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Tripartite Advisory Committee of ILO initiative holds inaugural meeting in Yerevan

The first meeting of the Advisory Committee brought together Government, employers’ and workers’ representatives to support Armenia’s response to informality in the context of a refugee crisis.

Raising Awareness on the Role of Employment Counsellors of Unified Social Services in Armenia

This video highlights the crucial role of employment counsellors at the Unified Social Services of Armenia. Acting as intermediaries between employers and job seekers, they help in matching individuals with suitable job opportunities while also...

ILO calls for enhanced active labour market policies and public employment services in the run-up to Armenia’s major social assistance...

Strengthening labour market integration for vulnerable groups is a key priority as Armenia prepares for major social assistance reforms, with a focus on advancing active labour market policies and enhancing public employment services.

ILO supports designing public works programmes for sustainable employment in Armenia

A high-level discussion brought together policymakers, social partners, and experts to explore how public works programmes can support Armenia’s labour market reforms, promote sustainable employment, and reduce poverty.

C190 - Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190)

A step towards safer workplaces in Armenia: training on violence and harassment for public officials

ILO's two-day training in Armenia equipped public officials with practical tools to address workplace violence and harassment, advancing efforts to ensure safe, respectful work environments.

Workshop enhances cassation appeal drafting skills of the Armenian Health and Labour Inspection Body officials

Officials from Armenia’s Health and Labour Inspection Body participated in a workshop to strengthen their skills in drafting cassation appeals. Organised with support from the ILO’s PILRAT Project, the training aimed to improve legal procedures and...

16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence

UNDP and ILO collaborate to address violence and harassment in the world of work

In collaboration between UNDP and the ILO project on Promoting implementation of labour rights in Armenia together (PILRAT), this landmark closing initiative during 16 Days of Activism underscores the power of collective action and innovative tools...

Domestic workers

ILO and CTUA conducted a training on decent work for domestic workers and the Domestic Workers Convention

Trade union representatives and state labour inspectors are ready to protect and advocate decent work for domestic workers in Armenia.

ILO workshop strengthens grievance handling skills for mediators in Armenia

Two-day workshop on grievance handling for assigned mediators launched by the ILO project "Promoting Implementation of Labour Rights in Armenia Together" in Tsaghkadzor, Armenia.

Armenia advances decent work for care workers supporting people with disabilities

National tripartite constituents in Armenia discuss decent work for care workers providing quality care services to people with disabilities.

ILO launches $600,000 initiative to tackle informal work amid Armenia’s refugee crisis

The ILO has initiated a project to support ethnic Armenian refugees, many of whom face significant barriers to stable jobs. The ILO warns that without targeted interventions, previous gains in reducing informal employment may be reversed. The...

Sub-regional Programming Meeting: Advancing ILO strategies for the 2024-25 biennium

The ILO Team for Eastern Europe and Central Asia charts the path forward

ILO and EUROSTAT host global conference on measuring new forms of employment

The ILO called for better and authoritative data to track the changing world of work at the conference, which discusses the development of reliable statistics to measure and understand new forms of employment, setting a common path for the coming...

Training for union representatives in Armenia on addressing workplace violence and harassment

Armenian labour inspectors trained in addressing and preventing workplace violence and harassment

International Labour Conference takes first step towards ground-breaking international regulation of biological hazards

The annual meeting of the International Labour Organization’s Member States concluded with progress towards regulating biohazards, a review of work conditions in the care sector and the key role of fundamental principles and rights in a rapidly...

World leaders call for urgent action to advance social justice at the Inaugural Forum of the Global Coalition for Social Justice

The Presidents of Brazil and Nepal joined the Inaugural Forum, which was held during the 112th Session of the International Labour Conference.

Kyrgyzstan ratifies the ILO Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190)

Kyrgyzstan the 41st country to ratify this convention.

ILO Director-General Houngbo warns that multiple crises could jeopardize recent advances in the world of work

The Director-General stressed the need for more social justice at the opening session of the 112th International Labour Conference.

World Employment and Social Outlook

ILO expects global unemployment to drop slightly in 2024, but slow progress to reduce inequalities is “worrying”

Unequal access to employment opportunities remains a problem worldwide, even as new projections from the ILO show an improvement in global joblessness this year.