News and events
2015
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PARDEV Newsletter No. 46
International Labour Conference, June 2015
28 May 2015
Worker, employer and government delegates from the ILO's 185 Member States will tackle a wide range of issues, including the transition from the informal to the formal economy, small and medium-sized enterprises and decent and productive employment creation, social protection (labour protection), the application of international labour standards, and programme and budget proposals for 2016-17.
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Child labour
ECLT Foundation and ILO sign agreement to combat child labour in tobacco
26 May 2015
Agreement to develop global guidance on hazardous child labour and occupational safety and health in tobacco growing, and to support stronger social dialogue in three of the countries where ECLT operates projects: Malawi, the United Republic of Tanzania, and Uganda.
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Briefing
Post-2015 Development Agenda: Dialogue on Strengthening Capacities and Building Effective Institutions
22 May 2015
The International Labour Organization (ILO), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and government representatives from Germany and Moldova presented the outcome of the United Nations Development Group (UNDG) Dialogue on Strengthening Capacities and Building Effective Institutions for the Implementation of the Post-2015 Development Agenda.
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© AFP/P. Lopez 2024
Publication
The ILO Response to the Nepal Earthquake
07 May 2015
Following the worst earthquake in Nepal over the last 80 years, there is an urgent demand for assistance to poor households to help them rebuild their lives. This includes support to rebuilding infrastructure as well as securing poor households with income – through employment opportunities created by reconstruction efforts. The ILO has been asked by the Government of Nepal to contribute to such efforts.
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South-south cooperation
ILO and Brazil to promote decent work in cotton-producing countries in Africa and Latin America
04 May 2015
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Public-private partnership
Stora Enso and ILO sign unique partnership to promote decent work and combat child labour
22 April 2015
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Publication
Key ILO databases and sources: An overview for the private sector
15 April 2015
Covers the main issues with which companies may wish to familiarize themselves using the ILO’s comparative databases and research
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Publication
Mainstreaming the strategic objectives of the Decent Work Agenda in UNDAFs and UN Joint Programming (2013-2015)
15 April 2015
The present desk review has been prepared in response to the need for greater UN system-wide policy coherence in development cooperation and country-level operational modalities established and/or recommended by the Quadrennial Comprehensive Policy Review of the United Nations (December 2012). This study analysed in a qualitative manner the mainstreaming of the Decent Work Agenda in the UNDAFs and One Programmes in a sample of 43 countries from five regions over the period January 2013 to March 2015 (active UNDAFs). The review illustrates how the efforts in joint programming are aligned and reflected in the activities and results of 95 components which have been implemented by the ILO in the framework of 15 joint programmes.
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Brochure
The Fair recruitment initiative
30 March 2015
Fostering Fair Recruitment Practices, Preventing Human Trafficking and Reducing the Costs of Labour Migration
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© Flickr/N. Sawka 2024
Partnerships
Israel helps ILO promote decent work for Roma youth
27 March 2015
Contribution will focus on Central and Eastern Europe