News, articles and statements
2020
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XXII World Congress on Safety and Health at Work
The XXII World Congress has been postponed
15 May 2020
In light of public health guidance regarding COVID-19, the International Organizing Committee (IOC) has taken the difficult decision to postpone the XXII World Congress on Safety and Health at Work to September 19 – 22, 2021.
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Fighting undeclared work
Information campaign of Ukrainian labour inspectors brings 123,000 workers into formal employment in one month
25 March 2020
Labour inspectors from the State Labour Service of Ukraine visited more than 184,000 employers in the trade, hotel and restaurant sector between 21 and 30 January, 2020, to inform them about the risks of undeclared work. The news about these visits spread very quickly and triggered the registration of 123,000 workers representing a 26% increase compared to the previous year
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XXII World Congress on Safety and Health at Work
The deadline for the International Media Festival for Prevention is extended
04 March 2020
The IMFP is an integral part of the World Congress and highlights that successful prevention work can be advanced through outstanding creative multimedia initiatives. It provides a fascinating glimpse into the various ways different cultures approach occupational safety and health.
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Decent Work in Fishing
8th ASEAN Labour Inspection Conference
15 January 2020
The Eighth ASEAN Labour Inspection Conference on the theme “Securing Decent Work in the Fisheries Sector through Labour Inspection in ASEAN” was held from 18-19 December 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Labour inspection
Campaign improves law compliance in Dong Nai’s woodwork industry
12 January 2020
The 2019 Labour Inspection Campaign included a mix of inspection, training and communication activities which engaged employers and workers in the industry nationwide to raise their awareness of the importance of labour law compliance.
2019
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Labour Inspection Conference
The First Palestinian National Labour Inspection Conference
11 December 2019
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Press release
Ministerial discussion on Inclusive Industrial Development and Decent Jobs in Global Supply Chains in Ethiopia
09 December 2019
The ILO hosted delegates from the German and Ethiopian governments to discuss “Inclusive Industrial Development and Decent Jobs in Global Supply Chains in Ethiopia”
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Labour Inspection
Uzbekistan ratifies the two Governance Conventions on Labour Inspection
22 November 2019
Uzbekistan has ratified the Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) and the Labour Inspection (Agriculture) Convention, 1969 (No. 129)
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Interview video
Ending Violence and Harassment against Women and Men in the World of Work
10 November 2019
At the 3rd Tokyo 2020-ILO Sustainability Forum, the ILO new Convention was presented.
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Qatar
Assessment of the Qatar Labour Inspection System
01 November 2019
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Our impact, their voices
Better labour inspection cuts abuses in the Thai fishing sector
21 October 2019
The ILO is training labour inspectors in Thailand as part of a project to prevent and reduce unacceptable forms of work in the country’s fishing and seafood industries.
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News
SafeYouth@Work tripartite results and sustainability workshop
16 October 2019
The workshop was held from 14 to 16 October 2019 at ITC-ILO, Turin, Italy
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Labour Inspection
Work has started to develop ILO’s guidelines on Certain Principles on Labour Inspection
15 October 2019
LABADMIN/OSH and ITCILO held a three-day meeting to discuss the content of Guidelines on Certain Principles on Labour Inspection in Turin, 7-9 October 2019.
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Strategic compliance
Strategic compliance planning for fishing sector in Indonesia
14 October 2019
The multimedia video highlights workshops in North Sulawesi and in Bali aimed to promote decent work in the fishing sector of Indonesia.
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Chemical safety
Millions of workers die or fall sick globally due to chemical exposure in textiles, pesticides in agriculture, asbestos in construction, mercury in mining
08 October 2019
A global framework for international chemicals and waste management, known as Beyond 2020, was discussed in Bangkok from 30 September - 4 October 2019.
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XXII World Congress on Safety and Health at Work
Call for Abstracts is closed
15 September 2019
Participants from around the world are invited to submit abstracts. The deadline for submitting abstracts is December 15, 2019.
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XXII World Congress on Safety and Health at Work
The International Media Festival for Prevention is accepting submissions
15 August 2019
The IMFP is an integral part of the World Congress and highlights that successful prevention work can be advanced through outstanding creative multimedia initiatives. It provides a fascinating glimpse into the various ways different cultures approach occupational safety and health.
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Strategic compliance
Strategic Compliance sub-regional workshop in Beirut
05 August 2019
The ILO's Regional Office for Arab States and the Labour Administration, Labour Inspection and Occupational Safety and Health Branch organized a sub-regional office in Beirut from 30 July to 2 August 2019 to introduce the ILO's strategic compliance intervention model.
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ILO 100
Securing decent work for fishers through an integrated labour inspection system in Bali
25 July 2019
The province of Bali, Indonesia has implemented an integrated labour inspection involving key stakeholders to ensure decent work for all aspects of the fishing works, including labour rights of fishers.
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ILO 100
Piloting an integrated labour inspection system in the fishing sector in North Sulawesi
22 July 2019
The province of North Sulawesi in Indonesia is committed to improve its labour inspection in the fishing sector. With support from the ILO and the Ministry of Manpower, they are now piloting an integrated labour inspection system.