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International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Sustainable Development: The Promise of Technology

Statement by Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities

World AIDS Day

Decent work, social protection can help close the gap

Statement by ILO Director-General Guy Ryder on World AIDS Day 2014.

ILO supports family violence legislation in China

The ILO and other UN agencies have pledged to support China for Family Violence Legislation.

Responsible Workplace Practices

The ILO approach to responsible workplace practices - Sustainable Enterprises

Unions can ensure laws are not just “paper promises” at the workplace

The ILO has called for a more effective social partnership to maximize employers’ legal compliance with labour law and employment standards.

ILO signs first license agreement with TUV-Rheinland China to offer SCORE Training

Guangzhou, China: 21 October 2014

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

Leave no one behind: Working to end poverty

Statement by Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, on the occasion of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.

South-South and triangular cooperation

BRICS and the ILO: An overview

During the past few years, development cooperation between both governments and private industry from the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russian Federation, India, China, South Africa) and the ILO has been very active. In 2009, Brazil signed an...

Decent work for people with disabilities - Count Us in!

Women and men with disabilities can and want to be productive members of society. This four minute video raises awareness about the barriers as well as the actions needed to help people with disabilities obtain decent work and a better life.

A day in the life of Jacqueline Minchin

This film shows a young woman with Down’s syndrome and her daily routine at the Penglais Compehensive School, Wales, where she works. It serves as a powerful testimony for how positive work environments allow people with intellectual disabilities to...

A sunny home

The video is produced by Dalian Disabled Person’s Federation, and showcase the good practice of the enterprises in Dalian hiring the disabled person.

Social protection

Almost half the world’s older persons lack pensions

ILO report says 52 per cent of older persons receive a pension, but levels are inadequate and the trend has been worsened by fiscal consolidation.

ILO: Good safety is good business

ILO Deputy Director-General, Gilbert Houngbo says being able to earn a living in safe and healthy workplaces is a basic human right that needs to be ensured and is a win-win for workers and businesses, at the 7th China International Forum on Work...

7th China International Forum on Work Safety

ILO Deputy Director-General's address to the International Forum on Work Safety

Stories from the field

Place and train: Hunan Province pioneers new approach to inclusive employment for people with intellectual disabilities in China

Hunan maps out China’s first provincial plan on supported employment to promote employment for persons with intellectual disabilities in the open labour market.

Corporate social responsibility

ILO and H&M sign unique agreement on sustainable global supply chains in the garment industry

New partnership will address industrial relations, wages, capacity building for social partners and skills development in global supply chains of the garment industry.

ILO and the CNTAC launch a report on labour protection of interns in Chinese textile and apparel enterprises

An ILO report show that a significant proportion of interns in Chinese textile and apparel enterprises worked without adequate legal protection and in some cases the working conditions amounted to forced labour.

Labour protection of interns in Chinese textile and apparel enterprises

In recent years, protection the rights of interns has become an important issue in the Chinese manufacturing industry, and a new challenge in the field of corporate social responsibility.

ILO SCORE-ETI Pilot Supplier Training Launched

The ILO and the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) have jointly launched a pilot training project for China-based garment and footwear factories supplying ETI member companies.

International Youth Day 2014

Ryder: "The mental health of young people matters to us all"