News
February 2024
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1.4 billion children globally missing out on basic social protection, according to latest data
14 February 2024
Fewer than 1-in-10 children in low-income countries have access to child benefits, leaving them vulnerable to disease, education gaps, poor nutrition, poverty and inequality.
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YASSER HASSAN, ILO Director for Türkiye
06 February 2024
Commemorating the lost lives with sorrow, ILO works for the recovery from the devastating earthquakes.
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My work with earthquake survivors in Türkiye gives me purpose
06 February 2024
When multiple earthquakes struck Türkiye and Syria on 6 February 2023, Jin Dawod set to work matching survivors with therapists through her platform Peace Therapist. A Syrian refugee living in Türkiye, she knows first-hand how critical psycho-social support is to help people recover from trauma.
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Constituents from Türkiye formulate a way forward on advancing decent work through responsible business and investment
05 February 2024
As one of the fastest growing economies in the OECD, Türkiye plays an important role in the area of trade and investment, both regionally and globally. In this regard, the government has placed responsible business conduct and human rights due diligence high on the political agenda. To address these priorities, a delegation of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security as well as representatives from employers’ and workers’ organizations from Türkiye participated in a four-day workshop at the ITC-ILO, (16 -19 January, 2024). The workshop aimed at unpacking the concepts of trade and investment for sustainable development, responsible business conduct, human rights due diligence using the ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social policy (MNE Declaration) as the overall framework. The workshop concluded with a strong agreement and firm commitment of the tripartite constituents on the development of a way forward for Türkiye on how to further strengthen an enabling environment for the promotion of sustainable trade, investment and business practices for the realization of decent work in Türkiye.
January 2024
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Global Coalition for Social Justice attracts first 100 partners
23 January 2024
Governments, employers’ and workers’ organizations, international organizations, academic institutions and INGOs join Coalition to grow multilateral cooperation, and accelerate progress towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals and Decent Work Agenda.
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One more child smiles…
22 January 2024
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Global unemployment rate set to increase in 2024 while growing social inequalities raise concerns, says ILO report
10 January 2024
Joblessness and the jobs gap have both fallen below pre-pandemic levels but global unemployment will rise in 2024, and growing inequalities and stagnant productivity are causes for concern, according to the ILO’s World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2024 report.
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ILO Introduces “ILO-IOE Guidelines on Combating Child Labour for Companies” to Private Sector Representatives
05 January 2024
An informative seminar on the historical process and the current status of human rights in the business world was organised for representatives of private sector Black Sea Exporters' Association members.
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ILO Offers Training to Agricultural Labour Intermediaries
05 January 2024
The training seeks to enhance the understanding and awareness of agricultural labour intermediaries of the efforts to combat child labour, key actors in the integration of seasonal agricultural workers into the workforce, thereby supporting the reduction of child labour.
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ILO Offers Training to Teachers on Combating Child Labour
05 January 2024
The goal is to enhance the understanding and awareness of teachers in the efforts to combat child labour among the seasonal agricultural workforce, thereby contributing to the reduction of child labour.