Resources on Agriculture, plantations, and other rural sectors

  1. Gender equality through improved labour standards compliance in the Philippines

    A dialogue on gender equality and labour standards highlighted the need to strengthen efforts to promote rights at work and improve working conditions for women through social dialogue to ensure compliance with general labour standards, including occupational safety and health, and access to social protection and other existing programmes and services.

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    ILO welcomes lifting of Cotton Campaign boycott of Uzbekistan

    Agricultural and economic reforms have led to the eradication of systemic child labour and forced labour in Uzbekistan’s cotton harvest.

  3. ILO, ECOP partner for responsible labour practices in rural sectors

    The ILO and ECOP bring together businesses in rural sectors of agriculture, fishing and mining to promote compliance on labour standards, occupational safety and health (OSH) and gender equality.

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    ILO and IWCA sign MOU to improve occupational safety and health of women in the coffee sector

    New agreement between ILO and IWCA aims to improve occupational safety and health training and knowledge for women who depend on coffee production for their livelihoods.

  5. ILO: 2.2 million workers affected by Typhoon Odette in the Philippines

    One month since Super Typhoon Odette (Rai) hit the Philippines, a new ILO assessment reveals nearly 2.2 million workers have been directly affected.

  6. Agence Française de Développement Group and the ILO join hands to provide access to inclusive insurance for the most vulnerable

    Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and its subsidiary Proparco have recently signed two new projects in partnership with the ILO, which is recognized for its expertise in inclusive insurance.

  7. ILO and IUCN sign an agreement to harness the interdependence between jobs and nature

    The Memorandum of Understanding between the two agencies aims to make biodiversity an integral part of the agenda to promote decent work and advance social justice.

  8. ILO, USDOL launch new project to support rural workers

    Men and women rural workers will benefit from a new ILO, USDOL partnership to support COVID-19 recovery through decent work, and improve health and safety at work, gender equality and labour law compliance in agriculture, fishing and mining in the Philippines.

  9. AU, ILO and UNICEF mark the World Day against Child Labour in Africa

    The African Union, ILO and UNICEF organized a virtual Continental event to mark the World Day against Child Labour. The event brought together key actors, to discuss strategies to address child labour, taking a holistic and systemic approach based on the 2020 Global Estimates on Child Labour and related recommendations, which had been launched by the ILO and UNICEF on 10 June.

  10. ILO and Lebanon pledge to cooperate on improving rural livelihoods

    The collaboration builds on the ILO’s work to improve livelihoods and resilience and the Ministry of Agriculture’s priorities in improving food security and rural development, and assisting poor farmers in developing agricultural infrastructure.