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The United Nations asks the public about the world they want

The United Nations has teamed up with youth groups, private sector bodies and NGO partners all over the world to launch MY World, which is the United Nations Survey for a Better World. MY World asks people everywhere about the issues that make the...

Survey on assessing working condition of Asian-Born Nurses in UK

The EU-funded International Labour Organization project on Decent Work Across Borders (DWAB) is implementing a project focussing on the international migration of health professionals between the Philippines, India and Viet Nam to Europe. The...

Online discussion on access and portability of Social Protection for Migrant Workers from 11 – 22 March 2013

During our two week discussion, we'll be looking at the significant gaps in social protection for migrant workers and how these gaps can be filled.

Influencing a culture of zero harassment in Indonesia

To help its factory partners achieve zero tolerance, Better Work Indonesia works toward ensuring all factories have an appropriate policy in place and promote compliance with that policy.

ILO Director-General addressed the Eurofound Forum 2013

The ILO Director-General Guy Ryder went on an official visit to Ireland, which holds the rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU. Attending the Eurofound Forum in Dublin, he welcomed the EU's social investment package. He also stressed that...

South-to-South Cooperation Regional Workshop: Marking the regional efforts to end child labour by 2016

Key leaders representing government, employers, trade unions and other relevant stakeholders from six countries will meet at Hotel Balairung Jakarta, Monday (4/3), to look at ways of strengthening South-to-South cooperation in combating child labour.

Kazakh government approves blueprint for youth policy till 2020

The Kazakh government approved a blueprint for state youth policy till 2020 at a meeting today.

Russian expert: G20 should listen to the anti-crisis initiatives of the President of Kazakhstan

Members of "Big Twenty" should listen to the anti-crisis initiatives of President Nursultan Nazarbayev.

A strategic alliance for youth employment

The ILO presents a technical cooperation portfolio that calls for the mobilization of resources and partnerships to tackle the youth employment crisis

DWAB online photo competition: Final judging

Decent Work Across Borders together with the Alliance of Young Nurse Leaders (AYNLA) culminated its online photo competition last 20 February 2013 with the final judging of entries based on first round of judging which yielded twenty one photos. ...

EU to allocate €1.9 billion to Eastern Parnership's members

Tashpolot Baltabayev: Only way to fight unemployment in Kyrgyzstan is export of human recourses

Irish EU Council Presidency underlines importance of employment and EU cooperation with ILO

The ILO-Brussels Office appreciates the priorities of the EU Council Presidency, laid down in the Programme “For Stability, Jobs and Growth”.

ILO Director-General discusses development agenda with UN Secretary-General

ILO Director-General Guy Ryder met UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his senior staff to discuss the role of the Decent Work Agenda in the post-2015 development framework.

ILO at European Employment Committee meeting with social partners on wage developments

The European Employment Committee (EMCO) organized on 1 February 2013 an extra-ordinary meeting with EU- and national social partners on wages developments. The EMCO chair invited the ILO to contribute to the discussion.

Consultation Meetings with Different Stakeholders on the Assessment of the Effects of Bilateral Labour Arrangements (BLA)

A roundtable discussion was conducted last 11 February 2013 at the ILO auditorium where Ms. Makulec presented the initial result of the interviews. Twenty five participants from the tripartite partners of the ILO DWAB actively participated in the...

International labour standards

Training for Police Officers on Workers' Rights and Government Officials on International Labour Standards

Police and government officials were trained on workers’ rights and international labour standards in relation to handling disputes and adopting a more human rights approach.

Disaster response in the Philippines

Rebuilding a better future in the wake of typhoon Bopha

Almost two months after Typhoon Bopha slammed the Philippines, survivors are still struggling to rebuild their lives. The ILO is helping give communities new livelihood prospects, but renewed flooding has affected aid efforts.

Post-conflict recovery

ILO helps Sri Lanka war victims pick up the pieces

Fishermen who lost their boats during Sri Lanka’s 26-year civil war are back at sea. Farmers are learning to get better yields and war widows are running businesses. A look at how an ILO project is helping victims of the bitter conflict.

ILO, European Commission, OHCHR, UNWOMEN and KSBSI sign agreement on global action programme on migrant domestic workers

The European Commission and the ILO in partnership with OHCHR, UNWOMEN and the Indonesian Trade Union KSBSI signed an agreement on implementing a “Global Action programme on migrant domestic workers and their families”. The implementation of this...