News, articles and statements
January 2024
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News
ILO and BRIN kick off a joint survey on decent work in marine fishing in Indonesia
15 January 2024
To support more efficient policies and interventions that better protect Indonesian fishers from forced labour, the ILO and the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) conducts a joint survey on fishers’ working conditions in Indonesia.
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News
Gender-sensitive labour inspectors promote a workplace free from violence and harassment
04 January 2024
ILO training helps Indonesian labour inspectors to be more gender sensitive and to implement the new labour inspection guideline to prevent and handle discrimination, harassment, and sexual violence in the workplace.
December 2023
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News
Employers’ and workers’ organization of Timor-Leste signed a Joint Commitment to Eradicate Workplace Violence and Harassment
15 December 2023
Both employers’ and workers’ organizations, with support from the ILO, are committed to create a working environment that is free from violence and harassment in Timor-Leste.
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International Migrants Day
Winners of 2023 ILO Global Media Competition on Labour Migration announced
14 December 2023
The winning entries are examples of balanced and ethical reporting on migrant workers and labour migration that also help to address stereotypes and misconceptions.
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© ILO 2024
Occupational Safety and Health
Ukraine ratifies the Chemicals Convention, 1990 (No. 170)
07 December 2023
Ukraine is the 24th country to have ratified Convention NO. 170
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Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work
ILO publishes handbook to assess the realization of the five fundamental principles and rights at work in the workplace
04 December 2023
The ILO developed a research methodology that, for the first time, addresses under a combined framework the five fundamental principles and rights at work
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News
ILO COOP/SSE participates in a #CoffeePeople webinar on Occupational Safety and Health through Cooperatives
01 December 2023
ILO COOP/SSE unit joined the ILO’s LABADMIN/OSH Branch to talk about the relevance of cooperatives in promoting occupational safety and health in the coffee supply chain.
November 2023
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16 Days of Activism
ILO supports the deliberation of law on violence and harassment in the world of work in Timor-Leste
29 November 2023
The government of Timor-Leste, with support from the ILO’s Spotlight Initiative project in Timor-Leste, is in the process of finalizing the drafting law on violence and harassment in the world of work.
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16 Days of Activism
ILO joins forces with Timor-Leste Trade Union Confederation to end violence against women
27 November 2023
The Timor-Leste Trade Union Confederation (KSTL), with support from the ILO Spotlight Initiative in Timor-Leste, has been actively promoted the elimination of violence against women at both community and company levels.
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© JD Ligier / USDA 2024
Occupational safety and health
Nearly 3 million people die of work-related accidents and diseases
26 November 2023
The ILO also estimates that 395 million workers worldwide sustained non-fatal work injuries.
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16 Days of Activism
Timor-Leste’s internationally certified trainers are ready to boost women entrepreneurship in the country
25 November 2023
The Women Entrepreneurship Development (WED) certificate are awarded to four trainers, with support from the ILO, certifying them as the ILO’s Gender and Entrepreneurship Together (GET Ahead) trainer.
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Article
Rehabilitating Dreams: The Human Voices behind Aleppo's School Rehabilitation Project
24 November 2023
In the heart of Aleppo, amidst the rubble left by earthquakes, a beacon of hope emerged through the International Labour Organization (ILO)’s project to rehabilitate and revive three schools in Aleppo.
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Partnership
Small farmers to benefit from new occupational safety and health partnership
24 November 2023
ILO and Eni are launching a partnership to improve occupational safety and health for small farmers involved in Eni's agro-industrial initiatives in Kenya and Cote d’Ivoire.
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© Ivy Love Rigon/ILO 2024
Press release
ILO’s Ship to Shore Rights South East Asia programme launches “Safety and Health at Sea” board game
22 November 2023
This innovative board game aims to equip workers in the fishing and seafood processing sectors with essential knowledge about occupational safety and health
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© ILO 2024
ILOSTAT
The unseen workforce behind wastewater management
17 November 2023
High-income countries often take the wastewater management process for granted. Yet only 58 per cent of the world’s domestic wastewater is safely treated, with significant variation across regions. For World Toilet Day, we delve into the data to gain a better understanding of employment in the water collection, treatment and supply and sewerage industries in different country contexts.
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16 Days of Activism
ILO enhances economic empowerment of women and other vulnerable groups in Timor-Leste through entrepreneurship
10 November 2023
A three-day fair exhibition held in Dili has provided an opportunity for women entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs from other vulnerable groups to be economically independent and to fight against harassment and stigma.
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Labour inspection
Indonesia strengthens joint labour inspection system in fishing sector with guidance tool
09 November 2023
The ILO’s 8.7 Accelerator Lab programme supports the effort to strengthen joint labour inspection system in fishing sector between the Ministry of Manpower (MoM) and the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF).
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© ILO 2024
Occupational exposure to UVR
Working under the sun causes 1-in-3 deaths from non-melanoma skin cancer, say WHO and ILO
08 November 2023
New research has found that exposure to ultraviolet solar radiation is a major cause of work-related cancer deaths globally, and more needs to be done on prevention and mitigation.
October 2023
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News
Tackling decent work decifits in Indonesia’s palm oil sector with collective bargaining agreements
30 October 2023
The ILO supports labour-management cooperation in the palm oil sector in Indonesia with the signing of collective bargaining agreements in 31 companies in Sumatra and Kalimantan.
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International Labour Standards
Congo ratified seven ILO Conventions, including one Fundamental and one Governance Convention
26 October 2023