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Reporting and recording of work accidents and occupational diseases in the Republic of Moldova

Job-rich recovery for women

Three Essential Questions: Interview with Réka Sáfrány, President of European Women's Lobby

This is the second issue of short interviews with important researchers and practitioners from Central and Eastern Europe on burning questions concerning labour and social policies. The interviewee this time is Réka Sáfrány, newly elected President...

Registration is now open for the 12th edition of the ILO Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE)

The first ever virtual Academy on SSE will take place from 15 to 26 November 2021 in English, Portuguese, French and Spanish

Social Protection

Knowledge-sharing event on extension of coverage to workers in new forms of work in Asia and Pacific, 18 May and 26 May 2021

MEET THE SPECIALISTS: Alessandra Molz, Skills

Alessandra Molz, ILO Skills Specialist explains how she assists governments, worker and employer organizations in developing quality vocational education and training for young people, and lifelong learning opportunities for adult workers in Central...

We have done a lot to support national partners, and Ukraine should do its part — interview

Read the interview about Ukraine's interim progress in reforming the OSH field and the barriers to better aligning the national legislation with International and European labour standards. Antonio Santos, EU-ILO Project Manager, for the...

Agenda (17 Aug 2021) - Virtual Consultation- 'Roundtable Discussion on Allied Health Professionals Mobility India-UK'

Agenda of Virtual Consultation- 'Roundtable Discussion on Allied Health Professionals Mobility India-UK'

ILO support for Trade Unions during the pandemic

ITUC Global Rights Index for 2021 shows that COVID-19 impacted workers’ rights in Central and Eastern Europe

The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has released its yearly Global Rights Index for 2021. The report shows that the COVID-19 pandemic led to an increase in violations of workers’ rights across the globe. In Europe, the most frequently...

Meet the Specialists: Kenichi Hirose, Social protection

Ken Hirose, Senior Technical Specialist for Social protection, Occupational Safety and Health, and Labour inspection shares how he assists ILO partners and constituents in improving the quality of work and safety of workers in Central and Eastern...

Technical note: Draft Law on Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine Regarding Improvement of Legal Framework for Labour of...

The comments therein have been prepared with a view to supporting the process of social dialogue on labour law reform in Ukraine. They represent technical expert opinions only and are provided without prejudice to any official comments that may be...

Technical note: Draft Law on Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Wages

The comments therein have been prepared with a view to supporting the process of social dialogue on labour law reform in Ukraine. They represent technical expert opinions only and are provided without prejudice to any official comments that may be...

Technical note: Draft Law on Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Wages

ILO COOP participates in the conversation with C20 Sherpas on the importance of having cooperatives take part in the G20 discussions

On July 7, 2021 ILO COOP participated in the conversation with C20 Sherpas on the importance of having cooperatives take part in the G20 discussions, as organized by the Italian Cooperative Alliance and the International Cooperative Alliance.

Modernizing Vocational education

The future is “blended”: strengthening digital TVET in Ukraine

Like many countries around the globe, by the beginning of 2020 teachers in Ukraine were thrusted into a new reality. Education shifted to e-Learning almost overnight. Looking back, one major lesson from school closures is, that well-designed...

Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

Ukraine on the way to join ILO’s Seafarer’s Bill of Rights

Ukraine is among the top four countries supplying maritime workers on ships around the globe. Last week, the Ukrainian government made an important step towards ratifying the ILO flagship Convention guaranteeing minimum working standards for all...

Supporting enterprises

What is in store for Montenegrin businesses after COVID-19 pandemic hard hit the economy?

Montenegro’s economy was hit harder by the pandemic than any other European country. We asked one of the leading Business representatives from this country, Predrag Mitrovic, President of the Montenegrin Employers Federation, what they did to...

Press Release

The International Labour Organization (ILO) for Turkey and the Social Security Institution (SSI) extend their partnership to support...

International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour

One hour against child labour at schools in Kosovo

The ILO, together with the Ministry of Education, organized a campaign in the schools of Kosovo to raise awareness about child labour among school kids on 11 June, 2021, World Day Against Child Labour. The information kit for teachers was prepared...

Introducing a youth guarantee (YG) in the Western Balkans

The European Commission and the ILO join forces to support young people

A new EC/ILO Technical Assistance Facility set up to pursue youth employment in the Western Balkans.

Meet the Specialists: Iulia Drumea, Employers' organizations

Iulia Drumea, Employers' Organizations Specialist explains how she supports ILO work with Employers organizations in Central and Eastern Europe. Employers organizations work to create a business-friendly environment for their members. The ILO...