News on International Labour Standards

Chinese children unite to fight trafficking

Chinese children – aged 11 through 17 – have come together to craft the country’s first set of recommendations to combat human trafficking – drafted exclusively by and for young people.

Preventing occupational accidents and diseases: Japan becomes first country to ratify ILO Convention No.187

On 24 July, Japan became the first country to ratify ILO Convention No. 187 committing itself to reinforce its OSH system. The Convention which establishes a promotional framework for occupational safety and health (OSH) was adopted by the...

“For fishers their ship is their home, and for many the crew is their only family”

On the 14th of June, the ILO’s 96th International Labour Conference adopted a new Convention and Recommendation on work in the fishing sector. The new instruments are aimed to ensure decent living and working conditions for some 30 million workers...

Conference concludes with adoption of new standards on fishing sector, approaches to sustainable development and measures to promote decent...

The 96th annual conference of the International Labour Organization (ILO) concluded its 15-day run here today after adopting a comprehensive new set of labour standards for the fishing industry and holding extensive discussions on new approaches to...

ILO adopts comprehensive new labour standards for millions in the world's fishing sector

New labour standards designed to improve the conditions for roughly 30 million men and women (83 per cent of them in Asia) working in the fishing sector worldwide, were adopted at the 96th annual conference of the International Labour Organization...

ILO adopts comprehensive new labour standards for millions in the world’s fishing sector

Innovative new labour standards designed to improve the conditions for roughly 30 million men and women working in the fishing sector worldwide were adopted today at the 96th annual conference of the International Labour Organization (ILO).

COmpliance with labour standards at local level by Zafar Shaheed, ILO, Geneva, June 2007

Chiang Rai May day march against child labour

Representatives of workers, employers, business associations, youth groups, government departments along with migrant workers will take part in a Labour Day march against child labour in Chiang Rai on 1 May.

Nepal's move inspires Asian indigenous leaders

Sixty-one international participants from twelve Asian countries meet to discuss the challenges, opportunities and implementing the ILO Convention 169 and UN Declaration on Indigenous Peoples (IPs).

ILO/USA Declaration Project Indonesia: Snapshot 2001 - 2006

Brief overview of the Project activities and outputs

Parliament of Tajikistan adopts ILO Conventions on labour migration.

Opening Address to the National Tripartite Workshop on Labour Relations in Middle-Income Growth Economies - Exchanging Experiences Between...

by Ms Christine Evans-Klock, Director of ILO Sub-Regional Office for East Asia

Booklet: Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention (Revised), 2003: ILO Convention No. 185

This booklet is aimed at providing a not necessarily specialized audience with an appreciation of the importance and contents of Convention No. 185.

A new "bill of rights" for the maritime sector: a model for fair globalization

The ILO Director-General decribes the new features and benefits of the Maritime Labour Convention 2006.

Opening Address to the ILO Technical Consultation on Employment of People with Disabilities: A Human Rights Approach

by Ms Lin Lean Lim, Deputy Regional Director of ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Maritime Labour Convention, 2006: Frequently asked questions

Address to Global Compact Launch by Zafar Shaheed, Karachi, 22 December 2005

Opening Address to the 81st ICFTU-APRO Regional Executive Board Meeting

by Mr Shinichi Hasegawa, Regional Director of ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Human Security and the Role of the ILO by Kari Tapiola, Executive Director, International Labour Office

Laos signs up to international conventions against child labour

A delegation from the Lao People’s Democratic Republic presents documents ratifying two important Conventions for ending child labour to the ILO.