News, articles and statements
September 2023
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News
“Moms Kema” programme empowers women in fisheries sector advocating gender equality and safe working environment
14 September 2023
An ILO programme has encouraged local women at a fishing village in North Sulawesi to promote gender equality, decent work and women’s empowerment.
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News
Labour sector to play a key role in the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM5)
14 September 2023
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© Harry Quan 2023
Occupational safety and health
Keep an eye on your eye health at work
05 September 2023
An estimated 13 million people live with vision impairment linked to their occupations, say the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB).
August 2023
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Press release
Jobs that help neighbourhoods recover from the earthquakes
03 August 2023
Following the earthquakes that hit Syria and Türkiye earlier this year, ILO infrastructure recovery works engaged communities in clearing debris and rubble in Aleppo, making many streets accessible and creating hundreds of short-term jobs
July 2023
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Press release
GCC maritime stakeholders explore application of the Maritime Labour Convention
28 July 2023
A training workshop held in Oman explored the practical applications of the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 in the GCC region.
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Forced labour
Joint labour inspection to prevent forced labour in Indonesia’s fishing sector
28 July 2023
The video features the importance of joint labour inspection at Indonesian fishing sector to ensure the labour rights of fishers and to prevent forced labour at sea.
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News
ILO supports the establishment of Provincial OSH Council and Sectoral Tripartite Forum in Riau
21 July 2023
The ILO Workers’ Rights Project continues to support the establishment of Provincial OSH Council and Sectoral Tripartite Forum in some provinces in Indonesia promote compliance of labour standards.
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© Mesbaha Zein 2023
Women in Mining
Ensuring decent work for women in the mining industry in Africa
20 July 2023
An ILO regional tripartite meeting focused on advancing gender equality in a sector crucial to the continent's development.
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© Umesh Negi 2023
Podcast
Heat stress – how are we going to live with it?
18 July 2023
The summer of 2023 is recording some of the highest temperature on record, for our entire planet. This has enormous consequences for the world of work – regulators and businesses as well as workers. How can we adapt?
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Article
Labour Rights are Human Rights for all Workers
13 July 2023
After the recent tragic death in Jordan of nine agricultural workers, most of whom were refugees, the International Labour Organization (ILO)’s Shaza Al Jondi and Meredith Byrne* reflect on the vital need to safeguard the right of vulnerable workers to a safe and healthy working environment.
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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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News
Forest work must be made safer and healthier, says new FAO-ILO-UNECE report
04 July 2023
June 2023
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News
ILO participates in a panel on tackling future priorities for chemicals and waste issues of concern hosted by UNEP and the Geneva Environment Network
29 June 2023
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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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News
Learning Dissemination and Award-Giving Ceremony for Establishing Model Enterprise Clinics organized by BKMEA
21 June 2023
Under the Employment Injury Scheme (EIS) Project, Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) organized a learning dissemination and award-giving ceremony for its member factories to establish model enterprise clinics.
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Social security
Workshop with DIFE officials on reviewing handbook and checklist of 'Model enterprise clinics’ in RMG industries
21 June 2023
The Employment Injury Scheme (EIS) Project funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Bangladesh, organized a half-day workshop with the officials from Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) to review the Handbook and Checklists of 'Model Enterprise Clinics' in RMG Industries.
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Video
Video of 2023 Safeday Event
16 June 2023
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Press release
ILO and UAE pledge to enhance labour inspection and occupational safety and health
14 June 2023
A Letter of Intent signed on the sidelines of the 111th International Labour Conference paves the way for launching a new project to build the capacities of the labour inspectorate in the UAE on modern labour inspection procedures and occupational safety and health (OSH).
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Occupational Safety and Health
Uzbekistan ratifies the Working Environment (Air Pollution, Noise and Vibration) Convention, 1977 (No. 148)
12 June 2023
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World Day Against Child Labour
To bring social justice to all we must end child labour
12 June 2023
On World Day Against Child Labour, 12 June 2023, the ILO Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo calls on the international community to support greater social justice and step up the fight against child labour.