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International Labour Organisation

May 25, 2020

ILO issues guidance for safe, healthy return to work during COVID-19

Return to work policies should be informed by a human-centred approach that puts rights and international labour standards at the heart of economic, social and environmental strategies, says the International Labour Organisation.
June 24, 2019

New ILO Treaty to protect workers from violence and harassment

The adoption of a ground-breaking global treaty by the International Labour Organisation will improve protections for workers facing violence and harassment.
April 23, 2019

ILO publishes new report on occupational safety and health

Changes in working practices, demographics, technology and the environment are creating new occupational safety and health concerns, according to a new report from the International Labour Organisation
April 17, 2019

Urgent action needed to better manage e-waste, says ILO

The ILO has called for urgent action to better manage the toxic flood of electric and electronic waste produced around the world, so it can be turned into a valuable source of decent work.
February 20, 2019

International Labour Organisation calls on countries to ratify labour conventions

To mark its Centenary, the International Labour Organisation is calling on governments to ratify at least one international labour standard in 2019.
February 7, 2019

Only one third of children covered by social protection

A new report by UNICEF and the ILO highlights the critical need to extend social protection to all children.
February 6, 2019

Many migrant workers in Qatar 'still at risk of forced labour'

The Qatari authorities are still failing to tackle widespread labour exploitation in the country, says Amnesty International.
November 27, 2018

Global wage growth lowest since 2008

Over the last 20 years, average real wages have increased by just nine per cent in advanced G20 countries.
October 24, 2018

Conference sets standards for measuring new and invisible forms of work

The 20th International Conference of Labour Statisticians has agreed the first definition of work that goes beyond 'employment' as work performed only for pay or profit.
October 13, 2018

Portugal’s post-crisis policies boosted growth and employment, says ILO

An ILO report says the Portuguese experience does not support conventional notion that economic recovery can be accelerated simply by reducing labour costs and making the labour market more flexible.