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April 2015

  1. 323rd session of the ILO Governing Body

    Luc Cortebeeck, President of the Workers’ Group: “The right to strike has been recognized and the ILO supervisory mechanism is back in operation”

    13 April 2015

    The 323rd session of the ILO Governing Body has just finished in Geneva. In this interview, President of the Workers’ Group Luc Cortebeeck discusses the outcomes achieved at this session, in particular on the issue of the right to strike. He also talks about the solutions the trade unions have in mind for the protection of vulnerable workers and the expectations of the Workers’ Group for the forthcoming discussions on transitioning from the informal to the formal economy due to take place at the International Labour Conference in June 2015.

June 2014

  1. Labour Standards

    ILO Governing Body approves report of Committee on Freedom of Association

    13 June 2014

    ILO executive body adopts report on violations of freedom of association.

March 2014

  1. ILO Governing Body

    Committee on Freedom of Association: Protecting rights, saving lives

    26 March 2014

    In the last decade alone, more than 2,000 trade unionists worldwide have been released from prison following an examination by the CFA. Watch a backstage interview with Committee members Paul van der Heijden (Chairman), employers’ representative Peter Anderson and Yves Veyrier, workers’ representative.

  2. 320th Session of the Governing Body

    Workers’ Group pays tribute to trade unionist Marc Blondel

    17 March 2014

November 2013

  1. 319th Governing Body of the ILO

    Interview with Luc Cortebeeck, Chair of the Workers’ Group of the ILO Governing Body

    11 November 2013

    The 319th session of the ILO Governing Body recently drew to a close in Geneva. Tackled at this session were several issues concerning the economic crisis in Europe, workers’ rights and international migration. In this interview the Chair of the Workers’ Group, Luc Cortebeeck, looks at the main points covered at this session, held in Geneva on 17-31 October 2013.

October 2013

  1. 319th Governing Body

    ILO Governing Body adopts report of the Committee on Freedom of Association

    31 October 2013

    The Committee on Freedom of Association (CFA) draws special attention to three serious and urgent country cases.

June 2013

  1. 318th Governing Body

    ILO Governing Body adopts reports of the Committee on Freedom of Association

    24 June 2013

    The Committee on Freedom of Association (CFA) draws special attention to three serious and urgent country cases while noting progress in others.

November 2012

  1. ILO supervisory body

    ILO names five countries for serious violations of freedom of association

    15 November 2012

    The ILO Committee on Freedom of Association has highlighted five out of 32 cases as the most serious and urgent concerning the right to organize, collective bargaining and social dialogue.

November 2010

  1. Freedom of association

    ILO Governing Body concludes discussions on freedom of association

    19 November 2010

    The November 2010 session of the Governing Body of the International Labour Office (ILO) took a number of decisions regarding fundamental rights at work.

June 2010

  1. Governing Body

    ILO Governing Body elects new Chairperson – Committee on Freedom of Association cites Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Islamic Republic of Iran and Peru

    18 June 2010

    The Governing Body of the International Labour Office (ILO) elected H.E. Mr. Adelwaheb Jemal, Ambassador of Tunisia and Permanent Representative of Tunisia to the United Nations Office in Geneva, as Chairperson for 2010-11.