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Global Summit on Gender in Aviation held in Spain, with active participation of ILO

ILO Deputy Director-General Manuela Tomei participated in the high-level session on 5 July and moderated the tripartite panel: Promoting decent work, best practices in the aviation industry.

ILO- Cinterfor and Fundae sign collaboration agreement in Madrid

The Director of the ILO Office for Spain, Félix Peinado, took part in the signing of the collaboration agreement between ILO-Cinterfor and the State Foundation for Training and Employment (FUNDAE), which took place in Madrid on 19 June 2023.

ILO Voices | Just transition

A just transition to a new, greener life

Cristina Carro lost her job as a quarry truck driver when the coal mines in Spain shut down as part of the government's commitment to fight climate change. A government-led “just transition” project helped Cristina find a new job, restoring a...

RISPE network

ILO becomes observer member of the Ibero-American Network of Public Employment Services (RISPE)

A total of nine Ibero-American countries constituted the RISPE network on 23 May 2023, the creation of which was agreed at the IV Ibero-American Conference of Ministers of Labour and Senior Officials Responsible for Social Security held in the...

Training activity held for trade unions on ILO Conventions 189 and 190

The training took place on 16 and 17 May 2023 and was attended by representatives of the CCOO and UGT trade unions.

ILO Spain and Campus CEOE will work together to promote social sustainability in business

The Director of the ILO Office for Spain, Félix Peinado, and the Director General of CEOE Campus, Mª Teresa Gómez Condado, have signed a collaboration agreement for this purpose.

Castilla y León unions and employers denounce the deterioration of social dialogue in the region to the ILO

Its top leaders, accompanied by representatives of the Spanish national trade union and employers' organisations, met on 9 March in Geneva with Manuela Tomei, ILO Assistant Director-General for Governance, Rights and Dialogue, and its Director for...

Spain ratifies ILO conventions on work in fishing and on domestic workers

The Second Vice-President and Minister of Labour and Social Economy deposited the instruments of ratification of both Conventions with the Director-General of the ILO in Geneva.

The Ibero-American Symposium "Investing in care to make domestic work decent work", promoted by Spain, was held.

The event was opened by the Director-General of the ILO, Gilbert F. Houngbo, and the Second Vice-President of the Spanish Government and Minister of Labour and Social Economy, Yolanda Díaz, and was attended by ten ministers from the Ibero-American...

The Spanish Strategy for Safety and Health at Work 2023-2027 has been approved

Government and social partners have agreed on the new strategy after 18 months of negotiation.

ILO Office for Spain and Complutense University of Madrid renew their commitment to decent work

The two organisations have signed a collaboration agreement extending the existing cooperation framework between them.

Signing of the Framework Partnership Agreement between ILO and ECOEMBES

The ILO Office for Spain and the non-profit organisation ECOEMBES have signed a framework collaboration agreement with the aim of establishing the general basis for collaboration between the two organisations to promote the circular economy,...

ILO-Spain emphasizes importance of senior talent and adequate social protection for older people

Meeting of the ILO Office for Spain and the digital media 65YMÁS to discuss the problems affecting older workers.

The III UAM-ILO Spain Meeting to discuss the evaluation of labour reforms is held

Experts from the academic world discussed the effects of the tripartite agreed Spanish labour reform.

ILO Director-General discusses bilateral cooperation with the European Commission

During his first official visit to Brussels, the ILO Director-General met the Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal, the Vice-President for Promoting our European Way of Life, and the EU Commissioners for Jobs and Social Rights and...

Session "Challenges of digitalisation in legal relations in private law"

The event was organised by the Department of Private Law of the Faculty of Law of the University of Barcelona and was attended by Sara López, Advisor of the ILO Office for Spain.

New ILO Labour Inspection Guidelines discussed in Spain at International Forum

The event took place in Valencia in November 2022 and brought together high representatives from more than a hundred countries.

Technical session on violence and harassment at work from the point of view of professional bodies

It was inaugurated by the Regional Advisor for the Promotion of Work and Equality, María Jesús Lorenzana, and endorsed the Xunta's commitment to comply with the framework set by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in its Convention 190.

Labour legislation

Spain approves law improving working conditions and social security for domestic workers

The new Spanish legislation will bring the rights of domestic workers into line with those of other employed workers.

Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators

Juan Antonio Pedreño, the President of the Spanish Confederation of Social Economy Enterprises (CEPES), the President of Social Economy...

“Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators” is a series of interviews with cooperators from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths during the course of their work on cooperatives and social and solidarity economy (SSE). On this...