News on International Labour Standards

Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon of Nigeria Appointed ILO Assistant Director General and Regional Director for Africa

Ms. Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon, the new ILO Regional Director for Africa, took part in the High Level Conference on “a renewed partnership with Africa” in Brussels as part of the European Parliament’s Africa Week. She also addressed the European...

Fishing Labour Convention

ILO Work in Fishing Convention No.188 (2007) enters into force

Landmark Convention will boost global efforts to ensure decent work for the world’s 38 million workers in the fishing sector.

Meetings in Tashkent

Discussions were held in Tashkent on 14th of November between the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations of Uzbekistan, Aktam Khaitov, and ILO Senior International Labour Standards and Labour Law Specialist, Lejo Sibbel.

Questions and Answers

ILO Governing Body wraps up its 331st session

The November session of the ILO Governing Body ended on 9 November. ILO News discussed the highlights with Juan Llobera, Clerk of the Governing Body.

Global Conference on the Sustained Eradication of Child Labour

ILO proposes policies to end child labour by 2025

A new ILO report says improving legal protections, labour market governance, social protections, access to quality education and social dialogue between governments, the social partners and other stakeholders are critical aspects in battling child...

331st ILO Governing Body

ILO Governing Body calls for “integrated ILO strategy” to address decent work deficits in the tobacco sector

The ILO Governing Body has asked the Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO) to present a strategy to address decent work deficits in the tobacco sector to be presented in March 2018.

331st ILO Governing Body

ILO Governing Body welcomes Qatar’s commitment to bolster migrant worker rights

At its 331st Session, the ILO’s Governing Body recognized progress made by Qatar, and welcomed its commitment to ensuring fundamental principles and rights at work for all workers and the resulting breakthrough to end the “kafala” sponsorship system.

331st ILO Governing Body

ILO Governing Body welcomes Qatar’s commitment to bolster migrant worker rights

At its 331st Session, the ILO’s Governing Body recognized progress made by Qatar, and welcomed its commitment to ensuring fundamental principles and rights at work for all workers and the resulting breakthrough to end the “kafala” sponsorship system.

Working Meeting at the State Duma

Yaroslav Nilov, State Duma Member (LDPR) and Chair of the State Duma Committee on Labour, Social Policy and Veterans’ Affairs, held a working meeting with Olga Koulaeva, Director of the ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team and Country Office for...

Forced labour

Namibia joins the global movement to combat forced labour

Towards the universal ratification of Convention n°144 on Tripartite Consultation by the ILO centenary in 2019

The Convention on Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards), 1976 (No. 144), promotes application of an essential principle on which the International Labour Organization (ILO) was founded: tripartite social dialogue in the...

10th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour

ILO welcomes ASEAN forum recommendations to ensure labour rights protection to domestic workers

10th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour (AFML), held in Manila, concluded with adoption of a strong set of recommendations that recognize domestic workers as workers in ASEAN.

Promoting Social Dialogue and Decent Work in the ECOWAS Sub-Region

ILO - through the “Support to the Free Movement of Persons and Migration in West Africa" Projects - supported the ECOWAS Tripartite Social Dialogue Forum focusing on Labour Migration, Mobility and Protection of the migrant workers’ rights.

Brief on the Protocol to the Forced Labour Convention, 1930

Brochure describing the main elements of the Protocol and Recommendation, adopted in June 2014, which supplement the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29)

More and Better Jobs through Socially Responsible Labour Practices in Pakistan (Project fact sheet)

In partnership with the Employers’ Federation of Pakistan and the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the ILO office for Pakistan is implementing the project that aims to foster a partnership approach between MNEs and their direct suppliers on...

ILO and IIRSM social dialogue on occupational health and safety calls for improved safety in the construction industry

In addressing the increasing cases of accidents in the construction industry in Nigeria, the International Labour Organization (ILO) in collaboration with International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM) and ILO’s constituents, at a...

Trade and employment

Opening address at the ILO-EU STRENGTHEN (Trade and Employment Project: National Tripartite Conference on Trade and Labour Standards

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the ILO-EU STRENGTHEN (Trade and Employment Project: National Tripartite Conference on Trade and Labour Standards, Makati City, Philippines, 11 October 2017

ILO’s Ship to Shore Rights Project in Songkla commits to decent work in Thai fishing and seafood sector

Labour Standards

Kazakhstan: ILO calls for implementation of Labour Standards

Forced labour

Switzerland reaffirms its commitment to combating all forms of forced labour