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ILO in Jordan and partners to work with private sector against violence and harassment

Join the ILO’s global campaign for ratification of Violence and Harassment Convention

Public urged to take part in the campaign to raise awareness of violence and harassment in the workplace and to encourage their governments to ratify ILO Convention No. 190.

First international treaty to address violence and harassment comes into force

ILO calls on Member States to ratify Convention C190

Violence and Harassment Convention

First international treaty to address violence and harassment comes into force

The International Labour Organization is to launch a global campaign to promote ratification of the Violence and Harassment Convention.

109th International Labour Conference

COVID-19 and social protection among key debates as June session of virtual International Labour Conference ends

The impact of COVID-19 on the world of work featured prominently in the June segment of the first virtual International Labour Conference. Conclusions on social protection and the application of international labour standards were adopted on the...

#EndChildLabour2021

World Day Against Child Labour in Africa: Opening remarks by Ms Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon, ILO Assistant Director-General, Regional Director...

#EndChildLabour2021

Media Advisory- Event to mark the World Day Against Child Labour in Africa

Join us for a regional virtual event to commemorate the World Day against Child Labour.

Briefing note

The linkages between international labour standards, the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and National...

ILO collaborates with Labour Unions to eliminate child labour in Nigeria.

The International Labour Organization (ILO) Office in Nigeria has signed an Implementation Agreement (IA) with the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to further accelerate the elimination of child labour in...

Domestic Workers' Day

Legal protection is urgently needed to protect domestic workers

Domestic workers are vulnerable to workplace violence and abuse. Indonesian domestic workers continue their fight to realize the domestic workers’ law.

Media advisory

Making Decent Work a reality for Domestic Workers

International Domestic Workers Day 2021. 10 years since adoption of ILO C189. Inclusion in labour laws.

Domestic Workers Convention marks its 10th anniversary

ILO Caribbean Office Director's message to mark the milestone and support decent work for domestic workers

Op-ed

A decade of decent work for domestic workers; are we making (enough of) a difference?

Ten years on from the adoption of ILO’s Domestic Workers Convention, much more needs to be done to recognize the rights and improve working conditions for domestic workers writes Chihoko Asada-Miyakawa, ILO’s Assistant Director-General and Regional...

‘Consume Responsibly’, ILO Urges Gold and Cocoa Consumers in Nigeria

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has called on gold users and consumers of cocoa products in Nigeria to be mindful of the impact of their patronage on the use of children for work on gold mines and cocoa farms, as well as the consequences...

Immediate steps are needed to avoid falling further behind on fighting child labour

“We are empowering our district and regional labour officers to ensure that they are going in all sectors to smoke out child labour and forced labour. We are doing this together with other stakeholders to ensure effective inspections,” Malawi Deputy...

ILO Convention for protecting domestic workers’ rights turns 10 yet inequalities persist

Decent work has not yet become a reality for many domestic workers but a new ILO Project in Jamaica seeks to assist them in enjoying the same legal rights as formally employed workers.

Domestic work – Convention C189

10 years on, domestic workers still fight for equality and decent work

On the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Domestic Workers’ Convention, the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed continued vulnerabilities of domestic workers in the labour market.

Domestic Workers' Day 2021

Informality and exclusion from labour laws remain barriers to decent work for Asia Pacific domestic workers

Ten years after international convention, domestic workers still fight to be recognized as workers and essential service providers, says the ILO

International Domestic Workers Day

Covered by labour laws, Viet Nam’s domestic workers need actual protection

Ten years after international convention, domestic workers in the world still fight to be recognized as workers and essential service providers. Although Viet Nam stands out in the region because domestic workers are covered by labour laws, the...

Domestic work – Convention C189

Ten years on, domestic workers still fight for equality and decent work

On the tenth anniversary of the Domestic Workers’ Convention, the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed continued vulnerabilities of domestic workers in the labour market.