News, articles and statements
2023
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News
A new private sector working group to promote decent work and sustainable growth in Indonesia’s fishing industry
14 February 2023
Supported by the ILO’s 8.7 Accelerator Lab Multi Partner Fund, employers’ organisations and their members’ fishing companies, form a working group to address existing labour challenges and promote decent work.
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News
A first step in building the capacity of the labour inspectorate in the Democratic Republic of Congo
31 January 2023
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Labour Inspection
Botswana ratifies two key conventions on labour inspection
10 January 2023
Botswana is the 149th country to ratify Convention No. 81 and the 56th to ratify Convention No. 129 promoting an effective system of labour inspection in commerce and industry, as well as agriculture.
2022
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News
Protection of Indonesian migrant workers should be included in the upcoming national development plan
27 December 2022
The ILO’s Ship to Shore Rights South-East Asia Programme supports the two-day public dialogues to improve services and protection of Indonesian migrant workers. including Indonesian migrant fishers.
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News
New EU-ILO partnership to improve occupational safety and health in the Mediterranean region, notably through strengthened labour inspectorates
30 November 2022
The project will benefit workers in vulnerable conditions, such as women and young workers, with a focus on the agricultural sector in Maghreb (Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia)
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News
Supporting the modernisation of labour inspection, mediation, conciliation and arbitration services in Greece
17 November 2022
The European Commission and the ILO will assist the Greek authorities in restructuring the Labour Inspectorate and strengthening the effectiveness of the labour dispute prevention and resolution system of Greece following the 2021 legislation reform.
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Labour inspectorate
New ILO labour inspection guidelines and practices discussed at high level international forum
17 November 2022
The forum, which was addressed by ILO Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo, showcased and discussed the recently approved guidelines updating labour inspection principles and practices.
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News
International technical forum of Senior Officials of Labour Inspectorates
01 November 2022
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News
Provincial Fisheries and Manpower Offices of West Java Province join forces to secure decent work at fishing sector
24 October 2022
The ILO’s Ship to Shore Rights South-East Asia Programme supports the effort taken by the Provincial Manpower Office and the Provincial Marine Affairs and Fisheries Office of West Java to create a synergy in joint inspection onboard fishing vessels.
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Press release
New command-and-control and operation centre launches in Jordan’s Labour Ministry
20 October 2022
In line with the e-government vision, a new system supported by the ILO will help the Ministry boost efficiency and ease its operations during labour inspections. This is an important step in the quest to ensure decent work for all.
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Article
Hoping for improvements after 27 years working at sea
18 October 2022
After 27 years working at sea, Sukarno’s working life remains the same— constant, hard work with few, short breaks. His hope is to work on land, close to his family.
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News
Preventing forced labour at sea in Indonesia through labour inspections at Indonesian fishing ports
17 October 2022
The ILO’s 8.7 Accelerator Lab Multi Partner Fund supports the efforts taken by relevant ministries in Indonesia to improve protection for Indonesian local and migrant fishers with an updated field guide for labour inspection, training and pilot joint-inspections in Benoa and Jakarta ports.
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ILO 8.7 Accelerator Lab training
Detention of foreign fishing vessel in South Africa follows ILO training on forced labour
10 October 2022
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News
Enhancing social dialogues for decent working conditions in Indonesia’s fishing industry
01 August 2022
Work in fishing is a hazardous occupation. Labour rights challenges in the fisheries sector such as weak labour inspection, poor occupational safety and health (OSH) and other problems related to working conditions can be improved through social dialogues among relevant parties.
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News
Study of the Impact of Labour Inspection actions on compliance with labour legislation
15 July 2022
Based on the ILO Guide on the Harmonization of Labour Inspection Statistics, the ILO conducted a survey of a number of labour inspectorates concerning the indicators and criteria they use to measure the impact of their inspection activity, as well as its effectiveness, efficiency and penetration rate.
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Ukraine crisis
Ukraine works: How Labour Inspectors are supporting employers and workers in Ukraine
05 July 2022
With the ILO assistance, the Ukrainian Labour Inspectorate is helping businesses to continue operating despite the hostilities.
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Press release
ILO supports the launch of Indonesia’s first Trade Unions’ Network in the Fishing Sector
23 June 2022
The 8.7 Accelerator Lab programme together with the Bureau of Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV) supported the launch of a Trade Unions’ Network in the fishing sector aiming to foster a common voice between trade unions and to reinforce bilateral and tripartite social dialogue in the fishing sector.
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News
Indonesia enhances its dispute prevention mechanism with the newly launch Industrial Relations Risk Mapping Guideline
20 June 2022
The ILO continuously supports the Indonesian Ministry of Manpower in strengthening the conditions of industrial relations at the company level with the launch and development of a Guideline on Industrial Relations Risk Mapping.
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Ukraine
Prevention through information: ILO campaign on Ukrainian railways to prevent labour exploitation among refugees
12 April 2022
The ILO and the State Labour Inspectorate of Ukraine came through with an information campaign on Ukrainian railways that warns people on the move about situations that may lead to labour exploitation.
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Labour inspection
A look into ILO practices promoting effective labour law compliance
07 April 2022
New publication offers an overview of the ILO’s LABADMIN/OSH work through projects to ensure labour law compliance across the world