News
February 2024
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International Labour Standards
Portugal ratifies the ILO Convention on Violence and Harassment
19 February 2024
Convention No. 190 is the first international labour standard to address violence and harassment in the world of work.
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Maritime Labour Convention
Georgia joins efforts to protect seafarers’ rights by ratifying the Maritime Labour Convention
15 February 2024
Georgia is the 105th Member State of the ILO to have ratified the Convention.
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OP-ED
YASSER HASSAN, ILO Director for Türkiye
06 February 2024
Commemorating the lost lives with sorrow, ILO works for the recovery from the devastating earthquakes.
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Voices
My work with earthquake survivors in Türkiye gives me purpose
06 February 2024
When multiple earthquakes struck Türkiye and Syria on 6 February 2023, Jin Dawod set to work matching survivors with therapists through her platform Peace Therapist. A Syrian refugee living in Türkiye, she knows first-hand how critical psycho-social support is to help people recover from trauma.
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News
Constituents from Türkiye formulate a way forward on advancing decent work through responsible business and investment
05 February 2024
As one of the fastest growing economies in the OECD, Türkiye plays an important role in the area of trade and investment, both regionally and globally. In this regard, the government has placed responsible business conduct and human rights due diligence high on the political agenda. To address these priorities, a delegation of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security as well as representatives from employers’ and workers’ organizations from Türkiye participated in a four-day workshop at the ITC-ILO, (16 -19 January, 2024). The workshop aimed at unpacking the concepts of trade and investment for sustainable development, responsible business conduct, human rights due diligence using the ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social policy (MNE Declaration) as the overall framework. The workshop concluded with a strong agreement and firm commitment of the tripartite constituents on the development of a way forward for Türkiye on how to further strengthen an enabling environment for the promotion of sustainable trade, investment and business practices for the realization of decent work in Türkiye.
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© AFP/Europress 2024
Migration
Shaping migration narratives: Insights from the ILO/OSCE E-MINDFUL project
02 February 2024
The E-MINDFUL project, which closed in December 2023, developed evidence-based and action-oriented guidance, including innovative instruments, that can orientate future communication efforts on migration and migrants.
January 2024
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News
ILO discusses ways to tackle mental health issues at work
31 January 2024
At a High-level conference on mental health and work organized by the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU, the ILO discussed how mental health at work can be fostered and briefed participants about the latest developments in this area.
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News
ILO discusses best practices in labour inspection at EU conference
25 January 2024
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Voices
How entrepreneurship helps me stay resilient in Ukraine
25 January 2024
Alla Zhuravel runs her husband’s business in Ukraine while he serves with the armed forces. She also teaches entrepreneurship skills to Ukrainians whose livelihoods have been affected by the ongoing conflict. It’s rewarding work and it helps to sustain her.
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Four essential questions
How did the war impact the Ukrainian labour market?
24 January 2024
In our interview series with leading economists, researchers and policy-makers, we interviewed Oleksandr Zholud, Chief Expert, Monetary Policy and Economic Analysis Department at National Bank of Ukraine. He shared his views on how the war impacted employment, the policy priorities that would help Ukraine rebuild better and the type of support workers and enterprises need to weather the crisis.