News
March 2020
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New ILO Office
ILO opens its first coordination office in Baghdad
10 March 2020
The office will allow the ILO to expand its work to promote employment opportunities and decent work principles, as part of post-conflict reconstruction.
September 2019
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Fishing sector
Strategic compliance planning for fishing sector in Indonesia
20 September 2019
The multimedia video highlights workshops in North Sulawesi and in Bali aimed to promote decent work in the fishing sector of Indonesia.
January 2019
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Global Commission on the Future of Work
A human-centred agenda needed for a decent future of work
22 January 2019
A Universal Labour Guarantee, social protection from birth to old age and an entitlement to lifelong learning are among ten recommendations made in a landmark report by the ILO’s Global Commission on the Future of Work.
September 2018
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Q&A
Regional Meeting to discuss future of work challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean
20 September 2018
With almost 100 days until the ILO’s Centenary, ILO Regional Director José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs discusses future of work challenges in his region.
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InfoStories
ILO: Laying the foundations of social justice
03 September 2018
The ILO is a UN specialized agency dealing with labour issues. Its main aims are to promote rights at work, encourage decent employment opportunities, enhance social protection and strengthen dialogue on work-related issues. In 1969, the Organization received the Nobel Peace Prize.
May 2018
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Blog
In their shoes – An interactive game on Decent Work
01 May 2018
Children at a Geneva school briefly put themselves in the shoes of the tens of millions of children who can’t go to school because they are in child labour. Playing the ILO’s Decent Work Game, they heard the true life story of a child labourer, and what can be done to address the issue.
July 2015
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Regulating for Decent Work
Photojournalist Ismail Ferdous talks about his exhibition on labour issues
10 July 2015
The ILO hosted an exhibition by Bangladeshi photojournalist Ismail Ferdous to highlight the issues raised during the conference Regulating for Decent Work from 8-10 July 2015. In this interview, the artist talks about his exhibition “So we Exist”, his covering of the Rana Plaza factory collapse and the role of the arts in raising the voice and visibility of workers in the shadows.
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Regulating for Decent Work
Stephanie Barrientos on global supply chains
10 July 2015
Stephanie Barrientos, University of Manchester, United Kingdom, discusses the role of the ILO and global alliances in improving working conditions in global supply chains.
November 2013
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Philippines disaster response
Putting livelihoods at the forefront of post-Haiyan reconstruction
26 November 2013
The scenes of devastation left by Typhoon Haiyan leave no doubt that rebuilding will be a formidable task. The ILO is focussing on helping the most vulnerable pick up the pieces, rebuild their livelihoods and become more resilient.
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Philippines disaster response
Helping rebuild livelihoods in disaster-hit Philippines
19 November 2013
An ILO project to help disaster victims gain sustainable livelihoods goes a long way towards rebuilding shattered lives. The ILO plans to replicate it in areas devastated by Typhoon Haiyan.