News
2022
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Malaysia ratifies the Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention
21 March 2022
Malaysia becomes the 58th country in the world, and the second ASEAN member State to ratify that Protocol.
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ILO Governing Body agrees on key occupational safety and health discussion at International Labour Conference 2022
18 March 2022
An amendment to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, to include occupational safety and health, will be discussed during the 110th session of the International Labour Conference.
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Labour inspections to be strengthened following ILO Governing Body decision
17 March 2022
New guidelines on labour inspections will complement existing International Labour Organization Conventions and advance respect for labour rights in the world of work.
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Securing decent work for nursing personnel and domestic workers, key actors in the care economy
15 March 2022
Report of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (articles 19, 22 and 35 of the Constitution)
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The United Kingdom ratifies the Violence and Harassment Convention
07 March 2022
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland becomes the 11th country in the world, and the 3rd country in Europe, to ratify Convention No. 190.
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Kenya ratifies key international labour standards for fishers and seafarers
21 February 2022
The Government of Kenya has ratified two international labour standards that will promote decent work for the country’s seafarers and fishers. It has also submitted notification of acceptance of amendments to a third, already ratified, maritime labour Convention.
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ILO releases the 2022 report of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations
10 February 2022
2021
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Three vacancies on the ILO Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (CEACR)
20 December 2021
The ILO is seeking candidates to join the ILO Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (CEACR).
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South Africa ratifies the Violence and Harassment Convention
16 December 2021
South Africa became the tenth country in the world, and the fourth African country, to ratify the ILO’s Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190).
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ILO reaches ratification target for landmark social security Convention
08 November 2021
Paraguay has become the 60th country to ratify the flagship ILO social security Convention, No.102, reaching a target set in 2012 by the ILO’s Governing Body.