News and articles

2016

  1. News

    Provincial labour inspectorates ready to rollout labour inspection drive

    05 August 2016,

    Twenty four provincial senior labour inspectors resolved to rollout afresh labour inspection drive with a modern approach at Pakistani work places.

  2. Press release

    The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to implement a “Coordinated Social Protection System: under One Window Operation” in the province

    05 August 2016, Peshawar, Pakistan

    ILO is supporting the Government of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa Province for establishing first ever ‘One-Window Operation’ for Social Protection on pilot basis. A two-day workshop was organized in Peshawar with more than 50 stakeholders to design the OWO and ensure its ownership by the relevant institutions.

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    Fair recruitment

    ILO launches a new project for fair recruitment in Philippines

    03 August 2016, Manila, Philippines

    A new ILO initiative aims to protect workers travelling abroad from unfair and deceptive hiring practices.

  4. News

    Social dialogue programme set to start operations

    31 July 2016,

    A programme to promote social dialogue and enhance industrial relations in the Bangladesh ready-made garment sector is set to start operations following the signing of the project document 31 July 2016.

  5. Press release

    Prime Minister to kick off Sri Lanka Human Capital Summit in August 2016

    29 July 2016, Colombo, Sri Lanka

    The Sri Lanka Human Capital Summit themed ‘Towards a Future-Ready Workforce’ will be on held on 11 and 12 August 2016

  6. Fair recruitment

    ILO to launch new Fair Recruitment project in the Philippines

    27 July 2016, Manila, Philippines

    The ILO will launch a new project on Fair Recruitment in the Philippines. The 2-year project aims to establish fair recruitment corridors to prevent exploitation of migrant workers, to provide migrant workers with access to reliable information and services, and to share global and national knowledge about recruitment and engagement with the media.

  7. News

    ILO provides technical assistance to the Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) Cyclone Winston Fiji 2016

    26 July 2016,

    The ILO has provided technical assistance for the chapter on Employment, Livelihoods and Social Protection (ELSP) as part of the Post Disaster Needs Assessment - Cyclone Winston Fiji

  8. News

    Lok Sabha passes bill prohibiting employment of any child below the age of 14

    25 July 2016,

    'The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill' makes employment of children below 14 years as cognizable offence for employers and provides for penalty for parents.

  9. Beijing meeting

    ILO Director-General calls for labour market policies supporting both demand and recovery

    22 July 2016,

    At a meeting hosted by the Chinese Prime Minister with the heads of several international organizations, Guy Ryder highlighted the need to boost labour incomes and household consumption.

  10. News

    Career teachers equipped to guide students

    18 July 2016,

    The International Labour Organization (ILO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Guadalcanal Provincial Government train high school teachers on career counseling