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Mexico ratifies the Safety and Health in Mines Convention

Mexico reaffirms its strong commitment to occupational safety and health for mining workers by becoming the 36th country to ratify Convention No. 176.

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Germany ratifies the Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155)

Germany has now ratified all eleven fundamental ILO instruments.

Mozambique ratifies the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No. 187)

Mozambique has now ratified all fundamental standards.

Podcast

The implementation of the Maritime Labour Convention in times of crisis

The Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, is considered a model of strong and effective cooperation between seafarers and the global shipping industry, and its implementation is all the more crucial...

InfoStories

Turning labour standards into reality: 100 years of supervision

Since 1926, the ILO’s supervisory system has helped transform international labour standards into concrete progress for workers, employers and societies worldwide through independent expertise, tripartite dialogue and collective commitment.

Strengthening social dialogue and collective bargaining in Lesotho’s health sector

Strengthening negotiation skills and social dialogue capacity, the workshop marked an important step towards institutionalising collective bargaining and fostering more collaborative and effective labour relations in Lesotho’s health sector.

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Iceland ratifies Conventions Nos 188 and 191

Ratification marks an important step for the protection of fishers and for the recognition of a safe and healthy working environment as a fundamental principle and right at work.

Podcast

Social dialogue at 50: Lessons for the future

In 1976, Convention No. 144 established a simple but powerful principle: governments, employers and workers should shape labour policy together. To mark the Convention's 50th anniversary, representatives of governments, employers and workers,...

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Azerbaijan ratifies all fundamental Conventions

Azerbaijan is the 75th country to ratify the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No. 187).

FAQ - 6th edition

Frequently Asked Questions about the Maritime Labour Convention, (MLC, 2006)

The “Frequently Asked questions” (FAQ), offers practical guidance on the application and implementation of the MLC, 2006, addressing questions raised by governments, shipowners, seafarers and other stakeholders.

Social dialogue and tripartism

50 years of ILO Convention No. 144: putting tripartism into practice

Marking 50 years since its adoption, Convention No. 144 remains a key instrument for promoting tripartism and effective consultation on international labour standards.

Tripartite partners examine six priority ILO Conventions to shape Botswana’s future of work

From workplace safety to ending violence and forced labour, Botswana is exploring international standards that can transform the world of work.

ILO receives International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on Convention No. 87 and the right to strike

The Opinion concerns a long-standing difference of views as to whether the right to strike of workers and their organizations is protected under the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize Convention, 1948 (No. 87).

Future of Reporting

Why the ILO is modernizing its labour standards reporting system

In this interview, Corinne Vargha, Director of the ILO’s International Labour Standards Department, explains how a new thematic and digital reporting system aims to simplify ILO Member States reporting obligations, improve supervision and strengthen...

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Slovenia ratifies ILO Conventions on Violence and Harassment, and Safe and Healthy Working Environment

Slovenia becomes the 56th country to ratify Convention No. 190, and the 9th to ratify Convention No. 191.

ILO and Azerbaijan discuss child labour and international labour standards

The tripartite webinar explored practical approaches to child labour prevention, labour inspection and implementation of ILO standards in Azerbaijan.

C144 ratified

Saint Lucia ratifies Tripartite Consultation Convention

In a landmark Labour Week, Saint Lucia ratified ILO Convention No. 144 on tripartite consultation and formally installed a new national tripartite advisory body, the strongest commitment to social dialogue in the country's recent history.

Officers of the ILO Committee on maritime labour urge immediate action to protect seafarers stranded in the Strait of Hormuz

Representatives of governments, seafarers and shipowners call on Member States to protect seafarers at a time of heightened violence at sea in the Middle East region.

Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952 (No. 102)

Uzbekistan deepens understanding of Convention No. 102 through national tripartite seminar

Tripartite constituents in Uzbekistan advance dialogue on the ILO Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention and its role in strengthening national social protection systems.

The ILO welcomes the adoption of Indonesia’s Law on the Protection of Domestic Workers

Simrin Singh, ILO Country Director for Indonesia and Timor-Leste, welcomed the adoption of Indonesia’s Law on the Protection of Domestic Workers on 21 April, after 22 years of deliberation. The long-awaited law marks an important step in...