News and press releases

This is a list of official ILO press releases, including those related to ILO activities in China and Mongolia. The most recent release can be found on top.

2017

  1. ILO discusses international labour standards with China - Forced Labour Convention Seminar successfully held in Kunming under EU supported project

    23 November 2017

    Government agencies and representatives of Employers and Workers engaged in discussion on ratification of the ILO Forced Labour Convention 1930 (No. 29) at a seminar in Kunming under EU-supported project

2014

  1. ILO and the CNTAC launch a report on labour protection of interns in Chinese textile and apparel enterprises

    12 September 2014

    An ILO report show that a significant proportion of interns in Chinese textile and apparel enterprises worked without adequate legal protection and in some cases the working conditions amounted to forced labour.

  2. Improving occupational safety and health in SMEs

    20 June 2014

    The ILO commended China’s efforts in addressing occupational safety and health challenges in SMEs and encouraged China to ratify more relevant standards in the area, including the Promotional Framework for OSH Convention, 2006 (No. 187).