01/10/2024 03:15 PM

Kerala, INDIA (ILO News): In September 2024, the domestic workers unions from 12 states of India, affiliated to the National Domestic Workers Federation (and International Domestic Workers Federation), came together in Kerala to discuss and think about setting care cooperatives in the different Indian states.

26/09/2024 02:22 PM

A truly inclusive multilateralism must embrace diversity and place solidarity at the heart of international cooperation, the ILO’s Director-General has emphasized.

04/09/2024 03:35 PM

The International Social Security Association (ISSA) has launched the first members’ consultation on new and revised ISSA Guidelines. Six sets of Guidelines are now open for consultation, and four more will follow in the coming months.

21/08/2024 09:04 AM

An ILO delegation led by Regional Director for Arab States Ruba Jaradat visited the sites of projects that build infrastructure and create jobs through sustainable and green employment and community development.

19/08/2024 09:25 AM

My blood is as black as coal. We’re all miners in my family: niece, daughter, granddaughter, sister, cousin, wife, mother... It’s not like I was born with a piece of coal in my hand, but almost, like everybody else in these parts. When the coal mine shut down, it was a total disaster. There was no work. Young people started to leave, the villages became desolate, businesses closed.

12/08/2024 04:25 PM

Number of youth not in employment, education, or training (NEET) a cause for concern, despite falling jobless rate.New ILO report finds high shares of youth NEETs, regional and gender gaps, and growing youth anxiety about work, despite encouraging global youth unemployment trends.

03/08/2024 02:45 PM

Cleaners, cooks, carers, drivers, security guards working in or for Thai households have new legal rights. Here’s a summary of what you need to know about Ministerial Regulation 15 on Domestic Work (30 April 2024):

26/07/2024 09:05 AM

Decent work is fundamental to ensuring sustainable and productive forestry operations that are environmentally friendly, safe for those working in them, and benefit the millions of people, many of whom are indigenous and tribal peoples, who depend on forests for their livelihoods, food and shelter.