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Occupational safety and health

ILO adopts code of practice on safety and health in textiles, clothing, leather and footwear industries

More than 60 million workers around the globe will benefit from concrete guidance on improving safety and health in one of the world’s oldest manufacturing sectors.

Occupational Safety and Health

Cameroon ratifies the Occupational Safety and Health Convention

World Day for Decent Work: Prioritizing ILO Global Call to Action

The Trade Union Federation of Uzbekistan held a webinar on post-COVID employment recovery to commemorate the World Day for Decent Work celebrated worldwide on 7 October upon the initiative of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).

Flagship Programme

ILO’s Global Flagship Programme on Building Social Protection Floors for All launches its second phase, extending support to 50 focus...

The ILO’s Global Flagship Programme on Building Social Protection Floors for All (SPF Flagship Programme) officially launched its second phase (2021-2025) at its annual Development Partners meeting on 7 October 2021, announcing an extension of...

COVID-19 recovery and climate action

A more ambitious financing strategy to enable the world to build back more inclusively and sustainably is feasible, says a new ILO paper

Bolder use of the existing international financial architecture could accelerate worldwide COVID-19 recovery and climate action, including in low- and lower-middle-income countries, says a new ILO research paper.

UN General Assembly

The UN’s High-Level Meeting on Jobs and Social Protection for Poverty Eradication

Secretary-General António Guterres convened a high-level meeting on jobs and social protection for poverty eradication under the aegis of the Financing for Development in the Era of COVID19 and Beyond Initiative (FfDI), supported by the ILO, during...

Achieving zero tolerance for workplace violence and harassment is possible through C190 ratification

On 25 June 2021, the ILO’s Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190) came into force. The newest ILO Convention has a clear message: violence and harassment in the world of work is unacceptable.

Unemployment insurance in the Caribbean: An urgent call to protect workers and their families

A major social protection gap in the Caribbean is the protection of the unemployed, which is the least developed social security branch in the subregion, as recognized in the ILO Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention No. 102.

Preparing for the next crisis: Why businesses should prioritize resilience in their strategic planning

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, businesses have been facing overwhelming and competing challenges as they navigate the multiple impacts of the pandemic. The experience can help them adapt their operations to anticipate, mitigate and...

Occupational safety and health

Seafarers desperately need prompt access to medical care say ILO and International Maritime Organization

With hundreds of thousands of seafarers unable to disembark due to COVID-19 restrictions, a joint statement issued by the two organizations says the issue of medical care for seafarers is ‘a matter of life or death’.

Employers and workers support the new COVID-19 risk assessment service for enterprises

The recently launched risk assessment service by the ILO and its partners, aims to help employers and workers to jointly create safe and sustainable workplace as well as accelerate the reopening and return to office movement.

Bolivia

ILO and SDC join forces to build a roadmap for the socioeconomic reactivation of small economic units in Bolivia

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Development Cooperation of the Swiss Embassy in Bolivia (SDC) socialized knowledge and innovative approaches focused on the development, adaptation and resilience of small economic units in the...

Trade and decent work

New publications strengthen ties between trade policy and decent work

Two new publications aim to encourage a socially just, human-centred approach in the assessment of links between trade and the labour market.

VI Research Conference “Social Labour Conflicts in Russia and Worldwide”

Post-pandemic realities of the world of work, digitization, rise of temporary and precarious employment, global transformation of industrial relations … These trends and mechanisms for settlement and prevention of social labour conflicts were...

The collection of ILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards is now available in English and 12 other languages

With the addition of Persian, the collection of International Chemical Safety Cards is now available in English and 12 other languages: Chinese, Finnish, French, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Polish, Russian, and Spanish.

International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) partner to eliminate child labour through school...

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) have entered into a new partnership to accelerate the fight against child labour in Malawi through school improvements and better access to education. The...

ILO Partners with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) for Improved Protection and Promotion of Rights of migrant workers

As countries across the world grapple with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on human and economic development, with efforts being galvanized towards Building Back Better in the world of work, attention is growing on social dialogue for labour...

The UNGC and the ILO have identified key business practices to improve occupational safety and health (OSH).

On September 30, 2021, a briefing note and an educational video have been released by the United Nations Global Compact and the International Labour Organization to address the role that businesses can play in ensuring safe and healthy workplaces.

Maternity Protection

Germany ratifies the Maternity Protection Convention

SCORE Alumni Network is launched in Ghana

“SCORE Ghana through the leadership of the Management Development and Productivity Institute (MDPI) has launched the SCORE Alumni Network in Ghana”