News
June 2019
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Day 8: 108th International Labour Conference - Thematic Forum
Business for decent work forum
18 June 2019
The role of the private sector in shaping the future world of work, and the best ways of encouraging the development of sustainable enterprises was spotlighted during a discussion at the International Labour Conference (ILC). The high level thematic forum was one of the events at the Centenary ILC, which marks the 100th anniversary of the ILO.
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Day 8: 108th International Labour Conference - Thematic Forum
Well-functioning multilateral system key to an equitable future of work
18 June 2019
Speakers at a thematic forum examined what needs to be done at international and regional level to reduce inequality and how the multilateral system can work more coherently to achieve this. The debate was held at the International Labour Organization’s Centenary Conference.
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Day 7: 108th International Labour Conference - Thematic Forum
ILC forum looks at how to shape technological change to promote decent work
17 June 2019
Speakers at a thematic forum discussed how to manage the way digital technologies are transforming the world of work, so that they lead to the creation of decent work. The debate was held at the International Labour Organization’s Centenary Conference.
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Domestic Workers' Day
An aging Asia increases the demand for domestic workers. But what about their rights?
16 June 2019
Mr. Nilim Baruah, International Labour Organization’s Regional Migration Specialist for Asia and the Pacific, reviews progress on migrant domestic workers’ rights in Asia.
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Day 5: 108th International Labour Conference - Thematic Forum
Social protection critical amid deep world of work changes
14 June 2019
Sustainable social protection systems will become increasingly critical to provide support in a fast-changing world of work, speakers told a high-level forum at the Centenary International Labour Conference.
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Day 5: 108th International Labour Conference - Thematic Forum
Life-long learning for a brighter future of work
14 June 2019
A forum held as part of the International Labour Organization’s annual conference, which this year marks the ILO’s Centenary, explored the link between jobs, skills and the policy reforms needed to support the labour market of the future.
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Day 4: 108th International Labour Conference - Thematic Forum
Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining are key foundations for decent work
13 June 2019
Speakers from the world of work and from international organizations explored how two key fundamental Conventions advance decent work across the globe. The forum was held as part of the ILO’s annual conference, which this year marks the Organization’s 100th anniversary.
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Day 4: 108th International Labour Conference - Thematic Forum
Forum calls for stepped-up action to end child labour
13 June 2019
The struggle against child labour was the focus of a wide-ranging debate at the International Labour Organization’s annual conference, which this year marks the ILO’s Centenary.
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Blog
Dreams of Gold
12 June 2019
Creating a virtual reality film of child gold miners in Ghana exposed cameraman Damien Riunaud to the realities of this brutal, dangerous work, and the importance of the ILO’s campaign to end it.
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Day 3: 108th International Labour Conference
World leaders, workers, employers, speak out for social justice at ILO Centenary conference
12 June 2019
World leaders expressed strong support for the ILO as it marks its 100th anniversary at the Centenary International Labour Conference. The Conference – the 108th session of the ILC – has a strong focus on the future of work and is also discussing violence and harassment at the workplace.