariel Pino, ILO Specialist, Social Protection and OSH, examined the key aspects of unemployment insurance – namely the why, the what and the how - vis-à-vis international experience and the International Labour Standards.

5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour

European Commission, Belgium and the Netherlands contribute to the Global child labour conference

5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour

Global Child Labour Conference agrees Durban Call to Action to end child labour

The ‘Durban Call to Action’ includes strong commitments on action against child labour while raising concerns that existing progress has slowed and is now threatened by the COVID-19 pandemic, armed conflict, as well as food, environmental and...

Joint ILO/UNICEF report

ILO/UNICEF: Social protection contributes to reducing child labour

A new ILO-UNICEF report calls for the closing of the social protection coverage gap that means 1.5 billion children are still unsupported by family or child cash benefits.

The current challenges of social protection in the world

The pandemic has laid bare significant gaps in social protection coverage around the world. The fallout from the war in Ukraine puts further pressure on social protection systems. The ILO presented the current state of social protection at a...