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ILO-led National Cooperative Policy of Sri Lanka

The International Labour Organization (ILO) welcomes cabinet approval received for the National Policy on Cooperatives.

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United Nations and ILO meet in Lima to address challenges of the future of work in Latin America and the Caribbean

The dialogue between the ILO and the UN Resident Coordinators on 17 and 18 September seeks to strengthen cooperation to support countries in the region to meet the objectives of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

International Day for South-South Cooperation

The United Nations' International Day for South-South Cooperation celebrates the economic, social and political developments made in recent years by regions and countries in the South and highlights United Nations efforts to work on technical...

Social Dialogue: Key to Achieving the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals

Promoting participatory social dialogue is a fundamental means to address the challenges and seize the opportunities that are emerging from changes in the wold of work and technological advances, writes the ILO’s Shaza Jondi.

Press release

ILO and UNFCCC conducts Asia-Pacific region workshop on climate change responses and transition to decent work

The International Labour Organization (ILO) along with the UN Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC) organized an Asia-Pacific region workshop to discuss maximizing the positive and minimizing the negative impacts of implementing climate change...

Denmark’s Minister for Development Cooperation visits ILO employment centre in refugee camp

The Minister met with Syrian job-seekers benefiting from the centre’s services.

South-South and Triangular Cooperation Knowledge Sharing Workshop

The Beirut workshop focused on mainstreaming Decent Work in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Arab Region

Joint call by the International Organisation of Employers (IOE) and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) on Governments to...

ITUC and the IOE appeal to governments to increase efforts on SDGs, and particularly on SDG 8

« 100 Years – 100 Lives » | ETHIOPIA - “Getting myself through college is my priority”

As Ethiopia embarks on the journey of industrialization, more and more young people are joining the garment and textile industry to make ends meet.

« 100 Years – 100 Lives » | ETHIOPIA - “The training helped me to understand the importance of team work which is critical to improve...

An ILO project is contributing to the development of a socially sustainable textile and garment industry in Ethiopia through improved labour relations, productivity, wages and working conditions.

US delegation visits ILO projects addressing child labour in cocoa-farming communities in Côte d'Ivoire

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, September 3, 2019 – A delegation of staff members from the United States House of Representatives visited a cocoa-growing community, which benefited from four International Labour Office (ILO) projects aimed at eliminating...

Development cooperation

ILO and Fast Retailing group join forces to promote employment and social protection in Indonesia

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Japanese apparel retail holding company Fast Retailing have signed a US$1.8 million partnership agreement supporting an ILO led programme to promote employment and social protection in Indonesia.

Social dialogue

Social dialogue highlighted on the inauguration and commencement of the Somali National Tripartite Consultative Committee

The first meeting of the ‘Somali National Tripartite Consultative Committee (SNTCC) took place in Mogadishu on Thursday 4th September 2019

Statement on Hurricane Dorian from Ms Claudia Coenjaerts, Director, ILO Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean

ILO pledges its support to working with the government, businesses and workers in the Bahamas in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian.

Inauguration and Commencement of the Somali National Tripartite Committee: BIPARTITE STATEMENT

The IOM and ILO organize a workshop on fair and ethical recruitment of migrant workers

Hosted in Guatemala, the workshop brings together government institutions and entities responsible for statistics and censuses at the national level, as well as experts from IOM and ILO, and employers, workers and civil society organizations.

The International Labour Organization Expressed Recognition to State Duma Deputies

In an official letter to the State Duma leadership, Olga Koulaeva, Director of the ILO Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, expressed recognition to Yaroslav Nilov, Chairman of the Committee on Labour, Social Policy and Veterans’ Affairs, and...

AFML

Opening address at the 12th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour: National Preparatory Meeting in the Philippines

By Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines, delivered by Mr Hussein Macarambon, FAIR Project National Coordinator at 12th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour: National Preparatory Meeting in the Philippines, 3 September 2019,...

G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting

ILO welcomes G20 commitment to human-centred future of work policies

The G20 Labour and Employment Ministers have adopted a Declaration committing to human-centred world of work policies. The ILO’s Director-General, who took part in the meeting in Japan, welcomed the statement.

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Family benefits to help working parents cope with financial constraints

Viet Nam's social insurance reform looks into various options to develop a multi-tiered structure which offers support to working parents of newborns in compulsory and voluntary system.