News and events
2020
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Forced labour
Justices of the Peace, allies in the fight against forced labour in Peru
17 February 2020
As part of its efforts to eliminate forced labour in Peru’s Amazon region, the International Labour Organization is working in collaboration with the most affected communities.
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Our impact, their voices
Water for jobs, peace and schooling
12 February 2020
School children stand to benefit from an ILO project that aims to promote peace and create jobs in a previously conflict-ridden region of the Philippines.
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© Bart Versteeg 2020
Child labour
Next steps to end child labour in global supply chains
27 January 2020
A major conference takes place this week in the Netherlands that aims to set out the next steps in ending child labour in global supply chains. ILO Director-General Guy Ryder took part in a panel discussion at the conference, which has been organized by the Dutch government in collaboration with the ILO, the Global March Against Child Labour and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency.
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Article
Partnering with the private sector for Occupational Safety and Health in Ethiopia
08 January 2020
H&M and the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) partner with ILO to invest in prevention
2019
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ILO development cooperation
ILO: Changing Lives
19 December 2019
One of the main missions of the ILO is to improve people's lives by advancing social justice and promoting decent work for everyone. Watch this video to discover a few of our 760 ongoing projects which do just that.
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© M. Crozet / ILO 2020
Global Refugee Forum
Joint action to support refugees and host communities
18 December 2019
The ILO will work to strengthen socio-economic growth and decent work for refugees and host communities as part of the PROSPECTS partnership.
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Publication
ILO-UNHCR partnership: Joint action for decent work and long-term solutions for refugees and other forcefully displaced persons
13 December 2019
The ILO, the UN agency for the world of work, and UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, are collaborating closely to address the challenges related to large scale displacement by making access to decent work and productive employment an essential component of sustainable response strategies for host communities, refugees, and other forcibly displaced persons.
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Press release
UNHCR and ILO to launch a joint initiative to support the urbanization and economic integration process of Malian refugees in Niger
22 November 2019
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Press release
China expands its support to South-South Triangular Cooperation in ASEAN countries
22 November 2019
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Publication
China-ILO Cooperation: The People’s Republic of China is a founding member State of the ILO
22 November 2019