News on International Labour Standards

The ILO Moscow Office Hosts Presentation of Labour Rights Monitoring System

On 18 December the ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team and Country Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia in Moscow hosted a presentation of the national system of monitoring of violations of labour rights.

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Romania ratifies the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

Romania is the 70th ILO member State to ratify the Convention.

Workers Symposium

Global Supply Chains: International Labour Standards needed to implement Decent Work

The international symposium on decent work in Global supply chains calls for ratification and implementation of International labour standards, and strengthening of trade unions in Multinationals Enterprises.

Labour Inspection a top priority of the Government

The Government of Pakistan has embarked on a comprehensive process of reforming the country's labour inspection regime.

MLC, 2006

Mongolia ratifies the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

Mongolia is the 69th ILO member State to ratify the Convention.

Heinz Koller: “Decent work as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is both a means and an end of sustainable development”

Assistant ILO Director-General addressed a High-Level International Conference on the theme “Policy of Neutrality: International Cooperation for Peace, Security and Development” held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Presidents and Prime Ministers of many...

Maternity protection and the Gender Dimensions of Social Security training

ILO organized a national training on Maternity Protection issues. Held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan from 10th December to 11th December 2015, the event aimed at fostering knowledge among government, employers and trade unions representatives and...

Media Advisory

International Symposium to discuss Decent Work in Global Supply Chains

Brochure

Indigenous peoples in Cameroon: a guide for media professionals

This publication is the outcome of exchanges between media professionals and indigenous peoples’ representatives. It seeks to promote cooperation between media professionals and indigenous peoples’ communities in order to overcome stereotypes and...

International Labour Conference empowered to abrogate obsolete Conventions

ILO Forced Labour Convention

Norway ratification clinches landmark ILO forced labour protocol

Norway has ratified the 2014 Protocol to the 1930 ILO Forced Labour Convention, as part of a renewed global effort to eradicate modern slavery.

Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

The People’s Republic of China ratifies the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

China is the 68th ILO member State to have ratified this landmark Convention.

MLC, 2006

The People’s Republic of China ratifies the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

China is the 68th ILO member State to have ratified this landmark Convention.

Preventing lung occupational diseases in Indonesia

Occupational deaths and injuries and work-related diseases take a particularly heavy toll in developing countries, including Indonesia.

Buyers Forum

Enterprise improvement and regulation in textiles high on Buyers’ Forum agenda in Pakistan

The fourth Buyers Forum in Pakistan held on 29th October 2015 agreed on a road map covering three areas including compliance with international labour standards; joint advocacy for better policy, laws and regulations and communications for more...

Business and persons with disabilities

11 major companies to promote inclusion of persons with disabilities in the workplace

The new Global Business and Disability Network Charter is a global tool for businesses to promote the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the world of work

Regional Employment Forum:

Promoting Job Rich and Sustainable Growth in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine

TBILISI. October 28, 2015 – The regional conference on jobs and employment had a prominent start in Tbilisi, Georgia, on 28 October 2015. The two-day forum which will look into the ways to boost employment in the region ensuring inclusive and ...

Cabo Verde ratifies the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

The Republic of Cabo Verde is the 67th ILO member State to ratify the Convention

India ratifies the Seafarers’ Identity Documents Convention and the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

India is the 31st ILO member State to ratify Convention No. 185 and the 66th to ratify the MLC, 2006

ILO Director-General welcomes Nobel Peace Prize for Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet

The Nobel Peace Prize 2015 was awarded to National Dialogue Quartet "for its decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the wake of the Jasmine Revolution of 2011". Read the ILO's reaction.