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Migrant worker accommodation standards in ASEAN need further improvement

A new report by the ILO highlights migrant worker living standards in Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia and the steps needed to ensure decent and adequate accommodation.

International Women's Day

ILO urges the government to heed the rights of female workers in oil palm plantations and fisheries

The ILO Worker’s Rights in Rural Sector with Focus on Women Project and the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) Jakarta held a media webinar regarding women workers in rural areas, in conjunction with the International Women's Day.

ILO partners with ICEED to eliminate child labour through economic empowerment and vocation skills training for youth in Malawi

Lilongwe, March 10, 2022 – The International Labour Organization (ILO), ACCEL Africa Malawi project and the Impact Centre for Economic Empowerment and Development (ICEED) have signed a new partnership valued at Mk376 million (circa. USD$450,000) to...

National Statistical Office (NSO) of Malawi partners with the International Labour Organization to survey child labour in Malawi’s tea and...

Malawi, 10th March 2022 – The National Statistical Office of Malawi (NSO), with support from the International Labour Organization (ILO) through the ACCEL Africa Malawi project will conduct a child labour survey in the country’s tea and coffee...

ILO-KADIN forge a partnership to improve OSH and COVID-19 prevention at workplace

The ILO and the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) have joined forces to strengthen the protection of workers as well as business continuity by improving occupational safety and health (OSH) management and COVID-19 prevention...

Violence and harassment at work

ILO: Violence and harassment at work is an occupational risk factor and a source of major health problems

The pandemic has contributed to a surge in violence and harassment at work. At an EESC conference, the ILO discussed the latest findings on this topic and the measures governments have taken in response to this surge.

International Women's Day

Indonesia’s garment industry to combat gender inequality and empower women workers

Better Work Indonesia (BWI), a partnership of the ILO and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), promotes gender equality through a series of training programmes providing a greater chance for women workers to grow and develop.

Empowering Lao PDR’s young women as the future of entrepreneurship

To mark International Women’s Day, the Lao Business Women Association, ILO and National University of Laos hosted a guest speaker and networking event for female students on the power of entrepreneurship, building skills and finding success by...

Care at work

Greater investment in care could create almost 300 million jobs

Plugging existing, significant, gaps in care services could generate almost 300 million jobs and create a continuum of care that would help to alleviate poverty, encourage gender equality, and support care for children and the elderly, says new ILO...

Media Advisory: ILO and NTC conduct Results-based Management (RBM) and Work-planning workshop in The Bahamas

ILO DWT and Office for the Caribbean to provide specialized advisory support in the development of a roadmap on the priority areas that are outlined in the DWCP 2021-2026.

Violence and Harassment

The United Kingdom ratifies the Violence and Harassment Convention

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland becomes the 11th country in the world, and the 3rd country in Europe, to ratify Convention No. 190.

Federation for Egyptian Industries (FEI) in partnership with the ILO organizes first Internship Day for young Science, Technology,...

The Federation of Egyptian Industries and the ILO cooperate to avail young graduates the opportunity for internships in industry, with the end aim of employment.

Ukraine

ILO Director-General condemns the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine

"The ILO’s duty is to stand in solidarity with the government, workers, and employers of Ukraine and to join with the rest of the United Nations system in providing all possible assistance to them," says the ILO Director-General.

International Women's Day

More than 4 million women have not been able to return to work in Latin America and the Caribbean

A high unemployment rate of 16.4 per cent, high informality, overload due to care tasks, are factors that contribute to increasing gender gaps in the labour market. A new ILO Technical Note looks at policies that can be applied to make up lost...

The ILO ProAgro Ethiopia Project organized the first regional Technical Working Group meeting in Sidama Regional State, Ethiopia

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Mozambique's National Institute of Social Security convenes award ceremony of journalism prize on contributory social protection

24 February 2022 - With the support of the ILO through the ACTION/Portugal project, the National Institute of Social Security of Mozambique organized an award ceremony to recognize the work done by journalists in supporting the dissemination of...

ILO and DOLE spearhead stakeholders’ consultation on the new Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) in the Philippines, in collaboration with...

The consultation series is supported by the joint ILO-UN Women Safe and Fair Programme, the IOM-ILO-UN Women BRIDGE Programme, and the UN Migration Network in the Philippines.

Press Release

ILO’s efforts to combat informality intensify with three more Information Centers opened in Şanlıurfa, Adana and Konya

Press Release

16,770 beneficiaries to access social security with the partnership of the ILO and SSI

Nepal appoints a national focal point for the promotion of the MNE Declaration

Nepal is the second country in Asia to appoint a national focal point for the promotion of the MNE Declaration and the application of its principles.