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North Macedonia: Trade unions provide new legal services for workers during the current COVID-19 labour market crisis

Through the EU-funded project Strengthening Social Dialogue, ILO is supporting trade union initiatives to provide much needed legal services for members at a time when rights are infringed too often.

ILO-EU Relations

ILO and European Commission reaffirm mutual partnership at 15th High Level meeting

European Commission – ILO Development Cooperation Overview

Conclusions of the 15th High-level meeting between the European Commission and the International Labour Organization (2020)

Background note

Labour relations and COVID-19 in Germany

Find out how bipartite social dialogue between employers and trade unions was used to mitigate the COVID-19 crisis in Germany (temporary wage subsidies).

Maternity protection and pay equity

Ukraine commits to achieve gender equality and joins Biarritz Partnership with ILO support

The Biarritz Partnership is an international initiative for equal rights and opportunities for all. It was created to strengthen the responsibility of the G7 countries and to consolidate efforts of other countries in gender equality. The ILO...

Labour migration

Fair employment conditions for migrant workers in the EU—How to provide better support services for migrants?

Under the current German EU Presidency, the German Ministry of Labour recently asked the ILO to facilitate a workshop on how to improve working conditions for migrant workers within the EU. The workshop recommends expanding support services for...

Youth and COVID-19

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth, and what to do about it

Human rights and decent work in global supply chains

A due diligence instrument at the EU level would be catalytic, says ILO Director-General

The impact of minimum wage and collective bargaining on inequality

The ILO participated in a conference on strengthening fairness and solidarity in the EU social market economy, organized by the European Commission.

ILO COOP 100 Interview

ILO COOP 100 Interview with Rebecca Harvey, Executive Editor of Co-operative News

Established in March 1920, the ILO’s Cooperatives Unit marks its Centenary in 2020. On this occasion, the ILO COOP 100 Interview series features past and present ILO colleagues and key partners who were closely engaged in the ILO's work on...

The EU-ILO partnership for development cooperation

The EU and the ILO have a longstanding partnership based on a shared vision to achieve social justice and decent work for all. Their collaboration is rooted in the promotion of international labour standards and cooperation with governments as well...

Powerpoint presentation

Ms Anja Trier Wang - Trade Committees in Denmark

Webninar Presentation -Trade Committees in Denmark - Sectoral Social Partner Cooperation in VET

ILO COOP participates in two sessions during a labour week organized by OSF for staff and a group of philanthropic donors

The two sessions during the labour week at OSF focused on organizing essential workers during COVID-19 pandemic and how worker ownership is tackling inequality.

ILO participates in a webinar on the Social economy and migrant entrepreneurship

At the webinar organized by 3 EU-funded projects, the Director of the ILO’s Enterprises Department talked about the ILO approach and initiatives related to labour migration and refugee situations including responses through SSE institutions

COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace

COVID-19 leads to massive labour income losses worldwide

A new ILO analysis of the labour market impact of COVID-19 reveals a “massive” drop in labour income and a fiscal stimulus gap that threatens to increase inequality between richer and poorer countries.

ILO COOP 100 Interview

ILO COOP 100 Interview with Jean-Louis Bancel, President of Coop France and Cooperatives Europe, and Vice President for Europe for the...

Established in March 1920, the ILO’s Cooperatives Unit marks its Centenary in 2020. On this occasion, the ILO COOP 100 Interview series features past and present ILO colleagues and key partners who were closely engaged in the ILO's work on...

Productive employment and decent work in Uzbekistan in the post-COVID-19 period

A range of response measures undertaken by Uzbekistan to mitigate the impact of COVID-19, facilitates strong and fast labour market recovery echo the ILO’s four-pillar policy framework to combat COVID-19. This was stated by the participants of the...

ILO Provides Support to Cooperatives

The ILO Office for Turkey supports cooperatives and launches a series of webinars to cast light on their problems.

Young entrepreneurs

Where innovation meets job-creation: Centre for Entrepreneurship opens with ILO support in Sarajevo

The new Centre for Entrepreneurship, opened on 4 September, 2020, provides long-term support to young entrepreneurs as they start their businesses and create new jobs. In the first round of support, eight of them launched their business ventures in...