International Labour Organization Press Releases - EIN Presswire

Published on October 20, 2023 - 00:00 GMT

To achieve high-quality employment through promoting south-south cooperation under Belt and Road initiative

BEIJING (ILO News) - International Labour Organization (ILO) and China Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) joined forces in hosting the Seminar on Promoting High-quality Employment in Beijing on 19-20 October 2023, marking the 10th …

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Published on October 19, 2023 - 02:20 GMT

ASEAN, UNICEF, ILO regional dialogue delivers joint recommendation to advance region’s youth

Participants in the regional dialogue gather for a group photo. © ILO JAKARTA (ILO News) – The ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC), UNICEF, and International Labour Organization (ILO), with support from UNDP, UNESCO, and UN Women has concluded the Breaking Barriers, …

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Published on October 17, 2023 - 06:57 GMT

Learning new skills for social protection

Social protection Rita Oktafitria, from Indonesia is one of six students from across South-East Asia studying a Master’s in Social Health Protection and Primary Health Care Management at Thailand’s Mahidol University with the support of ILO and Luxembourg …

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Published on October 16, 2023 - 16:33 GMT

Jobs for Africa and beyond: The role of structural transformation and economic policies in the 21st century

The world is facing a host of challenges causing sluggish employment growth in some societies. The COVID pandemic hasn’t helped, weakening, and even in some cases reversing hard won gains in employment, with devastating economic impact. One key problem is …

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Published on October 16, 2023 - 16:33 GMT

The STRENGTHEN2 project is reinforcing local technical capacities and the institutionalization of Employment Impact Assessments in ...

STRENGTHEN2 organized a four-day training in Cameroon from 11 to 14 September to strengthen the technical capacities and the institutionalization of Employment Impact Assessments among national actors. A one-day general training was conducted to introduce …

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Published on October 16, 2023 - 00:00 GMT

Video: The melody of coffee - Vision Zero Fund project in Viet Nam

Occupational safety and health Growing coffee is like a process of bringing art to life. Farmers sometimes face great odds in rhyming their seeds. Vision Zero Fund cares and shares the burdens with coffee farmers, especially on workplace safety and health …

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Published on October 11, 2023 - 10:24 GMT

Facing rapid changes in the world of work, labour statisticians meet to update measurement of key concepts of labour statistics

GENEVA (ILO News) – The 21st International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS) has opened with key discussions timetabled on measuring informality, earnings, violence and harassment at work, international labour migration, child labour and forced …

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Published on October 6, 2023 - 14:53 GMT

Ensure an enabling environment for decent work and economic recovery in the digitalized retail sector

GENEVA (ILO News) – Representatives of governments, employers and workers have called for comprehensive and evidence-based policies that could address the root causes of decent work challenges vis à vis digitalization, as well as on strong frameworks …

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Published on October 6, 2023 - 05:58 GMT

Pakistan advances towards ratifying Maritime Labour Convention for seafarers' rights

KARACHI, Pakistan (ILO News) – Ratification of the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, will ensure decent working conditions and access to essential social and legal protections for Pakistan’s maritime sector workers …

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Published on October 5, 2023 - 10:54 GMT

ILO welcomes new global measures addressing workplace hazardous chemicals

© Sunan Wongsa-nga GENEVA (ILO News) – The International Labour Organization (ILO) has welcomed the adoption of a new Global Framework, created to reduce environmental and health risks from chemicals and waste. The Global Framework on Chemicals, which is …

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Published on October 5, 2023 - 10:49 GMT

Skills for Prosperity Programme in Malaysia: Making skills and TVET systems more relevant and inclusive

Skills development Over 12,000 Malaysians, including women, youth and the bottom 40 per cent of the economy, have benefited from the Skills for Prosperity Programme in Malaysia, delivered by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and funded by the …

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Published on October 4, 2023 - 15:35 GMT

What strategic and organizational choices should Public Employment Services make in the face of new challenges in the labour ...

© ILO In order to act effectively on the employment situation, governments are relying more and more on their Public Employment Service (PES). Wishing to improve its model, France has just conducted an international benchmark study to discover different …

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Published on October 4, 2023 - 15:00 GMT

ILO Myanmar Commission of Inquiry finds far-reaching violations of freedom of association and forced labour Conventions

Naypyidaw city in Myanmar © AFP GENEVA (ILO News) - The International Labour Organization’s Commission of Inquiry for Myanmar, has concluded that the actions taken by the military authorities since February 2021 have resulted in far-reaching restrictions …

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Published on October 4, 2023 - 10:46 GMT

ILO Myanmar Commission of Inquiry finds far-reaching violations of freedom of association and forced labour Conventions

Naypyidaw city in Myanmar © AFP GENEVA (ILO News) - The International Labour Organization’s Commission of Inquiry for Myanmar, has concluded that the actions taken by the military authorities since February 2021 have resulted in far-reaching restrictions …

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Published on October 4, 2023 - 00:00 GMT

ILO,UNESCO and UNDP joined forces to boost entrepreneurship skills in the Solomon Islands

Participants of the Training of Trainers, Honiara, Solomon Islands. © ILO HONIARA (ILO News) – To cultivate a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Solomon Islands, the International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP …

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Published on October 4, 2023 - 00:00 GMT

ILO's new Regional Director for Africa takes office

Abidjan (ILO News) – Fanfan Rwanyindo Kayirangwa took up office as the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) new Regional Director for Africa and Assistant Director-General, on 1 October 2023. Rwanyindo, a Rwandan national, was previously Minister of …

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Published on October 3, 2023 - 10:44 GMT

More than 58,000 Filipinos excel in improved skills development systems

Khalid Hassan, Director of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines, speaks at the Skills for Prosperity Programme in the Philippines’ culmination event on 2 October 2023. © ILO Over 58,000 Filipinos — including youth, women, indigenous peoples and …

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Published on October 2, 2023 - 10:44 GMT

“It took me 19 years to discover my passion”.

World Tourism Day Meet Yathusha Kulenthiran, Founder and Managing Director of Olai; a company that produces palymrah based products. Starting the business when she was 19-years old, today Yathusha employs over 60 women from the Northern Province of Sri …

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Published on October 2, 2023 - 10:42 GMT

Call for Papers: The dynamics of youth employment and its supporting policy framework - Youth employment research forum 2023

© Gabriella Csapo/ Canva This is an ILO call for papers which will culminate at the Youth Employment Research Forum to be held on 5th and 6th December in Geneva, Switzerland. The authors of the selected proposals will be contacted no later than 3 November …

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Published on October 1, 2023 - 00:00 GMT

Improving safety and health at every step of the coffee supply chain in Viet Nam

Occupational safety and health This video provides an introduction on the ILO Vision Zero Fund’s work to promote workplace safety and health on coffee farms in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam through training and collective action. In doing so, the …

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