News and events

2021

  1. © ILO/Milos Vujovic 2022

    Introducing a youth guarantee (YG) in the Western Balkans

    The European Commission and the ILO join forces to support young people

    18 July 2021

    A new EC/ILO Technical Assistance Facility set up to pursue youth employment in the Western Balkans.

2020

  1. ILO-EU Relations

    ILO and European Commission reaffirm mutual partnership at 15th High Level meeting

    13 October 2020

2018

  1. © ILO/Marcel Crozet 2022

    Partnering in Asia

    Promoting responsible supply chains in Asia

    22 March 2018

    A new joint action by the European Union, the ILO and the OECD on responsible supply chains will promote corporate social responsibility (CSR)/responsible business conduct (RBC) with regard to decent work, environmental sustainability and respect for human rights.

  2. UN support to Ukraine

    Ukraine-UN Partnership signed for 2018-2022 with strong ILO involvement

    18 January 2018

2017

  1. News

    Saving and Empowering Lives: New UN-EU Partnership Report launched

    01 March 2017

    The European Union and the United Nations work together to improve lives in more than 170 countries.

  2. © ILO/Marcel Crozet 2022

    Annual high-level meeting

    ILO and European Commission reaffirm mutual partnership at 13th high-level meeting

    01 February 2017

    On 18 and 19 January, the ILO and the European Commission (EC) held their 13th annual high-level meeting in Geneva.

2016

  1. Development cooperation

    Government of Flanders signs new cooperation agreement with ILO

    07 March 2016

    The agreement sets out the new focus for ILO support from Flanders.

2013

  1. 102nd International Labour Conference

    Van Rompuy: Growth and jobs are the ultimate goal of all reforms

    14 June 2013

    Ahead of the European Council meeting, European Council President, Herman Van Rompuy, addresses the International Labour Conference and says that the ILO has a key role to play in helping to address the challenges that Europe faces.

  2. © Leon Neal / AFP 2022

    Youth employment crisis

    EU-wide youth guarantees: ILO at the ready

    04 April 2013

    The ILO will cooperate with the European Commission in tackling the employment crisis facing young people, including through youth guarantee schemes.

  3. Europe

    Balance between fiscal discipline and growth is needed, says European Parliament President

    22 March 2013

    The head of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, highlights common ground with the ILO on the need to move beyond austerity in the crisis response, on the importance of decent work and in the debate on the post-2015 development goals.