News on International Labour Standards

ILO says economic crisis eroding real wages for second year running

Global growth in real wages slowed dramatically in 2008 as a result of the economic crisis and is expected to drop even further this year despite signs of a possible economic recovery, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said today.

Examining international standards-setting for Indonesian domestic workers in Medan

Domestic work is considered undervalued and poorly regulated, and many domestic workers remain overworked, underpaid and unprotected. Accounts of maltreatment and abuse, especially of live-in and migrant domestic workers, are regularly reported in...

ILO to campaign on domestic workers’ rights in Indonesia

The International Labour Organization (ILO), in collaboration with Jaringan Kerja Layak Pekerja Rumah Tangga (Jakerla PRT) and SmartFM Network, will hold a series of radio campaigns on standards-setting for domestic workers from November to December...

International Labour Standards for Plantation Work

ILO Helpdesk Factsheet No. 7

Recognizing the rights of indigenous and tribal people in Indonesia

Indigenous and tribal peoples constitute at least 5,000 distinct peoples with a population of more than 370 million, living in 70 different countries, including Indonesia. With 1,072 different ethnic groups, including 11 ethnic groups with a...

Press statement of the Philippines High-Level Mission on Freedom of Association and the Protection of the Right to Organize Convention

The ILO High-Level Mission to the Philippines wishes to express its sincere appreciation to the Government of the Philippines, its independent agencies and the workers’ and employers’ organizations of the country for the full cooperation and the...

High Level ILO mission to the Philippines on Convention No. 87 Freedom of Association and Right to Organize

A High Level Mission of the ILO will visit the Philippines from 22-29 September 2009 to review matters relating to the application in law and in practice of the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize Convention (No. 87),...

Maritime industry can improve employment prospects of Latin American and Caribbean people

Domestic workers' labour standards to be discussed by Lao PDR Government, unions and employers

Governments, workers’ and employers’ organizations in Lao PDR will take part in a formal consultation on the creation of a ground-breaking, international labour standard that would cover millions of domestic workers worldwide. The National...

Domestic workers’ labour standards to be discussed by Royal Thai Government, unions and employers

Governments, workers’ and employers’ organizations in Thailand will take part in a formal consultation on the creation of a ground-breaking, international labour standard that would cover millions of domestic workers worldwide. The National...

ILO Better Factories Cambodia 22nd synthesis report: Garment factory working conditions generally remain good, despite continuing pressure...

The International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Better Factories Cambodia today releases its “22nd Synthesis Report on Working Conditions in Cambodia’s Garment Sector,” which assesses compliance with Cambodian labour law and international labour...

ILO says significant steps undertaken towards development of a new international human rights instrument on HIV/AIDS: 9th International...

Governments, in consultation with employers’ and workers’ organizations, are to send their comments on the first draft text of an international labour standard in the form of a recommendation on HIV/AIDS and the world of work to the ILO by November...

Belarus to join the UN Convention on Disabled Persons’ Rights

Examining international standards-setting for Indonesian domestic workers

Domestic work is considered undervalued and poorly regulated, and many domestic workers remain overworked, underpaid and unprotected. Accounts of maltreatment and abuse, especially of live-in and migrant domestic workers, are regularly reported in...

Belarus to join the UN Convention on Disabled Persons’ Rights

Joint UNDP/UNICEF/ILO project entitled Assistance to Belarus in Joining the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Implementation was launched in April 2009.

Vice Prime Minister of Timor Leste deposits Instruments of Ratification of the ILO Conventions

The Vice-Prime Minister of Timor-Leste, H.E. Mr. José Luis Guterres, presented the official Certificate of Deposit of the four ratified ILO core conventions.

Media Advisory - World Day Against Child Labour, 12 June 2009; Give girls a chance: end Child Labour

Media information on the annual World Day Against Child Labour on 12 June and new report being released and events of local and global.

The Launch of 2009 Global Report on Forced Labour: Abolishing forced labour in Indonesia through the establishment of international...

In a new study on the patterns of forced labour worldwide, the International Labour Office (ILO) says the “opportunity cost” of coercion to the workers affected reaches over USD 20 billion per year. The report, entitled The Cost of Coercion, also...

Statement of the participants of the Asia Regional Seminar "Experiences and lessons learned concerning the implementation of indigenous...

More than 90 representatives of indigenous peoples, government and national human rights institutions from 13 Asian countries, along with representatives of UN agencies and bilateral and multilateral development agencies convened in Kathmandu,...

Speech on the occasion of ILO's 90th anniversary in Malaysia

By Mr Bill Salter, Director, ILO Subregional Office for East Asia