News and events

2021

  1. Press release

    THAMM programme holds first regional conference on labour migration re-sponses to COVID-19 crisis in European and North African countries

    09 July 2021

    In close collaboration with the European Commission (EC), the International Labour Or-ganization (ILO) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) co-organized a virtual regional conference – from 5 to 7 July – on Labour Migration Responses to COVID-19 in European and North African Countries. It was the first regional meeting under the “Towards a Holistic Approach to Labour Migration Governance and Mobility in North Africa” (THAMM) Programme.

2017

  1. SCORE Programme

    ILO Programme increasing productivity in SMEs by up to 50%, enters third phase

    05 December 2017

    On 4 December 2017, the International Labour Organization (ILO), along with the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), officially launched Phase III of the Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) Programme.

  2. Press release

    ILO and Russian Federation discuss second phase of the project “Applying the G20 Training Strategy”

    06 July 2017

    ILO officials and senior representatives of the Ministries of Education and Science, Finance, Labour and Social Protection, Foreign Affairs, Employers and Workers’ organizations and other key stakeholders involved in Skills Development met in Moscow to discuss the second phase of the Project, which represents a continued response of the Russian Federation and the ILO to support the application of the G20 Training Strategy.

  3. European Union award

    European Union awards 3 million euros in grants for local economic development and employment in Bosnia and Herzegovina

    27 March 2017

    Award of grant certificates under the EU funded project “Support to Local Employment Partnerships in Bosnia and Herzegovina” (LEP) was held on 27 March 2017 at the EU Delegation premises.

2014

  1. World Day for Safety and Health at Work

    ILO and European Commission to bolster cooperation on safety and health at work

    28 April 2014

    Both institutions pledge closer collaboration in promoting safety and health in workplaces around the world, especially in emerging countries

2013

  1. © Kilian Munch / ILO 2022

    European crisis

    ILO Director-General urges closer cooperation between IMF, EC and ILO

    09 April 2013

    The three international institutions need to work together to find solutions to the economic crisis in Europe, says Guy Ryder.

2012

  1. Press release

    Guy Ryder: "ILO and EU have a shared responsibility of realizing decent work for all"

    06 December 2012

    For the 10th time in a row, and in the presence of the ILO Director-General Guy Ryder, the ILO and the European Commission held their annual high-level meeting defining the focus of their cooperation for the next year. At this meeting, Guy Ryder honored the historical partnership between both institutions and looked at the common challenges in the face of the global crisis.