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Strengthening occupational safety and health in Uzbekistan: key tripartite discussions

The ILO facilitates tripartite discussions in Uzbekistan to validate OSH priorities, identify legislative gaps, and promote improved data reporting and compliance.

Child and forced labour

Successful presentation on independent monitoring of 2024 cotton harvest held in Tashkent

Government representatives, employers, trade unions, and civil society gathered in Tashkent to review findings from independent monitoring of the 2024 cotton harvest, reaffirming Uzbekistan’s commitment to tackling labour rights violations and...

Labour inspection

Fiji launches Paperless Labour Inspection System to strengthen workplace compliance

ILO supports development of new digital platform which will help enhance efficiency, transparency and coverage of labour inspections.

ILO and Enabel promote social dialogue and safety and health at work in Morocco

DIASSOSEC is the first project signed as part of the ILO-Enabel comprehensive agreement. It builds on the ILO's ongoing support for strengthening and institutionalizing social dialogue and collective conventions in Morocco.

Indonesia improves its ministerial coordination to better protect fishers working onboard fishing vessels

The Ministry of Manpower and the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, with support from the ILO, signed two collaboration agreements on strengthening the recruitment mechanism and joint inspection in Indonesia’s fishing industry.

Workshop enhances cassation appeal drafting skills of the Armenian Health and Labour Inspection Body officials

Officials from Armenia’s Health and Labour Inspection Body participated in a workshop to strengthen their skills in drafting cassation appeals. Organised with support from the ILO’s PILRAT Project, the training aimed to improve legal procedures and...

Ecuadorian inspectors and authorities train to identify forced labour on fishing vessels

ILO and its partners, Cornell University and the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF), together with their counterparts in Ecuador – Ministry of Labour, the Vice-Ministry of Aquaculture and Fisheries, the National Directorate of Aquatic...

ILO launches new project to promote occupational safety and health in Kazakhstan's mining sector

The ILO has launched a new project to promote occupational safety and health in Kazakhstan's mining sector, one of the country's most hazardous industries. Through enhanced social dialogue and strengthened labour standards, the initiative aims to...

ILO workshop strengthens grievance handling skills for mediators in Armenia

Two-day workshop on grievance handling for assigned mediators launched by the ILO project "Promoting Implementation of Labour Rights in Armenia Together" in Tsaghkadzor, Armenia.

Philippines ratifies ILO Convention on Labour Inspection

Philippines becomes the 151st member State to ratify Convention No. 81, a key ILO instrument on labour inspection.

Press release

Malaysia and ILO strengthen commitment to industrial harmony at landmark conference

National Showcase of Industrial Harmony 2024 brings together over 200 stakeholders to discuss labour law reforms and promote harmonious workplace relations in Malaysia.

ILO and the Ministry of Manpower jointly enhance gender-sensitive labour inspection and business practices in the Eastern part of Indonesia

ILO and the Ministry of Manpower improve workers’ rights, particularly the rights of women workers, to a more equal workplace through training workshops.

ILO supports the establishment a joint inspection team in the fisheries sector of North Kalimantan

The ILO’s 8.7 Accelerator Lab programme has expanded its support to the fisheries sector of North Kalimantan Province to ensure the protection of fishers against forced labour and human trafficking at sea.

Intervention focus

Strategic compliance planning for labour inspection among construction sector SMEs in Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe

Employment and Social Affairs Platform

What does it take to improve social dialogue and promote better-quality employment in the Western Balkans?

Armenian labour inspectors trained in addressing and preventing workplace violence and harassment

ILOSTAT blog

Safety in numbers: what labour inspection data tells us

Labour inspectors are fundamental to a country’s efforts to comply with labour standards, including safety and health. But the number of inspectors is getting smaller, while occupational accidents and diseases are on the rise.

Employment creation in Moldova

ILO Director-General launches new EU-backed project to strengthen labour market institutions in the Republic of Moldova, during first joint...

Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo also held high level meetings with senior officials, including the President of Moldova, the Prime Minister, the Minister of Labour and Social Protection and the ILO’s social partners.

Refining the Determination of Minimum Wage Standards in Kenya

The International Labour Organization (ILO) project All Hands in Kenya (AHK) collaborated with the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection in Kenya, to develop a government economic position paper meant to guide the minimum wage during the upcoming...

Launch of the first global strategic compliance plan in Abidjan

This crucial initiative, designed to cover the three years 2023-2025, aims to address significant challenges in respecting and realizing the rights of workers in Côte d'Ivoire, with a particular focus on the agricultural, commerce, industry, as well...