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April 2022

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    ILO and IMO call for urgent action on seafarers stranded in Ukraine following Russian aggression

    08 April 2022

    An estimated 1,000 seafarers are currently stranded in Ukrainian ports and waters with dwindling vital supplies.

March 2022

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    ILO Governing Body adopts resolution on Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine

    24 March 2022

    A resolution passed by the Governing Body of the International Labour Organization calls on the Russian Federation to ‘immediately and unconditionally cease its aggression’.

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    ILO Director-General condemns the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine

    03 March 2022

    "The ILO’s duty is to stand in solidarity with the government, workers, and employers of Ukraine and to join with the rest of the United Nations system in providing all possible assistance to them," says the ILO Director-General.

July 2021

  1. BRICS Ministers of Labour and Employment Endorsement

    ILO welcomes BRICS Ministers' support for human-centred recovery from COVID-19

    15 July 2021

    The ILO’s Global Call to Action for a human-centred recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, adopted by the membership at the International Labour Conference in June, has been endorsed by the Labour and Employment Ministers of the five BRICS economies.

October 2020

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    Meeting of the BRICS Ministers of Labour and Employment

    BRICS commitment to jobs, social protection & social dialogue welcomed by ILO

    09 October 2020

    Higher levels of international cooperation and solidarity will be needed to meet the challenge to labour markets posed by COVID-19, says ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder.

October 2019

  1. ILO 100

    A centenary celebration 100 metres below sea level

    22 October 2019

    Employment specialists from the International Labour Organization visit a mine in the Russian Federation to mark the Centenary of the organization and to promote decent work.

April 2019

  1. Occupational safety and health

    Guy Ryder: ‘All countries should ratify health and safety conventions’

    23 April 2019

    Speaking in Russia ahead of the World Day for Safety and Health at Work, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, said the well-being of workers continues to be a priority for the ILO as the world of work undergoes rapid change.

September 2018

  1. Second Eurasian Women’s Forum

    ILO Deputy Head: Alarming gender equality gaps persist across the globe

    20 September 2018

    Obstacles to gender equality are stopping women fulfilling their aspirations, and preventing societies and economies becoming more inclusive, prosperous, peaceful, and secure.

August 2018

  1. Meeting of the BRICS Ministers of Labour and Employment

    ILO head praises BRICS countries’ commitment to social dialogue

    03 August 2018

    Guy Ryder highlights the major contribution BRICS countries can make to social dialogue, social protection, gender equality and youth employment.

July 2017

  1. Meeting of the BRICS Ministers of Labour and Employment

    ILO Director-General: BRICS countries play a key role in tackling global world of work challenges

    27 July 2017

    Guy Ryder has renewed the ILO’s commitment to supporting BRICS countries as they address social and economic issues.