News
April 2022
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Disability and work
Unilever and ISS join ILO’s Global Business and Disability Network
26 April 2022
The expansion of the International Labour Organization’s Global Business and Disability Network indicates increasing recognition by companies of the benefits of disability inclusion.
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© Sveta Suvorina 2022
Freedom of association rights
ILO Director-General calls for the release of Belarusian trade union leaders
21 April 2022
More than a dozen Belarusian trade union leaders have been arrested and their homes and offices searched.
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© Bernard Spragg. NZ 2022
Maritime Labour Convention, 2006
Maritime Labour Convention reaches 100th ratification
11 April 2022
By reaching this milestone, the Maritime Labour Convention provides the shipping industry with globally recognized standards that cover more than 96 per cent of the world’s shipping.
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© Exchanges Photos 2022
Diversity and inclusion in the workplace
Greater progress on diversity and inclusion essential to rebuild productive and resilient workplaces
06 April 2022
High levels of diversity and inclusion in the workplace are associated with greater productivity, innovation and workforce well-being, yet too little is being done to promote them, particularly among minority groups, meaning that enterprises, workers and societies are missing out on considerable potential benefits.
March 2022
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© manhhai 2022
Ukraine
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/TEMPO 2022
Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work
ILO Governing Body agrees on key occupational safety and health discussion at International Labour Conference 2022
18 March 2022
An amendment to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, to include occupational safety and health, will be discussed during the 110th session of the International Labour Conference.
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© G. Megevand / ILO 2022
Labour inspection
Labour inspections to be strengthened following ILO Governing Body decision
17 March 2022
New guidelines on labour inspections will complement existing International Labour Organization Conventions and advance respect for labour rights in the world of work.
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© ILO 2022
Forced and child labour
Uzbek cotton is free from systemic child labour and forced labour
01 March 2022
Almost two million people are recruited every year for the annual cotton harvest in Uzbekistan. The country has succeeded in eradicating systemic forced labour and systemic child labour during the 2021 cotton production cycle, according to new ILO findings.
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Occupational safety and health
ILO adopts a revised code of practice on safety and health in construction
01 March 2022
More than 229 million construction workers may benefit from the new code, particularly in countries where construction is contributing to the post-COVID-19 recovery.
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.