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Let’s bend the arc of history in favour of social justice, says ILO Director-General

At the World of Work Summit, the ILO’s Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo, advocated the need for a new social contract driven by solidarity and fairness.

Caribbean labour leaders join global discussions at ILC2023 to advance social justice for all

Participating delegations included Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, as well as Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten

Decent work key to resilience of Syrians and host communities

Syrian displaced persons and refugees, and the communities that host them, need concrete decent work opportunities, and to move from receiving assistance to generating income, the ILO says at the Brussels Conference on supporting Syria and the...

ILO Türkiye Office: “We are ready to support all efforts aimed at improving the working rights of domestic workers”

At an event held by the International Labour Organization (ILO) Office for Türkiye as part of the International Domestic Workers Day, which was marked by the request for a legislation amendment aimed at improving the working conditions of domestic...

Indonesia to build resilience to climate shocks with Adaptive Social Protection

The ILO and its partners jointly support Indonesia to explore the potential of social insurance schemes to be integrated in the Adaptive Social Protection system to address climate risk and minimize the impacts of related shocks.

From Displacement to Decent Work: An ILO approach to building resilience

Statement delivered by ILO Deputy Regional Director for Arab States Peter Rademaker at the Brussels VII Conference on Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region, on the ILO’s support to vulnerable and displaced people in Syria and neighbouring...

ILO and UAE pledge to enhance labour inspection and occupational safety and health

A Letter of Intent signed on the sidelines of the 111th International Labour Conference paves the way for launching a new project to build the capacities of the labour inspectorate in the UAE on modern labour inspection procedures and occupational...

Opening remarks of ILO Director-General at the World of Work Summit: Social Justice for All

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ILO to hold high-level World of Work Summit on promoting social justice

ILO hosts strategic planning meetings with the National Trade Union Congress of Belize to strengthen worker social protection and...

The main results are centred on poverty reduction and economic growth.

43rd Regular Meeting of The UN Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE)

The 43rd UNTFSSE meeting was held virtually on 16 May 2023. It brought together around 30 participants from seven member (ILO, UNRISD, ECLAC, UNDP, UNDESA, UNCTAD and OECD) and eleven observer organizations (Catalyst2030, CIRIEC, CSEND, EMES,...

World Day Against Child Labour 2023

ILO Myanmar calls for concerted actions to promote social justice in the fight against child labour

Urgent action needed to help the more than one million children trapped in child labour in Myanmar due to poverty and crises.

ILO COOP participates to present at the EESC meeting on the Social Economy Category

The second meeting of the EESC meeting on the Social Economy Category for 2023 took place on June 7, 2023. The hybrid meeting included a presentation and discussion with ILO COOP Unit Manager Simel Esim on the ILC and UN GA resolutions on the SSE.

Georgian labour authorities visit the European Labour Authority

A study visit of representatives of the Georgian labour authorities to the European Labour Authority (ELA) in Bratislava, capital of Slovakia, took place on 12 June 2023, with the support of the International Labour Organization (ILO).

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Children leave work, return to school and gain access to safe spaces through ILO project in Jordan

Through the establishment of local committees and centres across Jordan, the ILO has been addressing child labour in the country’s agricultural sector. It supported communities and families to send hundreds of Jordanians and Syrian refugee children...

SOLAR Project highlights progress supporting coffee and tea sector workers in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Programme Advisory Committee meets to review activities of the ILO-OXFAM SOLAR project and strengthen internal coordination.

World Day Against Child Labour

Latin America and the Caribbean seeks to accelerate efforts to eradicate child labour

The Regional Initiative Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour reaffirms its commitment to achieve the first generation free of child labour

Development cooperation between ILO and Saudi Arabia enters new phase

A letter of intent was signed on the side-lines of the International Labour Conference to launch Phase II of a joint ILO-Saudi development cooperation programme, under which the ILO will provide support in analysis, policy and capacity development.

Better Work Jordan Annual Report 2023 shows industry stakeholders engaging on national regulations, worker wellbeing

Despite some improvements in compliance, gaps remain

Extending social protection to migrant workers in the Arab region would benefit workers and economies alike

Worker, government and employer representatives explored regional perspectives on extending social protection to migrant workers in the Middle East and Northern Africa, at an ILO side event at the 49th Arab Labour Conference in Cairo.