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October 2020
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Meeting of BRICS Ministers of Labour and Employment
How can BRICS countries leverage technology to achieve decent work for all?
09 October 2020
The potential of the digital economy must be harnessed to help address the challenges facing the world of work said ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, at the Labour and Employment Ministers meeting of the BRICS countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa on 9 October.
April 2018
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Decent work
New ILO guidelines to ensure decent work in public emergency services
20 April 2018
Experts adopt new guidelines to promote decent work in public emergency services, from better protection against the hazards emergency workers face to benefits in case of illness and work-related injuries.
August 2017
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Public sector in the Philippines
Press statement on the Senate concurrence of ILO Convention 151
14 August 2017
Press statement by Director Khalid Hassan of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines on the concurrence of the ratification of Convention 151 Labour Relations (Public Service) Convention, 1978 by the Senate of the Philippines
August 2016
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Blog
What does water have to do with work? In Malawi, plenty
29 August 2016
Recently I travelled to Malawi to discuss jobs and water with Ministers, worker and employer groups. While there, I recalled that on World Water Day this year the President of the country, Peter Mutharika, was one of a number of heads of state who gave international recognition to the links between employment, development and managing our scarce water resources.
April 2016
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World Day for Safety and Health at Work
Work-related stress: What impact in the public services?
28 April 2016
In the following interview, the General Secretary of Public Services International (PSI), Rosa Pavanelli, explains how workers in the public services are affected by stress. She also underlines the role of trade unions to support workers against stress and how they can work with the International Labour Organization (ILO) to prevent and manage work-related stress.