News and events
2019
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Publication
Overview of China-ILO cooperation, Factsheet
17 July 2019
The ILO and China have a long-standing partnership that has intensified in recent years on South-South and triangular cooperation (SSTC) and with voluntary contributions by China to the ILO’s Development Cooperation Programme.
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Women refugees
Success is sweet for “Determined Women” from Jordan and Syria
11 July 2019
A group of Syrian and Jordanian women who received ILO support to set up a joint business venture producing and selling sweets and other foods, have found success.
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Publication
Kuwait - ILO Cooperation: Factsheet, 2019
09 July 2019
Kuwait is an ILO member State which has ratified 19 ILO Conventions, including seven fundamental Conventions. Kuwait is committed to promoting decent work and social justice in the Arab States and in particular to support ILO programmes in the occupied Palestinian territory.
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Publication
Sweden-ILO Cooperation
21 June 2019
Fact-sheet, October 2018
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Artisanal and small-scale gold mining
Child labour in mining, poor working conditions take centre stage in inter-regional meeting
29 May 2019
With the growing global movement to support just transition and formalization of artisanal and small-scale gold mines, the ILO brought together experts and global actors to address child labour and poor working conditions in an inter-regional meeting held in the Philippines.
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Event
Upcoming training on Disaster Risk Reduction for South-South Practitioners
From 10th -14th June, the ILO and ITC Turin will be hosting a training workshop on ‘Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainable Local Development through South-South and triangular cooperation’ in Spanish and Portuguese.
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Publication
European Union- ILO Cooperation
23 May 2019
Factsheet, May 2019
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Event
How will the post BAPA+40 era further contribute to the attainment of the 2030 Agenda?
The South Centre, the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the ILO are organizing a meeting for all Permanent Missions to the United Nations Office and to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and other International Organizations in Geneva.
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Publication
Appeal: The ILO response to the Idai and Kenneth cyclones in Mozambique
15 May 2019
The ILO is launching an appeal to its development partners to support the response to Cyclone Idai and Kenneth in Mozambique.
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Video
The story of Muhammed Najjar, who works at an enterprise benefiting from the Workplace Adaptation Programme carried out by the ILO
07 May 2019
ILO Workplace Adaptation Programme aims to help ensure and enhance labour peace and contribute to an efficient and peaceful working environment in unity and solidarity through trainings on promoting the adaptation of Syrian and Turkish workers working at the same workplace and eliminating prejudice. More than 150 Syrian and Turkish workers at 16 firms located in Adana, Mersin and Gaziantep have benefited from ILO's Workplace Adaptation Programme.