News on International Labour Standards

The Strategy for Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Uzbekistan approved

The President of Uzbekistan signed a Decree dated July 25, 2022 “On approval of the Strategy for social protection of the population of the Republic of Uzbekistan”.

Forced Labour

Japan reinforces its commitment to fight against forced labour

Japan becomes the 177th Member State to ratify Convention No. 105

VII Regional Forum on Business and Human Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean concludes

Over 2,000 governments’, employers’ and workers’ representatives from 54 countries gathered in Bogotá (Colombia) from 13-15 July to discuss Business and Human Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean.

ILO-EU Relations

ILO and European Commission reaffirm mutual partnership at 16th High Level meeting

ILO workshop among OECD National Contact Points for Responsible Business Conduct to enhance policy coherence on international labour...

Organized from 20 June to 1 July 2022, the workshop highlighted the coherence and linkages that exist between the ILO MNE Declaration and the OECD MNE Guidelines, in particular concerning issues related to decent work and human rights, including in...

COVID-19 Impact on Labour Disputes and Case Law Developments in Georgia Discussed at Bench-Bar Meeting

Bench-Bar meeting entitled Main Trends and Perspectives of COVID-19 Impacts on Labour Disputes and Case Law Developments in Georgia after 2020 Labour Reform, was held here on 9-10 July 2022.

Rapid Assessment of the Situation of Informal Workers in Tajikistan

Rapid Assessment of the Situation of Informal Workers was presented to the National Tripartite Commission in Dushanbe on 7 July 2022. The documents underlines the the need for a set of comprehensive legal, policy, awareness raising and enforcement...

Violence and harassment

Mexico ratifies ILO Convention on Violence and Harassment

Mexico is the 19th country to ratify ILO Convention No. 190, the 7th in the Latin American and Caribbean region.

Training on International Labour Standards and Labour Code for City Court Judges in Georgia

Face-to-face training on International Labour Standards (ILS) and Labour Code of Georgia took place on 2 and 3 July 2022. More than 15 judges from Tbilisi and Telavi City Courts raised awareness on judicial use of ILS from international perspective...

ILO and PSI team up to conduct online seminar for Caribbean Trade Unions to raise awareness on ILS and ILO Supervisory Mechanisms

The purpose of the event was to provide an overview on ILO standards and promote a better understanding on the key role of trade unions in ILO regular supervisory mechanism.

Federation of Trade Unions of Kyrgyzstan on social protection and informal employment

On June 30, 2022, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, a meeting of the Republican Tripartite Commission for the regulation of social and labour relations was held. During the meeting, the position of workers' organizations was presented on key indicators of the...

ILO DWT and Office for the Caribbean thanks Erica Martin for her contribution to the work in the Caribbean region

Ms Martin provided technical support to constituents on international labour standards and labour labour legislation.

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ILO presented at the 2022 Pacific Update

The 2022 Pacific Update is co-hosted by the Development Policy Centre and the University of the South Pacific’s School of Accounting, Finance and Economics. The Pacific Update is the premier forum for discussion of economic, social, political, and...

Liberia ratifies the Equal Remuneration Convention and the Minimum Age Convention

Trade union capacity building

Indonesian trade unions enhance their capacity to promote collective bargaining and dispute resolution in palm oil sector

The ILO through its Advancing Workers’ Rights in Indonesia and Malaysia’s Palm Oil Sector project enhances the capacity of trainers and branch leaders of the national trade union confederations and their federations to improve conditions of work and...

G7 Summit

ILO Director-General warns G7 Summit on great divergence

In his statement to the G7 Summit in Germany, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, says pandemic and conflict have widened divergence between industrialized and developing countries. Raises concern over inequalities within countries, including gender...

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High-level Dialogue on the New Regional Framework on Climate Mobility concludes

The regional dialogue was facilitated through the PCCMHS programme led by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) alongside the International Labour Organization (ILO),...

ILO supports the launch of Indonesia’s first Trade Unions’ Network in the Fishing Sector

The 8.7 Accelerator Lab programme together with the Bureau of Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV) supported the launch of a Trade Unions’ Network in the fishing sector aiming to foster a common voice between trade unions and to reinforce bilateral and...

Opening address at the National presentation and validation of baseline study and sectoral assessment and tripartite strategic compliance...

By Ms Diane Lynn Respall, Programme Officer delivered on behalf of Mr Khalid Hassan, Director of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the National presentation and validation of baseline study and sectoral assessment and tripartite...