All news: indigenous and tribal peoples
Message at the handover of the water system built in Looy under the ILO-Japan Water and Sanitation Project
By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the handover of the water system built in Looy under the ILO-Japan Water and Sanitation Project, 21 June 2021, Maguindanao, Philippines
Food security
Impact of COVID-19 on people’s livelihoods, their health and our food systems
Joint statement by ILO, FAO, IFAD and WHO.
UNGA75 - Third Committee
Item 69: Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Statement by: Mr. Matthieu Cognac, Senior Multilateral Cooperation Specialist
Forced labour
Justices of the Peace, allies in the fight against forced labour in Peru
As part of its efforts to eliminate forced labour in Peru’s Amazon region, the ILO is working in collaboration with the most affected communities.
Rights of indigenous peoples
Urgent action needed to tackle poverty and inequalities facing indigenous peoples
Thirty years after the adoption of the only international Convention on the rights of indigenous peoples, a new ILO report finds they are still more likely to be poor and face particular hardships in the world of work.
Media advisory
New report assesses situation of world’s indigenous and tribal peoples
ILO shares its orientation tool on coops with indigenous women entrepreneurs at WIPO training
74th Session of the General Assembly - Third Committee
Item 69 b: Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Statement by: Mr. Matthieu Cognac, Senior Multilateral Cooperation Specialist, ILO Office for the United Nations
Indigenous and tribal peoples
Moving away from the veto debate and focus instead on proper consultation procedures, one of the main conclusions of Global Dialogue on...
On the 30th anniversary of its adoption, ILO constituents and UN mechanisms on the rights of indigenous peoples held a dialogue on ILO Convention No. 169
Tripartite cooperation and commitment can promote decent work in the tea plantation sector in Bangladesh
Indigenous and tribal women face discrimination and inequality based on both gender and ethnicity; discrimination against them occurs within and beyond their own communities. In the tea plantation sector, 64 % of the workers are women. The ILO-SIDA...
Indigenous peoples
Opening address at the High-level Meeting on the Ratification of ILO C169 or Convention on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples
By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the High-level Meeting on the Ratification of ILO C169 or Convention on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples, Makati, Philippines, 25 July 2018
Indigenous and Tribal Peoples
Luxembourg ratifies the Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169)
Luxembourg is the 23rd country to ratify this instrument at the global level and the 5th at the European level.
Statement by the International Labour Organization to the 17th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (Item 11....
Statement by the International Labour Organization to the 17th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Building solid mechanisms for consultation with indigenous peoples
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
Indigenous women’s voice and empowerment more important than ever to ensure a better future of work for all
Ten years since the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was adopted, the international community renews its commitment to promote the empowerment and voice of indigenous women.
Our impact, their voices
How Kenya’s construction industry boosts green jobs and housing
Innovative ILO project aims to reduce Kenya’s vulnerability to climate risks and improve livelihoods among traditional pastoralist communities.
The struggle for the recognition of indigenous rights continues
This year’s Permanent Forum marks the tenth anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. And a persistent challenge remains: more needs to be done to fully realize the human rights of indigenous peoples
ILO Statement for the 16th Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Our impact, their voices
Women are building their own futures in Bolivia
A group of 250 freelance women builders from La Paz and El Alto have improved their working conditions and are able to spend more time with their families by working directly with employers.