News on International Labour Standards

Promoting key ILO conventions and fair recruitment guidelines related to labour migration in Ethiopia

Violence and harassment

ILO welcomes commitments to ratify Convention on violence and harassment

Argentina, Finland, Spain and Uruguay have all formally committed to ratify the ILO’s Convention that provides an international framework to end violence and harassment in the world of work.

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12 frequently asked questions about international labour standards

ILO/C190

Thailand builds momentum towards a world of work free from violence and harassment

For the first time, Thailand’s workers, employers and government representatives came together to discuss on the new ILO Convention (No. 190) and Recommendation No. 206 on violence and harassment in the world of work.

Forced labour

Justices of the Peace, allies in the fight against forced labour in Peru

As part of its efforts to eliminate forced labour in Peru’s Amazon region, the ILO is working in collaboration with the most affected communities.

International labour standards

2020 Report of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations

The Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations, whose work constitutes the cornerstone of the ILO's supervisory system on international labour standards, has just published its annual report.

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Labour commitments under EU-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement

International labour standards

ILO welcomes European Parliament’s approval for free trade deal with Viet Nam

The agreement has strong labour and environment requirements for sustainable development.

ILO launches a Capacity Building Programme for Labour Inspection in Georgia

The International Labour Organization has launched a comprehensive training programme to support the capacity building of the Labour Inspectorate in Georgia.

Rights of indigenous peoples

Urgent action needed to tackle poverty and inequalities facing indigenous peoples

Thirty years after the adoption of the only international Convention on the rights of indigenous peoples, a new ILO report finds they are still more likely to be poor and face particular hardships in the world of work.

ILO builds national capacity to analyze data on child and forced labor in Africa

The International Labour Office under its project “Accelerating action for the elimination of child labour in supply chains in Africa” (ACCEL Africa), conducts a training on data analysis relating to child labour and forced labour for 28...

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New report assesses situation of world’s indigenous and tribal peoples

Towards Introducing Social Protection Floors for Decent Work in Georgia

The International Labour Organization in partnership with UN Women organized one day sensitization workshop on national social protection floors on 24 January 2020, in Tbilisi, Georgia.

ILO discusses the International Labour Standards and their supervision at the European Parliament

Karen Curtis, Head of the Freedom of Association Branch at the International Labour Standards Department, participated in an exchange of views on International Labour Standards and their supervision, organized by the Committee on International Trade...

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Trade for Decent Work project: Promoting the application of ILO Fundamental Conventions under the framework of EU – Viet Nam Free Trade...

Our impact, their voices

How an ILO Protocol has helped combat forced labour in Thai fishing

Since Thailand ratified the International Labour Organization’s 2014 Protocol to the Forced Labour Convention (P29), conditions for workers in the country’s seafood and fishing industry have improved. The ILO’s Ship to Shore Rights project has...

Fishers

Poland marks the end of the ILO centenary year with the ratification of the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188)

Fishers

The Netherlands marks the ILO centenary with the ratification of the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188)

Maritime Labour Convention

Cook Islands ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (MLC, 2006)

Cook Islands is the 96th Member State of the ILO to have ratified the Convention

Tripartite social dialogue – promoting inclusive decision-making

Fifty representatives from all 10 countries in the sub-region came together in Moscow from December 11-13 to learn from each other how tripartite social dialogue promotes inclusive decision-making.