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Institutional relations

Strengthening the voice of employers' organizations: The key to public policymaking and development in Ibero-American countries

Maria Paz Anzorreguy, Director of the ILO Bureau for Employers’ Activities (ACT/EMP), participated alongside the International Organisation of Employers (IOE) in a gathering of Ibero-American business leaders in Madrid, where the importance of...

Workers’ voice and collective representation

Trade unions build trust and protection for informal and domestic workers in Armenia

Released on the International Day of Care and Support, a new ILO report highlights lessons from efforts to strengthen trade union representation and protection for informal and domestic workers in Armenia.

Report

Building trust and protection: Lessons learned from trade union organizing among informal and domestic workers in Armenia

The report examines the realities of informal and domestic work in Armenia and the role of trade unions in extending representation and protection to workers who often remain outside formal labour arrangements.

ILO Voices | Care economy

I created the childcare service I had needed

After struggling as a working parent when her children were small, Mariana Grigorenco knew exactly the kind of childcare facility she wanted to create for her community. An ILO training programme and grant helped her to achieve her objective.

ILO explores ways to strengthen fair recruitment of seasonal agriculture workers in Turkmenistan

ILO consultations with national institutions and social partners in Turkmenistan focused on improving employment services and promoting fair and transparent recruitment practices, particularly in the cotton sector.

North Macedonia and the ILO launch Decent Work Country Programme 2026–2030

The Government of the Republic of North Macedonia, employers' organizations, trade unions, and the International Labour Organization (ILO) signed the Decent Work Country Programme 2026–2030, reaffirming their shared commitment to decent work for all...

Decent Work Country Programme North Macedonia 2026-2030

Moldova launches five-year plan to strengthen collective bargaining

With rising prices and household incomes among the main concerns of Moldovans, a new five-year Action Plan aims to strengthen collective bargaining over wages and working conditions.

ILO strengthens employers’ engagement in decent work and prevention of child and forced labour in Turkmenistan

ILO consultations with employers and national and international partners explored how employers’ organizations and enterprises can strengthen their contribution to decent work and the prevention of child and forced labour in Turkmenistan.

17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP17)

Armenia highlights decent work and social dialogue at COP17 biodiversity talks

A high-level dialogue in Yerevan explored how biodiversity protection can support decent jobs, sustainable enterprises and resilient livelihoods through a just transition.

Trade and the world of work

Trade should reinforce the international labour standards system, ILO tells conference

Trade and labour are deeply interconnected, and trade agreements increasingly refer to ILO Conventions. At an event in Brussels, the ILO underlined that trade agreements can reinforce the international labour standards system, if safeguards are put...

ILO steps up support for decent work and recovery priorities in Ukraine

Following consultations with government, employers’ and workers’ organizations, ILO Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia Peter van Rooij reaffirmed the Organization’s commitment to ensuring that the Decent Work Country Programme 2026-2029...

ILO welcomes renewed tripartite social dialogue in Ukraine

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has welcomed the renewed work of Ukraine’s National Tripartite Social and Economic Council (NTSEC), following a meeting of its Presidium on 7 October, an important step towards strengthening social...

Decent work for all

Promoting decent work for all : a guide for an engaged and empowered migrant life for Filipinos in France

A comprehensive handbook promoting a safe, informed, and empowered life for Filipino workers in France.

ILO assesses impact of climate change and water scarcity on cotton production and rural employment in Turkmenistan

A new ILO assessment will analyse how climate change and water scarcity are affecting cotton production, employment and rural livelihoods in Turkmenistan, with a focus on decent work and a just transition.

Care economy

Asturias and the ILO launch project to improve working conditions for women caregivers in Colombia

The initiative, supported by an EUR 80,000 grant, marks the first collaboration between the government of Asturias and the ILO.

Trade unions strengthen cross-border cooperation to promote decent work for Indian migrant care workers

Workers’ organizations call for active trade union participation in labour migration governance across the India–Germany corridor.

Investment in skills can spur growth, unlock job potential in Kosovo's hospitality sector

Findings of the new ILO assessment confirm that with the right investments in skills, training quality and partnerships, Kosovo’s hospitality sector could become a strong driver of economic development and decent work, in particular for youth.

ILO highlights labour rights at Samarkand Forum on Human Rights

The ILO emphasized the role of decent work, social justice and international labour standards in advancing human rights and sustainable development at the Fifth Samarkand Forum on Human Rights in Uzbekistan.

Questions and answers

Equal pay in practice: Insights from Lithuania's experience

Tomas Davulis, labour law scholar, professor at Vilnius University, President of the Constitutional Court of Lithuania discusses why pay equity can only be addressed through a combination of measures.