News room

November 2022

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    Rising inflation brings striking fall in real wages, ILO report finds

    30 November 2022

    Well-designed policy measures are needed urgently to prevent the deepening of existing levels of poverty, inequality and social unrest, according to the latest ILO report on global wages.

  2. Social protection and employment services to increase inclusiveness of persons with disabilities – workshop in Kyrgyzstan

    26 November 2022

    On 23-25 November, 2022 Kyrgyzstan’s capital city of Bishkek hosted a workshop to jointly develop a concept of new social protection and employment services to increase the inclusiveness of persons with disabilities.

  3. Building Trust in the Cotton Fields: ILO Activities in Uzbekistan

    22 November 2022

    On November 22, Usbekistan’s capital city of Tashkent hosted a presentation of a book by the former adviser to the Director-General of the International Labour Organization Kari Tapiola “Building confidence in the cotton fields: the activities of the International Labour Organization in Uzbekistan”.

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    New ILO labour inspection guidelines and practices discussed at high level international forum

    17 November 2022

    The forum, which was addressed by ILO Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo, showcased and discussed the recently approved guidelines updating labour inspection principles and practices.

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    G20 commitment to social justice and decent work welcomed by ILO

    16 November 2022

    The G20 leaders commitment to work together to tackle the current multiple crises facing the world and to support greater social justice and decent work, has been welcomed by the ILO’s Director-General, who attended the Summit.

  6. National Programme on Transition from Informal to Formal Economy to Be Developed in Kyrgyzstan

    12 November 2022

    On 11 November 2022, the Ministry of economy of the Kyrgyz Republic convened in Bishkek a meeting of the inter-agency working group established to develop a National Strategy on Transition from Informal to Formal Economy for the period of 2023-2025.

  7. Gender-responsive diagnostics of the informal economy and employment in Uzbekistan – consultations with social partners

    10 November 2022

    On 9 November 2022, social partners and key national stakeholders participated in the inception workshop in Tashkent to discuss methodology for a gender-responsive diagnostics of the scope, incidence and drivers of the informal economy and employment.

  8. 70 Years of the ILO Committee on Freedom of Association

    09 November 2022

    The CFA’s seven decades of work to promote respect for freedom of association are being marked with a new book that looks at the pioneering role and broad impact of the Committee’s work.

  9. Government agencies, ILO and IMF experts discussed financing opportunities for social protection system in Uzbekistan

    09 November 2022

    The International Labour Organization (ILO) jointly with the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan with participation of representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) conducted in Tashkent a two-day training on financial management, fiscal space analysis and costing for social protection for the department specialists responsible for state budget, social protection, financial planning and monitoring.

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    The world needs a new social contract says ILO Director-General

    02 November 2022

    The founding values of the ILO, established in 1919, remain equally relevant today, the ILO Director-General has told the opening of the 346th Session of the Governing Body.