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Progress on labour rights and factory safety in Bangladesh, but ILO calls for further improvements

The Government of Bangladesh has made important progress to ensure labour rights and factory safety in the ready-made garment and knitwear industry in Bangladesh, but a lot of work still remains to be done.

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

Leave no one behind: Working to end poverty

Statement by Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, on the occasion of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.

“Moving forward is my current life principle”

September 2014 would be a monumental, unforgettable month for Juliani, a 31-year-old home worker from Deli Serdang, North Sumatra. For the first time, she and several other home workers had courage to demand a raise. Also, these home workers have...

Utilizing knowledge and experience for a better work

Siti Zamzanah has been making button holes and sewing buttons for 16 years now. She generally enjoys her life – spending time with family and working from home – but she is not fully satisfied with her work.

Gender equity

Fight underway to end gender pay discrimination in Jordanian private education

The lack of pay equity between men and women in Jordan’s private education sector highlights a national trend that demands a holistic response.

Working as a homeworker and three other jobs to support family

Working as a home worker, Uswatun Hasanah complete 20-30 pairs of embroidery in a month. Her employer will drop the threads in the beginning of every month and retrieve completed work at the end of every month.

Cooperation priorities discussed in Bishkek

On September 8-9, Ms Dimitrina Dimitrova, Director of the ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team and Country Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, visited Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, to meet with representatives of the government, trade unions and...

ILO's global training module on entrepreneurship launched in Pakistan

The ILO and the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan launched a new programme today to strengthen women's entrepreneurship in Pakistan.

Small Island Developing States

Gaining skills for a new life in Timor Leste

Empowering youth through education and training is key to achieving sustainable development in small island developing states like Timor Leste, where youth unemployment has reached 21.6 per cent.

Message by Guy Ryder Director-General International Labour Organization on the occasion of International Youth Day 2014

Today some 75 million young people are unemployed globally and more than 220 million young workers are struggling for survival in the informal economy and living in extreme poverty.

Study

ILO: Youth in Jordan face difficult transition from school to decent work

Jordan’s youth face a myriad of challenges when attempting to move from education to the workplace, according to a new ILO study.

ILO and UNESCO reconfirm commitment to joint work in new agreement

ILO Director-General Guy Ryder and Irina Bokova, Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have signed a new agreement consolidating existing joint work by the two agencies in a wide range of...

Promotion of decent work standards: conference in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

On July 8-10, participants in a research and practical conference discussed promotion of decent work and decent wage standards in Russia’s Far East. The conference entitled “Role of trade unions in promoting decent work standards” was organized in...

Women in the world of work: ILO trains journalists on reporting gender and labor rights

On Monday 7th July 2014, thirty (30) journalists from print and electronic media convened for a three day meeting to equip them with advanced reporting skills on covering gender and labour rights in Pakistan. The training has been organized by the...

New Report

ILO: Social protection helps people living with HIV keep their jobs

New ILO study shows that social protection plays a key role in helping people living with HIV to keep their jobs and follow treatment.

Women entrepreneurs

Better skills mean boosted profits for Somali women

The ILO is helping women in Somaliland develop successful enterprises by providing them with the right skills.

Showcasing GE4DE beneficiaries talents - improving livelihoods

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) hosted a talent show, under its project for Promoting Gender Equality for Decent Employment GE4DE titled ‘GE4DE- A Celebration of Talent’ in Karachi .The event featured works from artisans from eight...

Kegalle District declares a Child Labour Free Zone

Kegalle District declares a Child Labour Free Zone by 2016 to mark World Day Against Child Labour

Rights at work

Domestic work, Work like any other

The well-publicised case of the abused Indonesian maid Erwiana Sulistyaningsih placed a spotlight on the plight of a vulnerable and often invisible population, migrant domestic workers. Yoshiteru Uramoto, ILO's Regional Director for Asia and the...

World Day Against Child Labour - 12th June 2014

“All Together Against Child Labour” – World Day Against Child Labour 2014