News on International Labour Standards

Forced labour

Sri Lanka renews commitment to combat forced labour

Sri Lanka has ratified the Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention becoming the 31st ILO Member State to do so.

Maritime Labour Convention

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

Iceland is the 92nd Member State of the ILO to have ratified the Convention.

Training for Judges in the Russian Federation

Fifteen judges came together on April 5 in Moscow to learn how international labour standards can be used in resolving labour disputes in domestic courts.

Maritime Labour Convention

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

Ethiopia is the 91th Member State of the ILO to have ratified the Convention

GB roundup

ILO Governing Body concludes 335th session

The ILO Governing Body ended its 335th session on 28 March 2019, having agreed, among other things, on details of the ILO’s Centenary International Labour Conference. ILO News discussed the highlights of the Session with Juan Llobera, Clerk of the...

Safety and health in agriculture

Serbia ratifies the Safety and Health in Agriculture Convention, 2001 (No. 184)

Serbia becomes the 17th country to ratify this convention.

Working session with labour force survey team on the framework of fundamental principles and rights at work, their measurement and the...

ILO Country Office for Pakistan, through its European Union (EU) funded project ‘Sustaining Strengthened National Capacities to Improve International Labour Standards (ILS) Compliance and Reporting in Relevant EU Trading Partners’ engages the Labour...

International Labour Standards

Viet Nam to ratify ILO Convention on employment for workers with disabilities

The country continues to align its legal framework with international labour standards to protect vulnerable workers' groups.

Responsible business practices

Decent work, CSR for competitive and productive enterprises

Representatives of enterprises and business organizations from the Western Visayas region are introduced to an innovative programme from the International Labour Organization, the Organisation for Economic Development, and the European Union.

ILO Centenary

The ILO Head Praised Partnership with Russia and Russia’s Role in the Organisation’s Work

Guy Ryder observed that people in Russia attach great importance to work

International labour standards

Support GSP+ beneficiary countries to effectively implement international labour standards and comply with reporting obligations: Fact sheet

The European Union (EU) Generalized Scheme of Preference (GSP+) Freedom of Association (FOA) and Collective Bargaining (CB) project focuses on better application of key ILO Conventions ratified by the Philippines, ILO Convention No. 87, Freedom of...

Child labour

The Marshall Islands ratifies Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention

Marshall Islands is the 184th Member State to have ratified Convention No. 182.

Social Security

The Russian Federation ratifies the major Social Security Convention of the ILO

Russia is the 56th country to ratify Convention No. 102.

Minister of Labour and ILO officials discuss designing a pension system for Lebanon and reforming the labour law

Minister Camille Abousleiman meets with ILO delegation to explore means of reforming social protection and reforming the labour law in Lebanon.

ILO Centenary

International Roundtable on the Role of Trade Union Education in Shaping the Future of Work

A session of the international roundtable “The Role of Trade Union Education in Shaping the Future of Work” was held on March 5 at the Academy of Labour and Social Relations (ALSR) to commemorate the centenary of the institution. The event was...

Child labour

Palau ratifies Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention

Palau is the 183rd Member State to have ratified Convention No. 182

NSO/ILO launches a report "SDG monitoring and Country Profile for Mongolia"

The report compiles in one document all available data on decent work and SDG-related statistical and legal indicators.

Russia Ratifies ILO Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention

On 26 February 2019, the Russian Federation deposited with the ILO the instruments of ratification of the Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952 (No. 102).

Social dialogue

Strengthening workers’ voices – ILO trains trade union leaders and lawyers

Trade unions across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) experience that the rights of workers are under threat and have voiced concerns over attempts to undermine organized labour. Although the region has an impressive track record of ratifications of...

International Labour Standards

Countries urged to ratify labour conventions

To mark its Centenary the International Labour Organization is calling on governments to ratify at least one international labour standard in 2019.