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COOP news update

This issue of the COOP News includes articles on various events, projects, trainings and meetings related to the work of the ILO's COOP Unit between June and October, 2015.

COOP news update

This issue of the COOP News includes articles on various events, projects, trainings and meetings related to the work of the ILO's COOP Unit between January and May, 2015.

ILO Highlights the Importance of Data Collection on OSH in a Workshop in Ankara

A workshop joining all relevant partners was organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO) to seek improvements regarding the collection, evaluation and dissemination of statistical data on occupational accidents and diseases in Turkey.

Meeting on Child Labour

ILO Hosts a Meeting for the Assessment of the Project on Child Labour in Seasonal Agriculture in Istanbul

In the multi-stakeholder assessment meeting hosted by the ILO in İstanbul on 21-22 May 2015, there was information sharing on the project that is envisaged to include Düzce, Sakarya and Şanlıurfa provinces besides Ordu for the 2015 harvesting season.

The Syrian refugee crisis: the ILO's response and proposals

The Syrian refugee crisis: Emergency funding for the ILO response to the influx of Syrian refugees in Turkey - Project proposal

Child labour

Taking child labour out of hazelnut harvesting

Turkey is finding success with coordinated measures to get children out of the hazelnut fields and into school. (Closed Captions available)

World OSH Day 2015, Ankara

World OSH Day Celebrated in Turkey for the First Time

The ILO has been recognizing the World OSH Day as both a day for commemoration and celebration since 2003 and this day is celebrated this year in Turkey for the first time with a focus on the crucial role of the National OSH Council.

Fatal Work Accidents

ILO Statement on Ranking Turkey in Fatal Work Accidents

Several recent media reports on the trial procedure related to the Soma mining accident mention the International Labour Organization (ILO) “ranking Turkey third in the World for fatal work accidents”.

The project “Decent Work in the Green Economy” in Turkey concludes with a national conference

The “Turkey Green Jobs Conference” took place on 26 March 2015 in Ankara.

Safety and Health

Turkey ratifies the Safety and Health in Construction Convention, 1988 (No. 167) and the Safety and Health in Mines Convention, 1995 (No....

Turkey is the thirtieth and twenty-seventh ILO member State to have ratified, respectively, Convention No. 176 and Convention No.167, which aim to improve the safety and health of millions of mine and construction workers worldwide.

Decent Jobs in the Green Economy

The project “Decent Jobs in the Green Economy” concludes with a conference held in Ankara

Speaking at the conference “Green Jobs in Turkey” which was the last activity under the project, International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Green Jobs Programme Coordinator Kees van der Ree remarked that many countries are now aware of the strong...

A practical guide for labour inspectors

Investigation of occupational accidents and diseases

The guide provides inspectors with information on the importance of, and a suggested methodology for, conducting effective investigations and compiling reports.

Occupational safety and health

Government, workers' and employers' representatives agreed on the main elements of a roadmap on OSH in mines

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MoLSS), International Labour Organization (ILO), social partners and other relevant stakeholders discussed how risk assessments, compliance with national legislation, labour inspection and the social...

Combating Child Labour in Central Asia. Commitment becomes Action

The ILO-IPEC Project “Combating Child Labour in Central Asia. Commitment becomes Action” organized two sub-regional workshops for tripartite participants from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey and Uzbekistan.

Moscow hosts international seminar of public employment services

On September 17-18, Russia’s Federal Service for Labour and Employment (Rostrud) held an international seminar for members of the World Association of Public Employment Services focusing on models of public employment service (PES): centralized and...

Fair Migration and the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda Image

GFMD 2015 Side Event Image

Fair Migration and the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda Flyer

GFMD 2015 Side Event Flyer

Fair Migration and the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda Concept Note

GFMD 2015 Side Event Concept note

OIC member-states adopt action plan

The first meeting of the Steering Committee for the Implementation of the Framework Document on Labor, Employment and Social Protection of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) ended in Baku on June 18.