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NIS economic experts meeting

The PERC and the ILO-ACTRAV organized on 6-7 November in Tbilisi an annual meeting of the trade union economic experts from the NIS countries. The meeting continues cooperation of trade union professional experts as a part of the PERC coordinated...

Trade unions

ITUC wage campaign steps up efforts to increase wages in the Balkans

In 2017, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) launched a global wage campaign to support trade union action to increase wages. Most of the activities had taken place in Asia, Latin America and Africa so far. In July 2019, ITUC extended...

Occupational safety and health

ILO helps expand mine safety training in the Donetsk region of Ukraine

Undeclared work and labour inspection – distribution materials

Belgian stakeholders reflect on Universal Social Protection by 2030

ILO participates in the Forum on Cooperative Platforms in Paris

A representative from ILO Cooperatives Unit participated in a panel on positive externalities that can be brought by emerging cooperative platforms.

Russia Has Joined ILO’s Junior Professional Officer (JPO) Programme

The Russian Federation will fund five positions for young professionals of the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Ankara, Brussels, Geneva, Moscow and Rome. To that end, the official ceremony for the signature of the Memorandum of...

ILO100

Social Dialogue Dimension of the Future of Work Discussed in Armenia

On October 29, Yerevan hosted 10th Conference on Social Partnership. The event organized by the Republican Union of Employers of Armenia (RUEA) with the ILO support, was dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the International Labour Organization.

The ILO SSE Academy in Spain highlights the potential of the SSE in shaping the future of work for all

The 11th edition of the ILO Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) “The Social Economy in the Future of Work”was held in Madrid, Spain from 14 to 18 October 2019 . It brought together over 350 participants from 40 countries, from...

Economic and Social Affairs Platform

Scaling up social dialogue in the Western Balkans

The Economic and Social Councils of the Western Balkans, the EU Commission, the Regional Cooperation Council and the ILO met at a high-level meeting to assess the progress made and the challenges ahead in efficient tripartite social dialogue in the...

ILO100

Council of the EU welcomes the ILO Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work

The Council calls on the EU Member States to pursue a human-centred approach to the future of work.

Ensuring a just transition requires innovative social policies

European equality bodies discuss how to combat sexual harassment at work

Strategic planning of SLS labour inspection activity – training materials

ILO participates in a meeting on platform cooperatives in Brussels

The ILO Cooperatives Unit Manager reflected on how to ensure workers’ rights in the platform economy, including through cooperative worker ownership of digital platforms.

ILO discusses Universal Social Protection at the World Social Security Forum

The ILO actively participated in the World Social Security Forum in Brussels and gave a keynote speech on 100 years of social protection and the 2030 Agenda.

Education, training and lifelong learning should form an integral part of comprehensive policies taking a whole of government approach, ILO...

A brochure on EU-India Cooperation and Dialogue on Migration and Mobility

Brochure developed to provide brief about the project’s objective of contributing towards better governance of migration and mobility between the EU and India.

Infographics on EU-India migration data

This infographic provides an overview on the migration governance structure in EU and India.

Employment creation

Small businesses and self-employed provide most jobs worldwide, new ILO report says

A ground-breaking study reveals that seven in 10 workers are self-employed or in small businesses, a finding that has significant implications for employment and enterprise support policies world-wide.