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February 2022
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International labour standards
ILO releases the 2022 report of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations
10 February 2022
June 2021
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#RatifyC190
Join the ILO’s global campaign for ratification of Violence and Harassment Convention
25 June 2021
Public urged to take part in the campaign to raise awareness of violence and harassment in the workplace and to encourage their governments to ratify ILO Convention No. 190.
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Violence and Harassment Convention
First international treaty to address violence and harassment comes into force
21 June 2021
The International Labour Organization is to launch a global campaign to promote ratification of the Violence and Harassment Convention.
February 2021
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Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (CEACR)
Q&A with Corinne Vargha on the launch of the 2021 CEACR Report
25 February 2021
The Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (CEACR) is one of the key elements of the ILO’s supervisory system for International Labour Standards. It is an independent body composed of 20 high-level legal experts, charged with examining the application of ILO Conventions and Recommendations by ILO Member States. It has just published its annual report. ILO News discussed the main findings with Corinne Vargha, Director of the International Labour Standards Department.
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.
September 2019
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International Labour Standards
Countries heed call to ratify labour conventions
13 September 2019
An International Labour Organization campaign to encourage countries to ratify international labour standards is bearing fruit.
June 2019
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108th International Labour Conference
New international labour standard to combat violence, harassment, at work agreed
21 June 2019
The Centenary International Labour Conference has adopted a new Convention and Recommendation to combat violence and harassment in the workplace.
June 2018
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International Labour Standards
ILO Conference abrogates six Conventions, withdraws three Recommendations
05 June 2018
A two-thirds majority of votes at the International Labour Conference was required for the abrogation.
April 2016
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Future of Jobs
ILO Director-General holds talks with Trinidad and Tobago Government, Employers’ and Workers’ Organizations on the current employment situation
18 April 2016
The DG identified a set of “instruments” which should be put in place to ensure that the transition to new jobs is easier and that security for workers is provided.
June 2015
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International Labour Conference
International Labour Conference 2015: What were the results for the workers?
26 June 2015
The 104th session of the International Labour Conference was characterized by the Committee on the Application of Standards resuming its work, examining 24 individual cases of violations of international labour standards. In this interview, President of the Workers’ Group, Luc Cortebeeck, shares the workers’ perspective on the work of that Committee. Mr Cortebeeck also talks about the other issues discussed at this session, such as the transition from the informal to the formal economy, social protection, the discussions about small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and the creation of decent and productive jobs, as well as the Director-General’s report on the Future of Work.