News
April 2019
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Occupational safety and health
New safety and health issues emerge as work changes
18 April 2019
A new report on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH), published ahead of the World Day for Safety and Health at Work on 28 April, reviews the ILO’s 100 years of achievements, and reveals some of the emerging challenges and opportunities in creating better working environments.
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Youth employment
Awarding innovative policies to empower youth
18 April 2019
National, local and regional governments and non-governmental organizations are encouraged to showcase decent work policies that help youth reach their full potential.
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International Law conference
ILO hosts ‘ILO100 - Law for Social Justice’ conference
18 April 2019
Leading legal scholars and practitioners met at ILO headquarters in Geneva for an international conference to mark the ILO’s Centenary with discussions of key issues including social and labour rights and the quest for social justice as well as the contribution of the ILO to the development of public international law.
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International Labour Conference
Media accreditation information for the 108th ILO International Labour Conference
17 April 2019
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Waste management
Urgent action needed to better manage e-waste: ILO
17 April 2019
Representatives of governments, workers’ and employers’ organizations agree more must be done, and urgently, to manage the millions of tonnes of e-waste produced each year.
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Media advisory
ILO to launch new report on occupational safety and health
16 April 2019
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ILO100
The ILO 24-Hour Global Tour
11 April 2019
On April 11, a marathon of performances and presentations circulated the globe for 24 hours in celebration of the ILO's 100th anniversary.
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ILO100
UN General Assembly commemorates the ILO Centenary
08 April 2019
A special session marks the ILO’s 100 years, followed by a series of high-level discussions on the future of work.
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Blog
I’m a woman, a bricklayer, and I want change!
05 April 2019
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Forced and child labour
Activists welcome progress towards eradication of forced labour, child labour in Uzbekistan
03 April 2019
A conference in Brussels has welcomed an ILO report that found the Uzbek government did not systematically use child labour or forced labour during the 2018 cotton harvest. The report found that government reforms are having an impact, but that there are still many challenges at local level.