News on International Labour Standards

Photo1 ILO ACCEL Africa supports the Malawi Alliance 8.7 Strategic Planning Workshop

Malawi agreed on a voluntary basis to become an Alliance 8.7 Pathfinder country hence committing itself to move faster to reach SDG Target 8.7, through accelerating efforts, adopting new approaches and collaborating with others. It becomes one of 26...

Photo1 ILO ACCEL Africa supports the Malawi Alliance 8.7 Strategic Planning Workshop

Malawi agreed on a voluntary basis to become an Alliance 8.7 Pathfinder country hence committing itself to move faster to reach SDG Target 8.7, through accelerating efforts, adopting new approaches and collaborating with others. It becomes one of 26...

International Labour Standards

Samoan Government officials enhance their knowledge & professional skills on reporting on International Labour Standards

Part of a series of capacity building trainings to ensure ILO Pacific constituents are upskilled on the best practices of planning and preparing ILS reports.

Improving workers’ rights in the rural sectors in fishing

Improving Workers’ Rights in Rural Sectors of the Indo Pacific with a Focus on Women: Fact sheet in Fishing

The Project works closely with regional and country level partners to achieve the following target outcomes to enhance enabling environment for the promotion of and compliance with labour laws, gender equality and occupational safety and health...

ILO report on violence and harassment at work in Indonesia

No workers immune from violence and harassment, actions needed at company level

The ILO in collaboration with the Never Okay Project are launching findings of a workers’ survey on violence and harassment at work. The ILO releases its latest report on violence and harassment at work, highlighting the urgency of reporting and...

Hoping for improvements after 27 years working at sea

After 27 years working at sea, Sukarno’s working life remains the same— constant, hard work with few, short breaks. His hope is to work on land, close to his family.

Preventing forced labour at sea in Indonesia through labour inspections at Indonesian fishing ports

The ILO’s 8.7 Accelerator Lab Multi Partner Fund supports the efforts taken by relevant ministries in Indonesia to improve protection for Indonesian local and migrant fishers with an updated field guide for labour inspection, training and pilot...

Malaysian labour inspectors increase capacity to advance workers’ rights in palm oil sector in Indonesia and Malaysia

Sabah labour inspectors trained on forced labour, child labour and gender-based violence and harassment in the workplace in compliance with international labour standards.

#RatifyC190

It is time to break the silence against violence and harassment at work in Indonesia

Representatives of businesses and workers agree, during the ILO’s interactive discussion, that it is time for all parties to take violence and harassment at work as a serious matter and there is an urgent need for a reporting mechanism and case...

Responsible supply chains

ILO welcomes launch of Japan guidelines on human rights in supply chains

New Government of Japan guidelines to help strengthen labour practices of Japanese business and support sustainability and resilience throughout supply and value chains.

Opening address at the Tripartite workshop to customize Participatory Action Oriented Training (PAOT) approaches on OSH for the rural...

By Ms Cerilyn Pastolero, Project Manager of the ILO Project on Improving Workers' Rights in the Rural Sectors of the Indo-Pacific with a focus on Women at the Tripartite workshop to customize Participatory Action Oriented Training (PAOT) approaches...

Training on Combating Forced Labour for State Labour Inspectors in Uzbekistan

On 26 and 27 September 2022, further to a request from the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations of Uzbekistan, the ILO Bridge Project delivered a two-day training on combating forced labour for state labour inspectors, social partners and...

Rapid legal review of Compliance by Kyrgyzstan with the ILO Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention (No. 102)

Over 40 participants representing the Government, employers’ and workers’ organizations, expert community participated in technical discussions in Bishkek titled: “Results of a rapid legal review for compliance of national legislation with the ILO...

#RatifyC190

Indonesian workers are still vulnerable to violence and harassment at work

The ILO in collaboration with the Never Okay Project are launching findings of a workers’ survey on violence and harassment at work. The survey is part of the effort to create a world of work, free from all types of violence and harassment in...

UN General Assembly

Prime Minister of Belgium addresses high-level event on the Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions

At an event during the UN General Assembly, Belgium’s Prime Minister underlined the need for a rapid transition to a greener and more digital economy, and expressed his full support to the Global Accelerator initiative.

EESC Plenary session

ILO joins EESC Plenary debate on achieving decent work worldwide

Occupational Safety and Health

Pakistan considers ratifying two ILO fundamental conventions on Occupational Safety and Health

Pakistan, paving the way towards ratification of two ILO fundamental Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) conventions, reviews its own policies and discusses the new ILO OSH conventions.

Barbados becomes the 2nd Caribbean country to ratify the ILO Violence and Harassment Convention (C190)

The country deposited the instrument of ratification on 1 September 2022

International Labour Standards for the members of the Egyptian House of Representatives

Occupational safety and health

The Lao People's Democratic Republic ratifies the two fundamental Conventions on Occupational Safety and Health