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World Employment and Social Outlook

Ensure decent work for key workers

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how societies have undervalued essential workers, as well as the importance of giving such workers adequate pay and decent working conditions.

A just transition

Trade unions support efforts to green Viet Nam’s chemical and pharmaceutical industry

Trade union members learn new skills to support a Just Transition in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry.

Ahead of emergency employment scheme, ILO trains engineers in Syria on Occupational Safety and Health in earthquake response

Building the capacities of engineers is part of broader efforts to promote a safe working environment for workers involved in the earthquake response and recovery operations, as the ILO prepares to implement an emergency employment scheme in the...

ILO secures enhanced visibility in global instrument on chemicals

Chile: National Occupational Safety and Health Profile proposal is presented

Authorities highlighted the importance of having such tool, which allows identifying the strengths and weaknesses of the national OSH system and the possible of existing gaps with international standards and comparative experience.

Working conditions

ILO Statement on the explosions at Seema Oxygen Plant in Chittagong's Sitakunda upazila and the Science Lab area in Dhaka

ILO expresses condolences and solidarity with families of the victims of two incidents in Bangladesh.

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2022 revised edition of the ILO International Classification of Radiographs of Pneumoconioses

Training on soft skills for labour inspectors in Uzbekistan

Training on Soft Skills for Labour Inspectors on 27 February - 2 March 2023 was organized in the Khiva city, Uzbekistan, for 56 state labour inspectors coming from all 14 regions of the country.

Bangladesh Business and Human Rights Week Landmark dialogue held to chart roadmap for responsible business conduct

Stakeholders highlighted the importance of removing barriers to responsible business as a vehicle for advancing sustainable development in Bangladesh

Protecting mining workers’ safety and health through South-South Cooperation between ILO, China and Zambia

The ILO, Ministry of Emergency Management of China and key stakeholders in Zambia joined hands in making a contribution towards protecting mining workers’ safe and health in Zambia through a South-South Cooperation Programme on building the capacity...

Women leadership

Women leaders at garment sector improve their leadership skills for better productivity

Hundreds of women leaders in garment sector have improved their leadership skills through the Supervisory Skills Training organized by Better Work Indonesia, a partnership programme of the ILO and International Finance Cooperation (IFC). The...

Promotion of social dialogue

Bipartite dialogues improve productivity of the palm oil industry and make business more resilient

Upholding the rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining is found to be a foundation for improving productivity and increasing number of workers joining trade unions that lead to the advanced protection of workers’ rights in palm oil...

Bipartite cooperation

Employers’ and workers’ organizations of the palm oil sector join forces to promote bipartite cooperation through social dialogues

The Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI) and the Indonesian Trade Union Network for Palm Oil (JAPBUSI) sign a Joint Declaration to address decent work deficits in the sector, promote labour compliance and enhance the image of Indonesia’s palm oil...

A new private sector working group to promote decent work and sustainable growth in Indonesia’s fishing industry

Supported by the ILO’s 8.7 Accelerator Lab Multi Partner Fund, employers’ organisations and their members’ fishing companies, form a working group to address existing labour challenges and promote decent work.

ILO Director-General Gilbert Houngbo meets with Minister of Labour and Social Affairs of Armenia, Narek Mkrtchyan

Within the framework of his visit to the United Arab Emirates, the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, Narek Mkrtchyan, had a meeting with the Director-General of the International Labour Organization, Gilbert Houngbo.

Way forward on Baldia arrangement funds

The ILO secures the payment of the pensions of the victims of the Ali Fire for the duration of the contingencies, with indexation

Azerbaijan: the National Assembly approved ratification of ILO Convention on OSH and Working Environment No.155

On 8 February 2023, the National Assembly of the Republic of Azerbaijan approved ratification of the ILO Convention No.155 on Occupational Safety and Health and the Working Environment, through the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan, of 01 February...

Occupational Safety and Health

The Islamic Republic of Iran ratifies one of the fundamental Conventions concerning occupational safety and health and its Protocol

The Islamic Republic of Iran is the 76th Member State of the ILO to ratify Convention No. 155 and the 18th to ratify the Protocol of 2002 to Convention No. 155.

Gender-responsive labour inspection to promote workplace free from harassment

The Ministry of Manpower, with support from the ILO’s Improving Workers’ Rights in Indonesian Rural Sectors with a focus on Women Project, mainstreams gender responsive approach to its labour inspection system to prevent violence, harassment and...

Opening address at the Executive course for regional managers on strategic compliance planning

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Executive course for regional managers on strategic compliance planning, 6 February 2023, Manila, Philippines