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July 2019
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UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
Accelerating action to end forced labour, human trafficking, modern slavery and child labour; experiences from Alliance 8.7 pathfinder countries
22 July 2019
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Labour Income Share and Distribution
Just 10 per cent of workers receive nearly half of global pay
04 July 2019
An ILO assessment gives the first global estimates of the distribution of labour income, and shows that pay inequality remains pervasive in the world of work. The findings are drawn from a new database which includes national, regional and global data.
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Bullying and sexual harassment in the legal sector
01 July 2019
The Director of ILO-Brussels presented the newly adopted ILO Standards on the elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work at an event hosted by the International Bar Association in Brussels.
June 2019
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International labour standards
ILO congratulates Viet Nam, EU on signing free trade deal
30 June 2019
The agreement promotes the respect for fundamental labour rights under the ILO’s 1998 Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.
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A new start for collective bargaining in Europe
25 June 2019
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108th International Labour Conference
International Labour Conference ends with adoption of key Convention and Declaration
22 June 2019
The International Labour Conference adopts landmark instruments on violence and harassment and a Declaration on the future of work. The Conference concluded its two-week session, which marked the Centenary of the ILO.
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108th International Labour Conference
New international labour standard to combat violence, harassment, at work agreed
21 June 2019
The Centenary International Labour Conference has adopted a new Convention and Recommendation to combat violence and harassment in the workplace.
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Day 10: 108th International Labour Conference
ILO heads, past and present, spotlight social justice
20 June 2019
Three ILO Directors-General – past and present – discussed the social justice mission of the International Labour Organization. The discussion was held on the penultimate day of the Centenary International Labour Conference.
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Day 10: 108th International Labour Conference
Marshall Islands, Belgium, highlight climate threats, technological change
20 June 2019
More than thirty world leaders have addressed the two-week International Labour Conference, which this year marks the Centenary of the ILO. They expressed support for the ILO’s social justice mandate and called for global action for a just future of work.
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ILO participates in the European Development Days
19 June 2019
During the European Development Days on adressing inequalities, the ILO participated in four lab debates, including a debate on Universal social protection.