News
February 2022
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Occupational safety and health in teleworking
Crucial changes needed to protect workers’ health while teleworking
02 February 2022
New analysis from the ILO and WHO sets out recommendations for safe and productive hybrid and teleworking.
December 2021
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Joint Action Group for transport workers
UN agencies and other international organizations establish Joint Action Group to protect transport workers and secure supply chains during the COVID-19 pandemic
13 December 2021
The Group will focus on promoting COVID-19 vaccination of transport workers and ensuring the application of internationally agreed protocols and standards.
June 2021
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Press release
ILO Governing Body elects new Chair and Vice-Chairs
28 June 2021
At its 342nd session, the ILO’s Governing Body elected a new Chair and Vice-Chairs, and discussed a number of items arising from the June session of the International Labour Conference.
February 2021
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Greening the Blue
ILO achieves carbon neutrality
08 February 2021
The ILO’s efforts are part of a broader UN strategy – Greening the Blue – to erase the carbon footprint of its agencies.
September 2020
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Multilateral cooperation
The ILO and UN: The case for multilateralism
22 September 2020
Multilateral cooperation is a global insurance system. It needs continuous engagement by everyone to improve the position of the weak and disadvantaged. Learn how the ILO and United Nations have worked together for 75 years to uphold our common good.
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Events at the UN General Assembly
ILO at the 75th session of the UN General Assembly
17 September 2020
As the international community comes together at the 75th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, the ILO will be front and centre bringing our expertise on the world of work to tackle the global challenges before us. Here are a few of the events we will be taking part in.
December 2019
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100 years of decent work
The ILO’s Centenary Year in Review
23 December 2019
It was a year of celebration, declarations and reaffirmation at the International Labour Organization as it marked 100 years in pursuit of social justice and decent work around the world. A look back at 2019 as the ILO looks to the future of work in its second century.
October 2019
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ILO Open Day
A window on the ILO’s World of Work
17 October 2019
From exhibitions, to films to interactive games, the ILO Open Day was a window on the wide-ranging work of the organization.
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Blog
Voices in your ear
03 October 2019
Many people associate the development of simultaneous interpreting with the Nuremberg trials that took place after the Second World War. In fact, it was the ILO – under its first Director, Albert Thomas – that gave birth to the concept. This week the ILO and the University of Geneva are celebrating 100 years of conference interpreting.
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Media advisory
ILO to hold first HQ Open Day
02 October 2019