News and events
2022
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Comment
Social dialogue for safe workplaces
29 April 2022
Opinion written by Dagmar Walter, Director, ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team for South Asia and Country Office for India on World Safety and Health at Work Day, published in The Hindu
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Comment
Getting serious about supporting the care economy
29 April 2022
Opinion by Dagmar Walter, Director, ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team for South Asia and Country Office for India in The Hindu, on the Care Economy.
2021
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Our impact, Their voices
Decent work along the supply chains: Nurturing women’s entrepreneurship in Nepal
03 August 2021
A step towards formalization of women-led, small and micro home-based enterprises in Nepal’s supply chains helps business and workers alike.
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Our impact, Their voices
Sustainable cotton farming brings better lives for farmers and their families
02 August 2021
ILO is working with global fashion giant Inditex to reduce the vulnerability of cotton-farming families in India so that children can experience their childhood without work and the families are able to support themselves.
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Publication
Informality and the Potential for South-South Cooperation between BRICS
01 July 2021
This publication aims to promote South-South cooperation between the BRICS countries on the transition to formality from informality.
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Our impact, Their voices
Entrepreneurship in the time of COVID-19
01 February 2021
COVID-19 has closed the door on many face-to-face entrepreneurship opportunities. In India, an ILO business programme has gone online to help small-scale entrepreneurs get businesses up and running.
2020
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Press release
Joint UN Programme To Support Collaboration and Effective Labour Migration Governance Launched on Eve of International Migrants Day
17 December 2020
The programme will work closely with the 12 member states of the Colombo Process to facilitate international co-operation on labour migration issues across South, South East and East Asia.
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Publication
BRICS-ILO Cooperation
17 December 2020
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Press release
Need human-centred recovery from COVID-19: Ministry of Labour, employers and workers affirm at ILO event
10 December 2020
The panel deliberated on the ILO’s Global Call to Action which prioritizes an economic recovery that is “fully inclusive, sustainable and resilient”, by the creation of decent jobs for all and addresses the inequalities caused by the crisis
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Press release
ILO and KOICA to Promote Sustainable Enterprises in India
07 December 2020
A bilateral project launched to generate more and better quality jobs for youth by strengthening sectoral supply chains and integrating Indian MSMEs in the global market.