News
April 2010
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World Day for Safety and Health at Work - 28 April 2010
Focus on new emerging hazards in a changing world of work
27 April 2010
The World Day for Safety and Health at Work will be observed widely this year against a backdrop of newly emerging hazards in the world of work and growing concern over the impact of the global economic crisis,” according to the International Labour Organization (ILO).
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G-20 Labour and Employment Ministers meeting
ILO welcomes G-20 Labour and Employment Ministers' recommendations on job-Rich recovery
21 April 2010
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has welcomed the recommendations by the G-20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ meeting aimed at accelerating a job-rich recovery through policies included in the ILO’s Global Jobs Pact and Decent Work Agenda.
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Partnerships and Development Cooperation
ILO and Australia sign first-ever partnership agreement
20 April 2010
The Government of Australia and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have signed a five-year Partnership Agreement that will provide $A15 million in the first two years to promote employment and decent work in the Asia-Pacific region.
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G20 Employment and Labour Ministers meeting
ILO says 21 million jobs in G20 saved by crisis response policies, but labour market slack remains high
19 April 2010
Economic crisis policies adopted by G20 governments saved or created an estimated 21 million jobs in 2009 and 2010, the International Labour Office (ILO) said in a study prepared for the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers meeting to be held in Washington on 20-21 April.
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20-21 April, Washington DC
Media alert: ILO reports for G20 Employment and Labour Ministers meeting - 20-21 April, Washington DC
16 April 2010
In preparation for the G20 Employment and Labour Ministers meeting to be held in Washington D.C. on 20-21 April at the U.S. Department of Labor, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has produced a series of background reports on the evolving employment situation in the context of the global financial crisis.
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Press release
ILO expresses solidarity with the victims of the earthquake in China
16 April 2010
The Director General of the International Labour Organization (ILO) has expressed his deepest condolences to the families of the victims of the recent earthquake in China.
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Media advisory
ILO to issue new global report on child labour on eve of major conference in The Hague
14 April 2010
The International Labour Office (ILO) is to launch a new report on the state of child labour around the world. The report is being launched on the eve of a major global meeting organized by the Netherlands in close collaboration with ILO, aimed at intensifying efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labour within the next decade.
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Press release
ILO expresses shock and sadness over tragic death of Polish president H.E. Mr. Lech Kaczyński
10 April 2010
The Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Mr. Juan Somavia expressed his profound shock and sadness over the tragic death of H.E. Mr. Lech Kaczynski, President of the Republic of Poland in a plane crash on Saturday.In a statement, Mr. Somavia also expressed his deep sorrow over the death of President Kaczynski's wife Maria and of senior Polish officials and dignitaries who were with the President.
March 2010
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International Migration
ILO study focuses new attention on adopting a “rights-based approach” to meet the needs of the world’s 105 million migrant workers
31 March 2010
Amid growing challenges due to the global economic crisis, a new ILO study highlights the need to adopt a “rights-based approach” to provide a “fair deal” for the world’s 105 million migrant workers.
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307th ILO Governing Body
ILO Commission of Inquiry emphasizes the role of the process of national healing and reconciliation in ensuring freedom of association rights in Zimbabwe
29 March 2010
An ILO Commission of Inquiry recently released its report entitled “Truth, reconciliation and justice in Zimbabwe”. The independent Commission of Inquiry, composed of high-level independent legal experts, had been mandated to examine the observance by Zimbabwe of the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87), and the Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98), following complaints lodged by 13 Worker delegates and 13 Employer delegates to the 97th Session of the International Labour Conference in June 2008.