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Social Summit in Porto

ILO Director-General addresses EU Social Summit in Porto

Europe must seize its opportunity to increase investment in training, social protection, social dialogue and the jobs of the future, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, told EU leaders at their Social Summit in Porto, Portugal.

Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators

Liz Green, Executive Vice President, ICMIF

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

Switzerland and the ILO sign a new framework agreement

The ILO also welcomes the announcement of Switzerland’s membership in Alliance 8.7

Research Brief

Protecting the life and health of workers during the COVID 19 pandemic: Overview of national legislative and policy responses

The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the cardinal importance of protecting health and safety in the workplace. ILO Member States are responding, through legislative and policy measures in the world of work, to the occupational health and safety...

Global Compact on Migration

UNECE region reviews Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration

ILO COOP/SSE Chiefs across time

This page provides bibliographies of the chiefs and heads of the ILO's Cooperative, social and solidarity economy Unit (COOP/SSE)since its establishment in 1920.

The story of a friendship: Juan Somavia and Ivano Barberini

ILO COOP 100 Interview

Ramin Behzad, Labour Statistician and former Labour Counselor of Iran at the ILO

Established in March 1920, the ILO’s Cooperatives Unit marks its Centenary in 2020. On this occasion, the ILO COOP 100 Interview series features past and present ILO colleagues and key partners who were closely engaged in the ILO's work on...

ILO COOP and ICA Brussels teams meet to discuss elements of a joint work plan

Key areas of collaboration identified at the meeting include the implementation of the guidelines on statistics of cooperatives, development and dissemination of ILO’s cooperative development tools, and cooperation around research and communications.

ILO builds national capacity to analyze data on child and forced labor in Africa

The International Labour Office under its project “Accelerating action for the elimination of child labour in supply chains in Africa” (ACCEL Africa), conducts a training on data analysis relating to child labour and forced labour for 28...

A Presentation on the Traceability and sustainable coconut: Learning from a recent digital traceability and responsible supply chain...

The ILO was invited to present at the 2nd World Coconut Congress on the topic of the blockchain application in the coconut industry for sustainability and traceability. The Congress was held at the SMX Convention Center in Manila from 27 - 29 August...

Sharing research findings on the potential of cooperatives in promoting universal health coverage

On June 20, 2019 the ILO co-organized a meeting on the “Cooperatives for Health” initiative at the Biotech Campus in Geneva.

The Future of Work and the challenges faced by Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMES).

A Tripartite meeting was organised on 27th June in Peru to celebrate World MSME day 2019

The ILO-ICA Joint Conference on Cooperatives and the Future of Work

Marking the ILO Centenary, the ILO and the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) co-organized a conference that reflects on the role of cooperative enterprises in promoting decent work for all in a changing world of work.

ETI-ILO SCORE London Sharing Session

The Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) and the ILO SCORE project co-organised the final SCORE Experience Sharing Session in London, United Kingdom on 23 May 2019.

ILO Recognition Awards

Innovation to promote fundamental principles and rights at work

Within the framework of the ILO Recognition Awards 2018, the ILO recognized innovation to promote fundamental principles and rights at work, namely with regard to the abolition of forced labour and the elimination of child labour.

ILO-ETI Experience Sharing Session on SCORE Training for Supply Chains in China

The ILO SCORE project and the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) co-organized the ILO & ETI SCORE Experience Sharing Session 2019 in Hangzhou, China.

Media advisory

Roma star to celebrate International Women’s Day with the ILO

Yalitza Aparicio, the actor who stars in the Oscar-winning film Roma, will celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) with the International Labour Organization (ILO) at two events on 7-8 March.

Measuring Curricula Mismatch for Food Processing and Tourism Sectors in Belize

A look at the degree to which labour demands are met by educational institutions

100 years of ILO History

A house for social justice - past, present and future

The vision and rich history of the International Labour Organization has been closely bound up with the buildings that have housed its headquarters. In the first of a series looking at 100 years of ILO history, we chart key moments of the ILO story...