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2-13 June 2025

ILO to hold its 113th annual International Labour Conference

Delegates representing governments, workers, and employers from the ILO’s 187 Member States will address a broad range of issues with lasting significance for the world of work.

Gender equality takes centre stage at Baku Conference

The ILO Conference highlighted the urgent need to close gender gaps in the workplace and accelerate gender-responsive reforms in the transition to a just and inclusive economy.

The ILO Director for Europe Meets with the Spanish Government, Employers and Trade Unions

On 7 May in Madrid, Beate Andrees, Deputy Director-General of the ILO and Director for Europe and Central Asia, held a series of meetings with the ILO’s Spanish constituents.

Labour migration

Decent work for Cambodian migrants in the fish and seafood supply chain to be strengthened by European Union-funded initiative

New phase of the Ship to Shore Rights South-East Asia programme to improve protection of labour rights for migrant fishing, seafood processing and aquaculture workers.

Just transition

Bangladesh Just Transition Academy calls for promoting shared commitment among parties to support sustainable, equitable and inclusive...

The two-day Bangladesh Just Transition Academy closes with a call for promoting shared commitment among government, employers and workers to support sustainable, equitable economic transformation aligned with the Paris Agreement, national climate...

World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2025

Transforming Indonesia’s workplace health and safety through AI innovation

The fourth ILO artificial intelligence (AI) and the world of work forum aims to explore how AI and digitalization reshaping occupational safety and health in workplaces worldwide.

Social protection

ILO supports the first EUROMOD training in China

The International Labour Organization (ILO) successfully organized a technical training on EUROMOD tax-benefit microsimulation model for government officials and academic researchers in China from 28 to 30 April 2025 within the context of the...

Gender equality

Creating opportunities for women in construction in India: A call for action

Labour market

Philippines launches 10-year labour market plan for decent work

In a bold move to reshape its labour market and the future of work, the Philippines has launched a national masterplan for job creation, labour market transformation, and inclusive workforce development over the next decade.

International labour standards

National dialogue in Bangladesh reaffirms government’s commitment to ratify ILO Convention No. 190

The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs of Bangladesh government expressed its full support to ratify ILO Convention no. 190, the Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019.

Inclusion

Inclusive workplace policies and culture are essential for social and economic justice

Discrimination in the world of work and training institutions persists, structurally and unconsciously, requiring clear policies on inclusion and a change in culture and mindsets.

Just transition

Bangladesh Just Transition Academy launched

The International Labour Organization (ILO), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, Laudes Foundation, and Thomson Reuters Foundation (TRF) came together to organize the Bangladesh Just Transition Academy today (06 May 2025).

ADWA’ project

Labour legal assistance office opened at South Benha Primary Court

The second labour legal assistance office in the country has just opened at South Benha Primary Court, in cooperation between the Ministry of Justice and the International Labour Organization under the ADWA' project funded by the Swedish...

Press release

Young refugees urge bold investment in leadership, education and economic inclusion at ECOSOC Youth forum

At a high-level side event during the ECOSOC Youth Forum 2025, young refugees shared stories of their innovative actions in their communities and advocated for stronger global commitment to promote socio-economic inclusion for displaced youth.

AI and digitalization: key issues for the future of occupational safety and health, up for debate at the ILO and INSST technical workshop

As it does every year, the tripartite technical workshop was held in Madrid on the occasion of the 2025 World Day for Safety and Health at Work, and this year it focused on the implications of artificial intelligence (AI) and digitalization for...

Social protection

ILO supports actuarial work in social security in China through technical training

The International Labour Organization (ILO) successfully organized an actuarial training in social security for nearly 40 actuarial staff from China from 22 to 25 April 2025 within the context of the “Improving China’s Institutional Capacity towards...

Safety + Health for All

Cambodia embraces AI and digitalization for safer and healthier workplaces

Cambodia observed the World Day for Safety and Health at Work, reaffirming its commitment to creating safer, healthier workplaces in the digital age.

ILO and partners highlight pathways to post-crisis recovery in Syria through social dialogue

An ILO-led meeting in Damascus focused on the crucial role of decent work, social protection and labour rights towards realising social justice and sustainable peace in Syria.

ILO promotes inclusive urban mobility through employment-intensive infrastructure in northern Lebanon

A high-level delegation visited the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli where an ILO project is building a pedestrian network to open new areas to the public, enhancing safety and sustainability.

Institutional capacity building

Libyan employers take steps toward stronger representation

Libyan employer organizations gain new skills and tools with support from the ILO