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10-General Points on Fire Safety in the Workplace

Fingerprints solve the social security problem for Pakistan’s Brick Kiln Workers

The Department of Labour Punjab and the ILO are working to extend labour laws and social protection to brick kiln workers. For some it starts with finding their fingerprints again.

Astana hosts 4th Kazakhstan International Occupational Safety and Health Conference and Exhibition KIOSH 2014

On April 24-25 Astana hosted the 4th Kazakhstan International Occupational Safety and Health Conference and Exhibition KIOSH 2014. It was devoted to the World Day for Safety and Health at Work marked on April 28.

Garment industry in Bangladesh

ILO: Rana Plaza is an opportunity to change how global supply chains operate

ILO Deputy Director-General for Field Operations and Partnerships Gilbert Houngbo says that the Rana Plaza tragedy in Bangladesh which killed over 1,100 garment workers in April 2013 can be a catalyst for change.

Occupational Safety and Health

Albania ratifies the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No. 187) and the Safety and Health in...

Garment industry in Bangladesh

One year after Rana Plaza: Progress and the Way Forward

Employer and union representatives join the ILO, donors and Government of Bangladesh representatives at a high-level event in Dhaka to mark the one year anniversary of the Rana Plaza tragedy.

Garment industry in Bangladesh

Employers’ Seminar on Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining emphasizes training on rights and responsibilities.

Dhaka – Employers’ organizations expressed their full respect for freedom of association and collective bargaining at a high-level meeting here, organized by the BGMEA, BKMEA and BEF, with senior representatives of the Government of Bangladesh and...

Occupational Safety and Health

Working conditions in Bangladesh: challenges and opportunities

On the 28th April, the ILO’s Bureau for Workers’ Activities will organise a panel discussion, to pay tribute to the memory of the victims of Rana Plaza. Discussions focus on the role of ILO and its constituents in the prevention of such tragedies....

Garment industry in Bangladesh

Officials of over 140 newly registered RMG sector Trade Unions receive Orientation on Freedom of Association

Leaders of 141 newly registered trade unions of the RMG factories along with leaders of over 80 trade union federation in Bangladesh received a day long orientation on issues like collective bargaining and freedom of association.

Garment industry in Bangladesh

ILO Deputy DG welcomes advance payments to Rana Plaza survivors and victims' families

Initial disbursements of TK 50,000 (US$ 645) made to survivors and families of those who died in the Rana Plaza building collapse in April 2013.

New measures to protect seafarers from abandonment and cover claims for death and long-term disability

The international maritime community has adopted measures to protect abandoned seafarers, and to provide financial security for compensation in cases of death and long-term disability.

The Republic of the Congo ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

Today, the Republic of the Congo deposited with the International Labour Office the instrument of ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006).

Maritime Labour Convention

New measures to protect seafarers

The international maritime community has adopted measures to protect abandoned seafarers, and to provide financial security for compensation in cases of death and long-term disability.

ILO sign agreement with the State Administration of Work Safety for implementing SCORE project

SCORE is an ILO technical cooperation programme that provides practical training and in-factory counselling services to improve productivity and working conditions in small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

ILO, Maritime sector to address abandonment of seafarers and shipowners’ liability

Maritime Labour Convention

ILO, Maritime sector to address abandonment of seafarers and shipowners’ liability

Bangladesh

Ryder: Rana Plaza legacy must be improved working conditions globally

The ILO Director-General highlights the human cost of poor working conditions and calls for action to ensure the Rana Plaza tragedy is not repeated.

Decent work

ILO Head and Danish Prime Minister discuss EU employment and workers’ rights

Danish Prime Minister announces additional funds for the ILO’s work on improving workers’ rights in developing countries during a meeting with the ILO Director-General.

Working conditions

Post Rana Plaza: A vision for the future

ILO Director-General Guy Ryder's address to the High Level Meeting on garment and textiles production in Bangladesh organized by the Government of Denmark in Copenhagen.

Guyana and Suriname: Inspection manual for the mining sector being developed

Manual intends to decrease the number of accidents and injuries by inducing small miners to develop a safety culture.