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Luxembourg ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) and the Seafarers’ Identity Documents Convention (Revised), 2003 (No....

Luxembourg becomes the fifth EU member State, after Bulgaria, Denmark, Spain and Latvia, to ratify the MLC, 2006 and the 22nd member to ratify Convention No. 185.

Kazakhstan’s parliament ratifies ILO Maternity Protection Convention

On December 19 the upper house of Kazakhstan’s parliament adopted a law to ratify the ILO Convention concerning the revision of the Maternity Protection Convention (Revised), 1952 (No. 183).

Training held for Maritime Inspectors PHL gears up for MLC, 2006 enforcement

Adopted in February 2006 by the ILO, MLC, 2006 served as a response to the global nature of workers’ employment in the maritime industry to comprehensively address the working and living conditions of seafarers and to set out standards for decent...

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Nepal: ILO Delegation met the Prime Minister of Nepal and the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly

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Activities on the implementation of Commission of Inquiry report recommendation number 4 and 5

As part of the support to the implementation of the International Labour Organisation’s Commission of Inquiry’s seven (7) recommendations on Zimbabwe’s case, the ILO Harare Country Office conducted two workshops:

Value Chain Development in Solid Waste Management Stakeholder Consultation & Validation Workshop 19th August 2011, Colombo

By Mr Donglin Li, County Director, ILO Office for Sri Lanka and the Maldives

Breakthrough in reforming labour legislation in Vanuatu

Tripartite constituents in the Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu have achieved a breakthrough in consultations to draft an Employment Relations Bill. The new Bill will replace the existing Employment Act, the Trade Disputes Act and the Trade Unions...

Antigua and Barbuda ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

Antigua and Barbuda is the third Caribbean country, after the Bahamas and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, to ratify the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006.

Antigua and Barbuda ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

On 11 August 2011 the Government of Antigua and Barbuda communicated to the International Labour Office (ILO) the instrument of ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006). Antigua and Barbuda is the third Caribbean country,...

Convention No. 189 - Questions and answers

This short factsheet will help you understand what Convention No. 189 is, who it covers, and what minimum standards it sets.

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Questions and answers on the hidden reality of children in domestic work

The recently approved ILO Convention No. 189 and Recommendation No. 201 on decent work for domestic workers aim to protect and improve working and living conditions of millions of workers worldwide, who have few – if any – labour rights. Many are...

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Nepal: Campaign for the Ratification and Application of ILO Conventions Nos. 87 and 98 in the Asia-Pacific Region

International Labour Standards

New UN partnership for Indigenous Peoples begins work

The newly-established UN Indigenous Peoples Partnership has moved to reinvigorate international action on Indigenous Peoples Right, through establishing criticial priorities at its first meeting here. The UNIPP Policy Board also appointed the ILO as...

International Labour Standards

New UN partnership for Indigenous Peoples begins work

The newly-established UN Indigenous Peoples Partnership has moved to reinvigorate international action on Indigenous Peoples Right, through establishing criticial priorities at its first meeting here. The UNIPP Policy Board also appointed the ILO as...

Organizing informal workers: trade union subregional meeting in Tbilisi

A subregional meeting of leaders of unions of workers engaged into informal labour relations was organized by the Pan-European Regional Council of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-PERC), the ILO-ACTRAV and the StreetNet in Tbilisi...

Opening address at the Training on Inspection in the Application of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), 2006

By Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines, Subic, Philippines

ICEM, ILO Conduct Mine Safety Seminar in Tbilisi, Georgia