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Decent work in the green economy – National workshop for Turkey

Restoring economic growth and reducing unemployment are the main pillars of Russia’s G20 Presidency

The global financial and economic crisis of 2008-2009 and the budget situation in some of the EU countries have shown that the problems of the global economic governance are becoming one of the major challenges of the moment, Deputy Finance Minister...

ILO thanks Irish Presidency for fruitful cooperation

Now that Ireland handed the Presidency of the EU Council to Lithuania, the ILO Office wishes to thank the Irish Presidency for its positive contributions to the ILO’s International Labour Conference, the ILO Governing Body and the ILO European...

9th European Regional Meeting: Report of the Credentials Committee

Decent Work Country Programme for Serbia 2013-2017

Agreed priorities of this country programme include improving the governance of the labour market, increasing employment opportunities and improving the sustainability and effectiveness of social security systems of Serbia.

Nazarbayev approved law on pension provision in Kazahstan

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has signed the Law "On pension provision in the Republic of Kazakhstan" and "On amendments to some legislative acts on pension provision issues."

Domestic Workers

Decent Work for Domestic Workers The state of labour rights, social protection and trade union initiatives in Europe

Domestic work has come to the fore of international attention with the adoption of ILO Convention 189 and Recommendation 201 concerning Decent work for domestic workers by the International Labour Conference in 2011. It has also been the topic of a...

Decent Work Country Programme

Memorandum of Understanding, Republic of Serbia, 2013 - 2017

Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Policy, the Social Partners of Serbia and the ILO on the Decent Work Country Programme for 2013-2017

102nd International Labour Conference

ILO and EU-Presidency welcome moves to ensure decent work for domestic workers

Labour and social affair ministers from ten countries, the President of the EU Council, Richard Bruton, EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, László Andor, and ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, discuss ways to support ILO...

102nd International Labour Conference

Van Rompuy: Growth and jobs are the ultimate goal of all reforms

Ahead of the European Council meeting, European Council President, Herman Van Rompuy, addresses the International Labour Conference and says that the ILO has a key role to play in helping to address the challenges that Europe faces.

National action plan to eliminate the worst forms of child labour presented in Tajikistan

Tajikistan’s authorities should amend the legislation to create favourable conditions for prevention and elimination of the worst forms of child labour in the country, ILO-IPEC National Consultant Dzhamshed Kuddusov said on June 12 at the...

Tripartite partners in Kazakhstan sign memorandum of understanding on HIV/AIDS and the World of Work

In May tripartite partners in Kazakhstan – representatives of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, the Ministry of Health, the Federation of Trade Unions of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the National Economic Chamber of Kazakhstan Atameken...

12 days against exploitation of child labour campaign ends in North Kazakhstan region

The annual national information campaign “12 days against exploitation of child labour” aimed at raising public awareness about the problem of child labour ended in Petropavlovsk. By tradition one of the main organizers of the campaign in the North...

Kazakh leader sends back new pension bill to parliament for revision

EU and Benelux participation in 102nd International Labour Conference

On 14 June, President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy will address the 102nd session of the International Labour Conference. EU Commissioner László Andor as well as the three Benelux Employment Ministers will also attend the ILC.

More than 70 children in Bishkek and Osh will be enrolled to evening classes

Evening classes will be opened on the basis of secondary schools in Kyrgyzstan’s Bishkek and Osh, where more than 70 working children will be able to get education.

World of Work 2013: Brief on the European Union

The EU needs to create 6 million jobs to return to pre-crisis levels but labour market conditions continue to worsen accompanied by widening inequalities and higher risks of social unrest worsened by subdued investment and uncertain demand...

World of Work 2013: Country Brief on Germany

The German labour market remains resilient but inequality is rising in several forms.The employment outlook depends on EU prospects and the ability to achieve balance income development and strong investment in Germany.

European Commission and European Parliament support ILO activities in Bangladesh

EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht, in an address to the European Parliament (EP), welcomed ILO activities in Bangladesh and underlined the importance of international labour standards and the value of ILO-EC cooperation in the field of improving...

ILO steps up cooperation in youth employment with Azerbaijan

On May 30 Azerbaijan’s Labour and Social Protection Minister Fizuli Alekperov met with ILO Moscow Senior Employment Specialist Olga Koulaeva to discuss the implementation of ILO’s new project Partnerships for Youth Employment in the Commonwealth of...