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Labour inspection

Opening address at the Executive Course on Managing the Inspectorate for Strategic Labour Laws Compliance

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Executive Course on Managing the Inspectorate for Strategic Labour Laws Compliance, Quezon City, Philippines, 3 October 2018

Opinion

EU-Viet Nam trade deal important to encourage Viet Nam to stay on course of labour reform

ILO Viet Nam Director, Chang-Hee Lee, comments on the role of the EU- Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement to the country’s journey towards democratic governance in labour markets.

Kazakhstan: Parliamentary Hearings on Labour Market and Youth Employment

On 28 September the Kazakhstan’s Parliament held hearings, titled “Problems and prospects of development of the employment sphere,” on 28th September. The participants discussed the current state of the labour market, employment, and formalization...

Violence at work

Making workplace harassment part of the anti-discrimination struggle

A new report on employment discrimination shows that France is no stranger to discriminatory harassment at work, at a time when a new global standard on the subject is being negotiated at the ILO.

Indonesia Business Forum 2018: Scaling up collaboration to achieve greater impact

Indonesia’s garment sector is ranked among the top ten largest textile producing countries and the main contributor to the national economy. The ILO-BWI programme continuously empowers local garment business to be succeed in global garment industry...

ILO-Japan programme

Japanese parliamentary members explore effective ways to support Viet Nam’s labour issues

The delegation aimed to identify decent work challenges faced by Vietnamese workers and find solutions to address them as more and more major Japanese companies are choosing Viet Nam to locate their factories.

OSH Campaign

Promoting safer and healthier workplaces through audiovisual campaign

Seventy two garment companies participated at the video and photo competition organized by the ILO through its Better Work Indonesia (BWI) programme on occupational safety and health (OSH) issues. The competition was part of the ILO’s 2018 OSH...

International Labour Standards

Cook Islands ratifies two ILO Conventions

The Government of Cook Islands has deposited with the International Labour Office the instruments of ratification for two ILO Conventions: C144 on the Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) and C182 on the Worst Forms of Child...

Value Chain Analysis: Joint Project for Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Kyrgyzstan

The JIA Business Association and the International Labour Organization are joining efforts to implement a pilot project in Kyrgyzstan to empower vulnerable families and eliminate the worst forms of child labour.

Labour standards are a win-win for businesses looking to enhance competitiveness and credibility

ILO India, Director, Dagmar Walter speaks at the International convention on sustainable trade and standards

Making a perfect triangle: minimum wages, collective bargaining and economic growth

The minimum wage fixing is linked to the collective bargaining and economic growth. Daniel Kostzer, ILO Senior Regional Specialist on Wages, explained how the three components creating a perfect triangle.

Uzbekistan: A Meeting at the Extrabudgetary Pension Fund

On September 14, 2018, a meeting with Jasmina Papa, social protection specialist of the Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia of the International Labour Organization (ILO), was held at the Extrabudgetary Pension Fund under the Ministry of...

Building an effective national wage system in Indonesia

Indonesian representatives discussed ways to develop a national wage system that strengthen minimum and above-minimum wages setting mechanism in the country using an evidence-based approach.

2nd NPSC meeting of the G20TS Project gathers key decision-makers in the field of Skills Development in Armenia

Labour migration

End of exit permits for most migrant workers in Qatar welcomed

Qatar introduces new legislation to ensure freedom of movement of migrant workers, advancing its reform agenda.

Armenia launches pilot on: Strategic planning of skills development

The Applying the G20 Training Strategy: A Partnership of the ILO and the Russian Federation (Phase 2) Project in Armenia brings together government officials, ILO constituents, social partners, Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET)...

“Step Out of the Shadow!” Mobile Theatre in the Pamir Mountains

Just over a year ago, we reported the mobile theatre’s first performance against informal employment in Tajikistan. Today the theatre has travelled far and wide across the country to reach the most remote mountainous region of Gorno-Badakhshan.

Domestic work

Recognizing the rights of domestic workers

Domestic workers are one of the groups most vulnerable to exploitation, violence, harassment, and forced labour. International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition reminds us that many women end up being trapped in abusive...

International Labour Standards

International labour standards and reporting training for Pacific Island Countries

Tripartite regional workshop on International Labour Standards (ILS) and reporting obligations for Pacific Island Countries

Maritime Labour Convention

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China joins efforts to protect seafarers’ rights