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Building a safe business

Opening address at the National presentation and validation of baseline study and sectoral assessment and tripartite strategic compliance...

By Ms Diane Lynn Respall, Programme Officer delivered on behalf of Mr Khalid Hassan, Director of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the National presentation and validation of baseline study and sectoral assessment and tripartite...

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ILO social partners prioritize Social dialogue and Human-centred recovery for the joint UN action in the Pacific

The ILO Office for Pacific Island Countries in collaboration with the UN Resident Coordinator Multi Country Offices based in Fiji, Samoa and Micronesia have held consultations with Employers and Workers’ organizations on the Sustainable Development...

Opening address at the workshop on Participatory Action Oriented Training (PAOT) approaches to improving occupational safety and health in...

By Ms Cerilyn Pastolero, Project Manager of the ILO Project on Improving Workers' Rights in the Rural Sectors of the Indo-Pacific with a focus on Women at the workshop on Participatory Action Oriented Training (PAOT) approaches to improving...

Opening address at the workshop on Participatory Action Oriented Training (PAOT) approaches to improving occupational safety and health in...

By Ms Cerilyn Pastolero, Project Manager of the ILO Project on Improving Workers' Rights in the Rural Sectors of the Indo-Pacific with a focus on Women at the workshop on Participatory Action Oriented Training (PAOT) approaches to improving...

Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-being for All

Incentivizing collaboration towards the health-related Sustainable Development Goals

Progress on achieving the health-related targets of the Sustainable Development Goals is lagging, and greater multilateral collaboration, as spelt out in the SDG3 Global Action Plan, is needed, according to a new report.

5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour

Far-reaching action needed to end child labour

Delegates at the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour unite in calling for more to be done to end child labour

ILO participates in UN media sensitization session to improve SDG reporting in Trinidad and Tobago

UN Resident Coordinator’s Office organized a media sensitization session on 04 April 2022 to educate journalists and editors on the structure of the UN in Trinidad and Tobago, its scope of work, priority areas of work and major projects.

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Gender equality through improved labour standards compliance in the Philippines

A dialogue on gender equality and labour standards highlighted the need to strengthen efforts to promote rights at work and improve working conditions for women through social dialogue to ensure compliance with general labour standards, including...

ILO training on Skills for a Greener Future: building resilience and entering the path to sustainable development in Ethiopia

Through its Global Programme on Skills & Lifelong Learning (GPSL3) in Ethiopia, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has conducted a three-day training on “skills for a greener future”, which is the first of its kind in the region. The...

ILO and the NTC conclude successful RBM training workshop in The Bahamas

Through presentations, discussions and working groups, participants engaged in creating the building blocks for a model that supports greater sectoral and stakeholder engagement for the successful implementation of the country’s 2nd generation...

Opening address at the Responsible labour practices to achieve inclusive and sustainable business in the rural sectors in fishing

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Responsible labour practices to achieve inclusive and sustainable business in the rural sectors in fishing, 9 March 2022, Manila, Philippines

Media Advisory: ILO and NTC conduct Results-based Management (RBM) and Work-planning workshop in The Bahamas

ILO DWT and Office for the Caribbean to provide specialized advisory support in the development of a roadmap on the priority areas that are outlined in the DWCP 2021-2026.

Cooperatives are crucial for advancing the Decent Work Agenda in India

Inaugural address by Dagmar Walter, Director, ILO DWT/CO-New Delhi at the Multistakeholder Consultation on Cooperatives in India, hosted by ILO, CII and IRMA.

Opening address at the Responsible labour practices to achieve inclusive and sustainable business in the rural sectors in mining

By Ms Cerilyn Pastolero, Project Manager of the ILO Project on Improving Workers' Rights in the Rural Sectors of the Indo-Pacific with a focus on Women at the Responsible labour practices to achieve inclusive and sustainable business in the rural...

Alliance 8.7

The Netherlands becomes an Alliance 8.7 pathfinder country

The Netherlands recently became a pathfinder country for Alliance 8.7. ILO-Brussels interviewed Wilm Geurts, Director International Affairs at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment of the Netherlands, about this new status.

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ILO, ECOP partner for responsible labour practices in rural sectors

The ILO and ECOP bring together businesses in rural sectors of agriculture, fishing and mining to promote compliance on labour standards, occupational safety and health (OSH) and gender equality.

Opening address at the Responsible labour practices to achieve inclusive and sustainable business in the rural sectors in agriculture

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Responsible labour practices to achieve inclusive and sustainable business in the rural sectors in agriculture, 15 February 2022, Manila, Philippines

UN General Assembly

Accelerating and scaling up the SDGs, leaving no-one behind

Labour Provisions in Trade Agreements Hub

ILO launches new online database on trade agreements that include labour provisions

The new database is a one-stop source for information on labour provisions in more than 100 regional trade agreements covering about 140 economies.