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November 2019
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Blog
The positive impact of labour standards on peoples’ lives
27 November 2019
The ILO’s supervisory bodies are not only at the heart of the ILO’s work on labour standards, they have a positive and practical impact on peoples’ lives.
June 2019
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Day 4: 108th International Labour Conference - Thematic Forum
Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining are key foundations for decent work
13 June 2019
Speakers from the world of work and from international organizations explored how two key fundamental Conventions advance decent work across the globe. The forum was held as part of the ILO’s annual conference, which this year marks the Organization’s 100th anniversary.
May 2018
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International Labour Standards
Five things to know about the ILO Committee on the Application of Standards
26 May 2018
Corinne Vargha, Director of the ILO’s International Labour Standards Department, tells us what we can expect at this year’s Committee on the Application of Standards taking place at the 107th International Labour Conference.
May 2017
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International Labour Standards
Five things to know about the ILO Committee on the Application of Standards
30 May 2017
Corinne Vargha, Director of the ILO’s International Labour Standards Department, tells us what we can expect at this year’s Committee on the Application of Standards taking place at the 106th International Labour Conference.
May 2016
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105th International Labour Conference
Labour standards in action: Migration under the lens
23 May 2016
Corinne Vargha, Director of the International Labour Standards Department at the ILO, introduces the work of the 'Committee on the Application of Standards' and the challenges and opportunities it faces heading into the 105th International Labour Conference. (Closed captions available)
February 2012
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News
ILO launches comprehensive new database on labour standards
12 February 2012
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has launched a comprehensive new database providing open access to the latest information on ILO international labour standards as well as national labour and social security laws.
March 2010
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Statement
Statement of the ILO High-Level Bipartite Mission to Turkey (3-5 March 2010)
09 March 2010
An ILO high-level bipartite mission, consisting of the Employers’ and Workers’ spokespersons of the International Labour Conference Committee on the Application of Standards, Mr Ed Potter and Mr Luc Cortebeeck, respectively, accompanied by Mrs Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, Director of the ILO International Labour Standards Department ILO Geneva, Mrs Oksana Wolfson, legal officer of the same department, and Mrs. Gulay Aslantepe, Director of the ILO Office in Ankara, visited Turkey between 3 and 5 March 2010.
January 2009
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Publication
International labour standards: Recent developments in complementarity between the international and national supervisory systems
21 January 2009
Eric Gravel and Quentin Delpech - International Labour Review, Vol. 147 (2008), No. 4