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November 2021
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Greening the ILO
What is the ILO doing to become greener?
01 November 2021
The ILO has been mainstreaming environmental sustainability in its operations and programmatic work.
September 2021
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Occupational safety and health
WHO/ILO: Almost 2 million people die from work-related causes each year
17 September 2021
The first WHO/ILO global estimates on disease and injury in the workplace outline the level of preventable premature deaths due to exposure to work-related health risks.
July 2020
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COVID-19: Stimulating employment and incomes
Mauritania tailors sew to save jobs and fight COVID-19
28 July 2020
With the support of the ILO, tailors in the Mauritanian town of Bassikounou are staying in business by creating products to prevent the COVID-19 virus from spreading.
December 2019
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International Day of Disabled People
Displacement and disability no barrier to work for Syrian refugee
03 December 2019
Shaikha, a Syrian refugee who is hearing impaired, has overcome obstacles to find decent employment in a Jordan factory, with ILO support.
June 2019
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108th International Labour Conference - ASPAG ministerial meeting
Asia-Pacific and Arab States labour ministers: Harness opportunities of the future, for decent work for all
13 June 2019
Asia Pacific Group (ASPAG) labour ministers met on sidelines of the Centenary session of the International Labour Conference to exchange ideas on generating Decent Work for sustainable development in the wider Asia Pacific region.
March 2018
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ILO Decent Work Results 2016-2017
ILO launches new app to highlight its results
12 March 2018
New app shows the outcome of ILO work in 130 countries in 2016-2017.
February 2018
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Blog
Lebanon: Role play highlights rights and plights of domestic workers
22 February 2018
Many people believe that domestic work is not ‘real work’ and that standard working conditions do not apply. An ILO project in Lebanon is successfully changing the attitudes of those who employ domestic workers.
February 2017
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Annual report
ILO Impact Insurance Facility takes innovative approach to reduce uninsured risks
27 February 2017
How an ILO programme adds significant value to enterprises and gives hope to some 4 billion low-income people still excluded from appropriate insurance products throughout the world.
April 2008
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Article
The ILO/USDOL International HIV/AIDS Workplace Education Programme - Stories from the field
15 April 2008
Approximately 650 workplaces in 24 countries stretching from Benin to China are now involved with in the workplace education programme known as SHARE (Strategic HIV/AIDS Responses in Enterprises). Overall, an estimated million workers benefit from the ILO interventions financed by the United States Department of Labor. These are some lessons learned from SHARE countries
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Press release
ILO sees a significant improvement in Workplace attitudes to HIV/AIDS
14 April 2008
New report says some 1 million workers in 24 countries are now benefiting from the HIV/AIDS strategic responses in Enterprises (SHARE) project.