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July 31, 2022 No Responses

ILO Tasks Nigeria On Investments In Social Protection

The International Labour Organisation ( ILO) on Saturday in Abuja charged the Nigerian government to increase investments in social protection to eliminate child labour. Its Country Director in Nigeria, Ms Vanessa Phala, made the call during a Road Walk to commemorate...

June 17, 2021 No Responses

World Leaders To Address ILO’s World Of Work Summit

World leaders and representatives from governments, workers’ and employers’ organizations will speak at the virtual International Labour Conference World of Work Summit that will take place 17–19 June.The Summit will focus on the response to the devastat...

May 1, 2021 No Responses

Workers Seek More Protection, Support

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the workplace dangers faced by key workers who need far greater protection to do their jobs safely, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has said. Meanwhile, ILO has called on w...

September 18, 2020 No Responses

ILO Tasks Developing Countries On $1.2trillion Basic Social Protection

To guarantee at least basic income security and access to essential health care for all in 2020 alone, developing countries should invest approximately US$1.2 trillion – on average 3.8 per cent of their GDP – says a new ILO policy...

August 5, 2020 No Responses

ILO Child Labour Convention Attains Universal Ratification

For the first time in the ILO’s history, an International Labour Convention has been ratified by all member States. Convention No. 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour achieved universal ratification, following ratification by the Kingdom of Tonga. A...

July 13, 2020 No Responses

ILO Renews Commitment To Create Better World Of Work After COVID-19

The Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Guy Ryder, has welcomed the commitment and determination of world leaders to build a better world of work as a core element of recovery from the COVID-19 crisis . Speaking at the close of ...

July 10, 2020 No Responses

ILO Welcomes COVID-19 Seafarers’ Rights Agreement

The International Labour Organization has expressed support for new international measures to protect the rights of seafarers, stranded at sea because of the COVID-19 crisis .It welcomed a joint statement signed by more than a dozen countries that gives ...

July 7, 2020 No Responses

Largest Online Gathering Of Workers, Employers, Others To Brainstorm On Post-Pandemic Recovery

More than 50 Heads of State and government, as well as prominent global employers’ and trade union leaders are to take part in global discussions on COVID-19 and the World of Work, which be held online, 7-9 July.A statement issued...

June 25, 2020 No Responses

ILO Warns Of COVID-19 Migrant Crisis

Tens of millions of migrant workers, forced to return home because of the COVID-19 pandemic after losing their jobs, face unemployment and poverty in their home countries, the International Labour Organization has warned.According to ILO, as co...

June 17, 2020 No Responses

Covid-19 Threatens 55 Million Domestic Jobs

Nearly three-quarters of domestic workers around the world – more than 55 million people – are at significant risk of losing their jobs and income due to lockdown and lack of effective social security coverage, a new estimates by the...

June 13, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: Protect Children From Child Labour, Now More Than Ever

Most International Labour Organisation (ILO) programmes implemented in African countries, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, are now taking accelerated action on protecting the health, jobs and incomes of workers. These interventions include a focus o...

February 15, 2019 No Responses

ILO: Poor Working Conditions Are Main Global Employment Challenge

Poor quality employment is the main issue for global labour markets, with millions of people forced to accept inadequate working conditions, according to a new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO). New data gathered for the World Emplo...

February 7, 2019 No Responses

ILO, UNICEF: Only 35 Per Cent Of Children Are Covered By Social Protection

Social protection is critical in helping children escape poverty and its devastating effects, yet, the vast majority of children have no effective social protection coverage, UNICEF and the ILO said in a joint report. Evidence shows clearly that cash transfers...

September 25, 2018 No Responses

ILO Awards First Decent Work Research Prize To Mandela, Carmelo

The International Labour Organization on Monday awarded its first annual Decent Work Research Prize to Nobel peace laureate and former South African President Nelson Mandela and to the eminent academic and specialist in social security, Professor Carmelo Mes...