News, articles and statements
March 2023
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© Phil Roeder 2023
Podcast
Why are key workers undervalued?
17 March 2023
The COVID-19 crisis showed how much we all rely on key workers, yet it also exposed the poor working conditions they often face. How can we ensure that these essential workers are decently treated?
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International labour standards
Lesotho ratifies three ILO Conventions
16 March 2023
Lesotho deposited the instruments of ratification of the Labour Relations (Public Service) Convention, 1978 (No. 151), the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No. 187) and the Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190).
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World Employment and Social Outlook
Ensure decent work for key workers
15 March 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how societies have undervalued essential workers, as well as the importance of giving such workers adequate pay and decent working conditions.
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News
ILO secures enhanced visibility in global instrument on chemicals
10 March 2023
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News
Ahead of emergency employment scheme, ILO trains engineers in Syria on Occupational Safety and Health in earthquake response
10 March 2023
Building the capacities of engineers is part of broader efforts to promote a safe working environment for workers involved in the earthquake response and recovery operations, as the ILO prepares to implement an emergency employment scheme in the Syrian city of Aleppo.
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Working conditions
ILO Statement on the explosions at Seema Oxygen Plant in Chittagong's Sitakunda upazila and the Science Lab area in Dhaka
05 March 2023
ILO expresses condolences and solidarity with families of the victims of two incidents in Bangladesh.
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Available on the ILO website free of charge
2022 revised edition of the ILO International Classification of Radiographs of Pneumoconioses
03 March 2023
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Press release
Bangladesh Business and Human Rights Week Landmark dialogue held to chart roadmap for responsible business conduct
02 March 2023
Stakeholders highlighted the importance of removing barriers to responsible business as a vehicle for advancing sustainable development in Bangladesh
February 2023
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Promotion of social dialogue
Bipartite dialogues improve productivity of the palm oil industry and make business more resilient
22 February 2023
Upholding the rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining is found to be a foundation for improving productivity and increasing number of workers joining trade unions that lead to the advanced protection of workers’ rights in palm oil sector.
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Bipartite cooperation
Employers’ and workers’ organizations of the palm oil sector join forces to promote bipartite cooperation through social dialogues
16 February 2023
The Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI) and the Indonesian Trade Union Network for Palm Oil (JAPBUSI) sign a Joint Declaration to address decent work deficits in the sector, promote labour compliance and enhance the image of Indonesia’s palm oil industry for sustainability.
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News
A new private sector working group to promote decent work and sustainable growth in Indonesia’s fishing industry
14 February 2023
Supported by the ILO’s 8.7 Accelerator Lab Multi Partner Fund, employers’ organisations and their members’ fishing companies, form a working group to address existing labour challenges and promote decent work.
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News
Gender-responsive labour inspection to promote workplace free from harassment
07 February 2023
The Ministry of Manpower, with support from the ILO’s Improving Workers’ Rights in Indonesian Rural Sectors with a focus on Women Project, mainstreams gender responsive approach to its labour inspection system to prevent violence, harassment and discrimination at work.
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Occupational Safety and Health
The Islamic Republic of Iran ratifies one of the fundamental Conventions concerning occupational safety and health and its Protocol
07 February 2023
The Islamic Republic of Iran is the 76th Member State of the ILO to ratify Convention No. 155 and the 18th to ratify the Protocol of 2002 to Convention No. 155.
January 2023
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News
A first step in building the capacity of the labour inspectorate in the Democratic Republic of Congo
31 January 2023
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© Yacine Imadalou / ILO 2023
COVID-19 and transport workers
Recommendations adopted by heads of UN agencies and sectoral organizations to protect transport workers in future health emergencies
25 January 2023
A Joint Action Group, set up to review the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the world’s transport workers and the global supply chain, encourages all actors to apply internationally agreed protocols and standards and take proactive and concrete actions for future emergencies.
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News
Indonesia continues to strengthen its efforts to ensure workplace safety and health
18 January 2023
The ILO supports the efforts taken by the Ministry of Manpower to strengthen its national policies and programmes on occupational safety and health (OSH) through the publication of the 2022 National OSH Profile.
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© EU Civil Protection 2023
Rights of football players
ILO welcomes discussions on decent work in the professional football sector
16 January 2023
The meeting follows the 2022 Global Labour Agreement (GLA) between the World Leagues Forum (WLF) and the Fédération Internationale des Associations de Footballeurs Professionnels (FIFPRO).
December 2022
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© Hoa Tran / ILO 2023
News
Protection of Indonesian migrant workers should be included in the upcoming national development plan
27 December 2022
The ILO’s Ship to Shore Rights South-East Asia Programme supports the two-day public dialogues to improve services and protection of Indonesian migrant workers. including Indonesian migrant fishers.
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News
Safety + Health for All publishes guidebook for measuring performance of its interventions on key impact indicators
16 December 2022
The new publication helps project managers and data collectors compile key performance indicators (KPI) on occupational safety and health for assessing projects implemented under the flagship programme.
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© Dok. Istimewa 2023
News
Labour standards compliance is key to build a sustainable supply chain in the fishing sector
15 December 2022
The ILO’s two-day capacity building programme aims to improve labour laws compliance, gender equality and working conditions in the fishing industry.