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February 2022
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News
ILO welcomes renewed EU focus on decent work worldwide for a just transition and a sustainable recovery
23 February 2022
The European Commission has adopted a Communication on decent work worldwide, which sets out how the EU will act upon the challenges linked to a just green and digital transition and a sustainable recovery from the pandemic.
October 2021
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Press release
Italy ratifies the ILO Convention (No. 190) on the elimination of violence and harassment in the world of work
29 October 2021
Italy has ratified the ILO Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190), becoming the ninth country in the world and the second European country that ratified this Convention.
February 2021
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News
EU and ILO reinforce cooperation for just recovery from crisis and promote decent work
04 February 2021
The International Labour Organization and the European Union have reinforced their cooperation to shape the future of work and promote decent work. This will help the EU and the ILO in their responses to the devastating impact of the coronavirus crisis on the world of work.
October 2019
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Council of the EU welcomes the ILO Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work
24 October 2019
The Council calls on the EU Member States to pursue a human-centred approach to the future of work.
February 2017
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Inequalities and the World of Work
Understanding and reducing inequalities in Europe
23 February 2017
A new report by the ILO in cooperation with the European Commission looks at the key factors leading to rising inequalities in fourteen EU Member States.
November 2016
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Future of work
European social partners and civil society to discuss the future of work
15 November 2016
EESC-ILO conference will focus on major changes in the world of work brought about by increased globalization, non-standard forms of employment and sweeping technological change.
December 2014
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Media advisory
ILO to support Faith Leaders’ Universal Declaration Against Slavery
02 December 2014
July 2014
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Albania
Can you speak Italian?
02 July 2014
Italian companies are increasingly turning to Albanian migrant workers who are going back home to work at their call centres. An EU-funded ILO project is helping employment centres in Albania to modernize and to assist migrant workers looking for a new job.
April 2014
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Migrants Workers
Cinzia Del Rio: “A migration policy is urgent in the European Union”
01 April 2014
The recent deaths of hundreds of migrants seeking to reach Europe highlight the need to have a comprehensive policy on migration. According to Cinzia Del Rio who chairs the international department of Unione Italiana del Lavoro (UIL), Italian unions are faced with many challenges with respect to migrant workers. In this interview, she gives her views on migration in Europe, and more particularly in Italy. Ms Del Rio expects strong support from the ILO to build a legal framework at the European level in order to protect migrant workers.
November 2013
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Labour standards
Italy ratifies the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)
19 November 2013
Italy is the 52nd ILO Member State, and the 20th member State of the European Union, to ratify this Convention