News on International Labour Standards

Occupational safety and health profile for Bangladesh

The profile is an inventory of all the tools and resources available in the country to implement and manage occupational safety and health (OSH) and is designed to provide the data necessary for setting national priorities for action aimed at the...

Occupational safety and health profile in Kenya

The profile is an inventory of all the tools and resources available in the country to implement and manage occupational safety and health (OSH) and is designed to provide the data necessary for setting national priorities for action aimed at the...

New ratification opens the way for ILO Convention on seafarers' ID card

The ILO Convention No. 185, designed to create a new biometric identity verification system for the world’s 1.2 million maritime workers has received sufficient ratifications to go into force.

Compressed workweeks

Paid annual leave

ILO Conclusions on Myanmar Regarding Forced Labour

The ILO Committee on the Application of Standards presents it's conclusions concerning the question of the observance by the Government of Myanmar of the Forced Labour Convention 1930 (Convention 29).

ILO conference moves to improve safety, working conditions in fishing sector

The ILO annual Conference takes a significant step toward improving the work and safety conditions of some 29 million people from Asia Pacific who work in one of the world’s most dangerous industries, the fishing sector.

Working time family measures

Overtime

92nd International Labour Conference Opens on 1 June Delegates to Shape ILO Role for Fair Globalization, Dicsuss Freedom of Association,...

The annual Conference of the ILO gathers in Geneva to craft a new role for the tripartite labour body in shaping a fair and equitable globalization for all, focusing on Freedom of Association, Migration, and updating Labour Standards.

Leave and family responsibilities

Partnerships for childcare

ILO marks 150th ratification of convention on worst forms of child labour, Asian country latest to sign

The world’s fundamental international standard for combating the worst forms of child labour, ILO Convention No. 182 adopted in 1999, received its 150th ratification by Kyrgyzstan.

Night work

Rest periods

Working time and health

Maternity protection

Opening Remarks to the ILO/Japan Asian Pacific Regional Seminar on the Application of the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and...

by Ms Lin Lean Lim, OIC Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Opening Remarks to the National Stakeholders' Meeting on Selection of Sending and Receiving Areas, Sectors for the ILO/IPEC/TICW...

by Ms Christine Evans-Klock, Director of Subregional Office for East Asia

Weekend work