News, articles and statements
2023
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News
Timor-Leste and Indonesia collaborate to improve Timorese labour inspectors on violence and harassment at work
29 September 2023
The ILO training, with support from the Indonesian labour inspectors, strengthens the capacity of Timorese labour inspectors and mediators on the prevention and handling violence and harassment at work. The training concludes with the recommendation to ratify the ILO Convention No. 190 on Violence and Harassment.
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International Labour Standards
Papua New Guinea ratifies ILO Conventions on labour inspection, tripartite consultation and violence and harassment in the workplace
27 September 2023
Papua New Guinea has now ratified 26 Conventions including eight fundamental conventions.
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Press release
Ensuring a workplace free of violence and sexual harassment, Minister of Manpower-ILO launch new guidelines for labour inspection
25 September 2023
Supported by the ILO, this guide equips labour inspectors with the necessary knowledge to identify gender-related biases and violations.
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News
ILO teams up with University of Diponegoro in a bid to combat forced labour in the fishing industry
05 September 2023
The ILO’s 8.7 Accelerator Lab programme has embarked on a joint venture with the University of Diponegoro to bolster the battle against forced labour in the fishing sector.
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Press release
ILO supports Indonesia’s joint labour inspection in the fishing sector to prevent forced labour at sea
05 July 2023
The ILO through its 8.7 Accelerator Lab programme has supported Indonesia to improve working conditions of fishers and prevent forced labour through the establishment of joint labour inspection system and strengthened coordination between labour and fisheries inspectors.
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Our impact, their voices
An Indonesian student warns her community of the risks of forced labour at sea
28 June 2023
The communications trainings of the ILO’s 8.7 Accelerator Lab programme have inspired a 20-year-old communications student to campaign about labour rights of fishers in her fishing community to break the longstanding myth about working at sea.
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Article
Enhancing decent employment in Kenya through effective labour inspection
19 June 2023
The rights of employees, prevention of abuses at workplaces, and the promotion of economic and social development are some of the positive results of effective labour inspection. In Kenya, labour inspection helps in the achievement of a successful labour market because, through it, labour law violations are minimized.
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Press release
Province of Central Java to establish a Joint Inspection Team for Labour Norms in fisheries sector
29 May 2023
The Joint Inspection Team will enhance the fishing industry and provide the better protection for workers in the fishing sector, particularly those who work on board fishing vessels.
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News
ILO welcomes the ASEAN Declaration on Placement and Protection of Migrant Fishers
19 May 2023
The issuance of the ASEAN Declaration on Placement and Protection of Migrant Fishers is in line with ILO’s work in Indonesia to strengthen and support the realization of decent working conditions for Indonesian fishers within the country and abroad.
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Webinar on 25 May 2023
Webinar on the effective governance of occupational safety and health through labour administration; models and options
15 May 2023
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Aviation sector
New recommendations call for human-centered approach in the aviation sector
05 May 2023
Delegates from governments, employers’ and workers’ organizations have adopted new recommendations to promote decent work and ensure the sustainability of the aviation sector.
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News
Indonesia to establish a national team for joint labour inspection in the fishing sector
27 April 2023
The ILO’s 8.7 Accelerator Lab continues to support Indonesia in developing and finalizing a Field Guide on Labour Inspection On-Board Fishing Vessels as a tool that will be used by the national team for joint labour inspection in the sector.
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News
ILO and Indonesia’s Diponegoro University raise awareness of forced labour in the fishing sector
07 April 2023
The ILO's 8.7 Accelerator Lab in Indonesia collaborates with the Faculty of Economics and Business, Dipenogoro University (FEB Undip) to promote the inclusion of labour rights in business school education.
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News
Gender-based collective bargaining agreements better protect rights of woman workers
31 March 2023
The ILO’s Ship to Shore Rights South-East Asia Programme promotes a gender-based collective bargaining negotiation and agreement to better protect the rights of woman workers in the seafood processing industry.
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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.