News on International Labour Standards

Belgium ratifies ILO Convention on violence and harassment in the world of work

Belgium becomes the 30th country in the world, and the sixth in the European Union, to ratify Convention No. 190.

Labour Standards

Australia ratifies Convention No. 190 on Violence and Harassment at work and Convention No. 138 on Minimum Age

Australia has now ratified ten of the eleven fundamental instruments

Forced Labour

Brunei Darussalam joins the global movement against forced labour

Brunei Darussalam becomes the 181st country in the world to ratify the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29)

Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (MLC, 2006)

Portugal commits to enhance the protection of seafarers in cases of abandonment and piracy

Portugal deposited the declaration of acceptance of the Amendments of 2014 and of 2018 to the Code of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (MLC, 2006)

Forced Labour

Mexico renews commitment against forced labour

With the ratification of the Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention, Mexico becomes the 60th country in the world to ratify this important instrument.

Occupational Safety and Health

Uzbekistan ratifies the Working Environment (Air Pollution, Noise and Vibration) Convention, 1977 (No. 148)

Better Work Jordan Annual Report 2023 shows industry stakeholders engaging on national regulations, worker wellbeing

Despite some improvements in compliance, gaps remain

Strengthen civil society to realize human and labour rights

Human and labour rights 75th anniversaries prompt calls for an expanded ‘civic space’.

Province of North Sulawesi initiates to establish the Provincial OSH Council

The ILO works hand in hand with the Ministry of Manpower and the National OSH Council (DK3N) to support the establishment of the Provincial OSH Council (DK3P) in North Sulawesi as part of the effort to strengthen Indonesia’s OSH culture and system.

Occupational Safety and Health

Azerbaijan ratifies the ILO fundamental Convention concerning occupational safety and health

Ukraine

Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant workers subjected to forced labour by Russian forces, say trade unions

The ILO expresses grave concerns about civilian casualties and the severe impact of the Russian Federation aggression on workers and employers who risk their lives to continue working and operating.

Labour migration

Executive summary: migrant workers’ rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining

This executive summary outlines the key findings of the report on migrant workers’ rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining.

International Labour Standards

“Ukraine works!” 5-year ILO project closes with improved occupational health and safety standards and more effective State Labour...

The EU-funded project provided assistance to strengthen the Ukrainian State Labour Inspection with the long-term objective of contributing to a safe, healthy and declared work in Ukraine. In addition, the project had to respond to some of the...

Porto Social Forum 2023

ILO Director-General highlights the European social model as a geopolitical lever

Speaking at the Porto Social Forum, the Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO) commended the European Union (EU) for its leading role in promoting international labour standards and the integration of occupational safety and...

ILO Director-General highlights the European social model as a geopolitical lever

Speaking at the Porto Social Forum, the Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO) commended the European Union (EU) for its leading role in promoting international labour standards and the integration of occupational safety and...

Gender equality

Collective efforts needed for gender equality at work

100 DIFE female labour inspectors pledge for change.

Better Work Programme

The ILO Better Work Programme Organise Textile and Ready Made Garment Industry Forum

The ILO and its Better Work programme held the Textile and Ready Made Garment Industry Forum in Karachi, attended by over 200 of our key stakeholders.

Tripartite Dialogue on labour and Mixed Migration Governance

The International Labour Organization, Better Regional Migration Management (BRMM) programme and Southern Africa Migration Management (SAMM) project, in collaboration with the IOM, and UNHCR, UNODC is organizing a High-Level meeting under the theme...

Namibia on the way to standardize employment contracts for its fishermen.

After a series of activities that included a deep-dive research study of the fishing industry, sensitization on occupational health and safety and basic decent working conditions aboard fishing vessels; inspection of fishing vessels and the Work in...

OSH Regional Webinar

Improving occupational safety and health, a challenge for Latin America and the Caribbean

Representatives of public institutions and employers' and workers' organizations, together with ILO experts, participated in a virtual conversation convened by the ILO on the present and future of occupational safety and health, following its...