News
February 2022
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Op-Ed
Including migrants in post-COVID-19 recovery
15 February 2022
Getting back on track after COVID-19 and enhancing the contribution of human mobility to sustainable development will require better integration of migrants with the communities that host them.
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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
October 2021
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Occupational safety and health
ILO adopts code of practice on safety and health in textiles, clothing, leather and footwear industries
08 October 2021
More than 60 million workers around the globe will benefit from concrete guidance on improving safety and health in one of the world’s oldest manufacturing sectors.
May 2021
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United Nations Global Compact
UN leaders urge companies relying on shipping supply chains to undertake urgent measures to protect seafarers’ rights
06 May 2021
New due diligence tool aims to help businesses uphold their responsibility to protect human rights at sea, as new COVID variants threaten to further delay crew changes.
February 2021
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Health at work
ILO joins partnership to promote global health
09 February 2021
The ILO has joined 12 other multilateral organizations in a partnership to promote health at work and elsewhere, and help countries achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
November 2020
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Film director wins ILO prize for gender based violence documentary
25 November 2020
The winning short film touches on fundamental gender and child rights’ issues addressed by the International Labour Organization.
August 2020
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Child Labour
Alliance 8.7 celebrates the universal ratification of ILO Convention No. 182
13 August 2020
Anousheh Karvar, Chair of the Global Partnership against Child labour, Forced labour, Human trafficking and Modern Slavery (Alliance 8.7) commends the work and commitment of the ILO, its member States and its social partners in achieving the universal ratification of ILO Convention No. 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour. She calls on everyone to seize this opportunity to eradicate all forms of child labour by 2025, in accordance with SDG 8.7.
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Child Labour
Millions of children across the globe continue to be exploited
11 August 2020
The universal ratification of the ILO Convention on the Worst forms of Child Labour is a milestone, says the UN’s Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery, Tomoya Obokata. However countries need to intensify efforts to eradicate child labour in all its forms.
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Child Labour
ILO Child Labour Convention achieves universal ratification
04 August 2020
All 187 member States of the International Labour Organization (ILO) have ratified the ILO Convention on the Worst Forms of Child Labour, 1999 (No. 182).
June 2020
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World Oceans Day
ILO: Release more than 150,000 seafarers trapped on board ships due to COVID-19
08 June 2020
Seafarers should be treated as ‘key workers’ so they can safely return home, says the International Labour Organization.