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ILO Technical Notes - The state of application of the provisions for social security of the international treaties on social rights
ILO Technical Note
ILO Technical Note: The state of application of the provisions for social security of the international treaties on social rights ratified...
Forced labour
France joins the global movement against forced labour
Forced Labour Protocol
France commits to ending modern slavery
France’s Minister for Labour, Employment, Vocational Training and Social Dialogue, Ms Myriam El Khomri, explains why France has ratified the Forced Labour Protocol. We also hear from Yves Veyrier, Garance Pineau and Claude Jeannerot about what this...
MACLI - Marejols (France) concert Programme
Concerts against child labour
Musicians in tune for the 2016 World Day Against Child Labour
Musical concerts dedicated to eliminating child labour will be held around France in the lead-up to the World Day on 12 June.
Social Finance Working Paper #65: Microcredit in France
What impact does it have on employment?
Paris Agreement on climate change
Accelerated action on climate change receives overwhelming global support
The far-reaching Paris Agreement on climate change was signed at the United Nations by 175 countries ushering in an era of unprecedented action to protect the environment, slash greenhouse gas emissions and ensure a just transition to a low-carbon...
Inequalities and middle-income groups
Crisis has aggravated long-term erosion of European middle class
The financial crisis and changing employment relationships have caused the middle class in most EU countries to contract over the past decade.
Labour Market Measures in France 2008–13: The Crisis and Beyond
Since 2008 the French economy has been hit hard, first by the global recession and later by the unfolding instability in the Eurozone. While having been hit sooner than most of the Eurozone, France was more efficient in limiting the output decline...
France ratifies the Private Employment Agencies Convention, 1997 (No. 181), and the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188)
Round table on the implementation of international labour standards in Uzbekistan
A round table on progress in the cooperation between Uzbekistan and the International Labour Organization (ILO) was held in Tashkent on 5 – 6 August 2015.
Informal Meeting of Ministers of Labour and Social Affairs hosted by the Latvian EU Presidency
Expanding the outreach and impact of OSH standards in micro and small enterprises
The Latvian Presidency of the Council of the European Union identified the issue of occupational safety and health (OSH) in micro and small enterprises (MSEs) as a topic for the Informal Ministerial Meeting (IMM). The IMM created a forum to share...
Join in building a culture of prevention on OSH
2015 World Day for Safety and Health at Work: Events report
This document outlines the activities that took place around the world on the occasion of the 2015 World Day for Safety and Health at Work. It provides the descriptions of events organized by or with the participation of the ILO, as well as other...
International Labour Conference
President of France, François Hollande addresses International Labour Conference
Guest of honour of the 104th Session of the International Labour Conference, French President François Hollande calls for universal mobilization to fight climate change and to ensure better application of international labour law. (In French with...
INWORK Policy Brief No. 7
The Diversity of "Marginal" Part-Time Employment
International experts familiarize themselves with Uzbekistan’s trade union movement
On April 24, Uzbekistan’s capital Tashkent hosted an international conference focusing on trade unions’ role in ensuring citizens’ guarantees to decent work and the republic’s experience.
Joint ILO MPI reports
Many immigrants in Europe struggling to move out of low-skilled jobs; European governments have opportunities to prioritize policies to...
Occupational Safety and Health
France ratifies the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No. 187)
Convention No. 187 is one of the ILO’s essential instruments in safety and health at the workplace
International agencies' meeting
Guy Ryder: Better jobs and higher wages can reverse slow-growth trap
ILO Director-General warns of “slow-growth trap” for global economy and urges leaders to reverse the trend through a renewed focus on higher wages and better jobs.
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