Date issued: 18 May 2023 | Size/duration: 00:01:28 Tags: workplace violence, discrimination, gender equality Regions and countries covered: India
Participants of the symposium. © ILO, UN Women and IOM KATHMANDU, Nepal (ILO News) - The Regional Symposium on Women Migrant Workers: Bilateral Labour Migration Agreements (BLMAs) as an Instrument for Change took place from 16 to 18 May 2023. The symposium …
BRUSSELS (ILO News) – Claire Hobden, Specialist on domestic work and other vulnerable work, addressed EFFAT’s General Assembly of the domestic work sector and discussed trends in domestic work in Europe and Central Asia. She emphasised the need to build …
GENEVA (ILO News) – The ILO and the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission have agreed to pursue new research into macro and investment policies that could create more and better jobs and forge an effective path to social justice. The …
A just transition Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) in Thailand has conducted a readiness assessment of green jobs, decent work and just transition policies in Thailand’s agricultural sector. In Mae Chaem District of Chiang Mai province, in …
ILO has published a new report that reviews Nepal’s social security system to understand existing protection gaps from the lens of national targets, and international standards and principles. At the same time, the report also identifies several …
Q1. The past several years have seen unprecedented challenges affecting labour markets, ranging from the Covid-19 pandemic to inflation, cost-of-living and debt crises and other economic shocks. Can you provide a brief overview of how labour market …
The Policy Working Group of the EU-funded Mainstreaming Employment into Trade and Investment (METI) concluded its second meeting in Cairo, Egypt, on 8 May 2023. Chaired by Dr. Reham Rizk, Head of the Modelling Unit at the Ministry of Planning and Economic …
The Government of Pakistan, employers’ and workers’ organizations launched the next generation of the Decent Work Country Programme for Pakistan during a historic signing ceremony held at the International Labour Organization’s Country Office in Islamabad.
The International Labour Organization (ILO), the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office (RCO) hosted a roundtable on the “Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions: Creating Opportunities in the …
© Stephan Gladieu / World Bank GENEVA (ILO News) – A new progress report has been published by the 13 signatory agencies of the Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-being for All (SDG3 GAP). The report entitled What worked? What didn’t? What’s …
The 5th Employment Policy Research Symposium is a forum to examine original research, network and to learn about cutting-edge analytic techniques and latest policy innovations in the area of employment policies. The Symposium aims to raise the profile and …
The ILO-UK Skills for Prosperity Programme in Indonesia’s local economic development initiative has brought about improvement to livelihoods of local coastal villagers in North Sulawesi.
The STRENGTHEN2 project team visited Windhoek, Namibia, in April 2023 to reinforce the capacity for conducting employment impact assessments of national stakeholders and international partners, and to raise awareness on the work of the ILO and the European …
On World Day for Safety and Health at Work, the Philippines rolls out its National Policy Framework on the Promotion of Healthy Workplace.
A fisher at work. © John Hulme PHNOM PENH (ILO News) – Cambodian government officials, trade unions and civil society organizations have gained a better understanding of dispute resolution for migrant worker complaints following a recent training …
Press release | Kathmandu, Nepal | 28 April 2023 Regions and countries covered: Asia, Nepal
10 years ago this month, more than eleven hundred workers died and thousands were injured when the Rana Plaza building collapsed. I visited Bangladesh in the days after. I remember the shock and pain of the victims and families. Dealing not just with …
Date issued: 28 April 2023 | Size/duration: 00:01:34 Tags: decent work, occupational safety and health Regions and countries covered: Asia
