International Labour Organization Press Releases

• Published on April 23, 2024 - 19:27 GMT

  Decent work towards 2050: Joint ILO-PIF Pacific Tripartite High-Level Dialogue opens

  ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific Chihoko Asada-Miyakawa greets Fiji President Wiliame Katonivere. © ILO SUVA, Fiji (ILO News) – The Pacific Tripartite High-Level Dialogue on Decent Work and the 2050 Strategy for …

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• Published on April 23, 2024 - 09:01 GMT

  100 Thai automotive industry workers gain essential hard skills to keep pace with rapidly changing technology

  Workers engaged in the hard skills training session at the Automotive Human Resources Academy (AHRDA). © ILO BANGKOK, Thailand (ILO News) – One hundred Thai automotive workers have been trained in the hard skills needed by a rapidly evolving sector. The …

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• Published on April 22, 2024 - 13:22 GMT

  Climate change creates a ‘cocktail’ of serious health hazards for 70 per cent of the world’s workers, ILO report finds

  GENEVA (ILO News) – A “staggering” number of workers, amounting to more than 70 per cent of the global workforce, are likely to be exposed to climate-change-related health hazards, and existing occupational safety and health (OSH) protections are …

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• Published on April 22, 2024 - 13:20 GMT

  Climate change creates a ‘cocktail’ of serious health hazards for 70 per cent of the world’s workers, ILO report finds

  GENEVA (ILO News) – A “staggering” number of workers, amounting to more than 70 per cent of the global workforce, are likely to be exposed to climate-change-related health hazards, and existing occupational safety and health (OSH) protections are …

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• Published on April 18, 2024 - 11:51 GMT

  ILO to launch new website with improved access to ILO information for all

  GENEVA (ILO News) – The International Labour Organization (ILO) is to launch its new public website on 24 April 2024. The new website allows simpler and clearer access to ILO information for all. This ambition is reflected in the design, content, and …

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• Published on April 18, 2024 - 07:01 GMT

  Pacific Tripartite High-Level Dialogue on Decent Work and the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent to take place 23-26 ...

  SUVA, Fiji (ILO News) – Labour-related challenges and opportunities in the Pacific region will be discussed at the Pacific Tripartite High-Level Dialogue on Decent Work and the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent which will take place from 23-26 …

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• Published on April 18, 2024 - 00:00 GMT

  Law Enforcement Officers from Balochistan Empowered Against Forced Labor and Human Trafficking

  © ILO ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (ILO News) – On 16-17 April, the International Labour Organization (ILO) completed a training programme for 40 officers from the Department of Labour, Federal Investigation Agency, Police, and Mines departments of Balochistan …

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• Published on April 16, 2024 - 14:38 GMT

  New ILO report reveals dangerous and long-lasting effects of climate change on workers’ health and safety

  GENEVA (ILO News) – A new report on the effects that climate change is having on the safety and health of workers will be published by the International Labour Organization (ILO) on the 22nd of April. The impacts of climate change on occupational safety …

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• Published on April 16, 2024 - 14:34 GMT

  New ILO report reveals dangerous and long-lasting effects of climate change on workers’ health and safety

  GENEVA (ILO News) – A new report on the effects that climate change is having on the safety and health of workers will be published by the International Labour Organization (ILO) on the 22nd of April. The impacts of climate change on occupational safety …

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• Published on April 11, 2024 - 22:37 GMT

  The United States of America authorized to participate in the proceedings

  On 10 April 2024, the International Court of Justice granted permission to the Government of the United States of America, following its request made to that effect, to submit to the Court a written statement by 16 May 2024, and written comments on the …

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• Published on April 10, 2024 - 17:15 GMT

  Podcast: Addressing major labour market challenges in the world of work: What are the implications for promoting employment?

  Podcast series: Global challenges – Global solutions In the world of work, a torrent of change has triggered multiple job crises raising the magnitude and complexity of employment challenges to unprecedented levels. Labour markets are reeling from …

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• Published on April 9, 2024 - 06:45 GMT

  Targeted support towards youth employment in Thailand

  Organized by the Young Futuremakers Thailand project, the "Labour market trends, COVID-19 impact, policy considerations and targeted support towards youth for a human-centred recovery in Thailand" event provided a platform for stakeholders to …

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• Published on April 9, 2024 - 06:45 GMT

  2022 International Day of Persons with Disability event

  Date issued: 09 April 2024 | Size/duration: 00:01:47 Tags: youth employment, skills, people with disabilities Regions and countries covered: Thailand

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• Published on April 9, 2024 - 06:45 GMT

  Cooking for the future

  The ILO, through the Young Futuremakers Thailand-Phase 2 project, organized the "Thai fusion cuisine" training course for youth in Bangkok from 2 to 6 October 2023. Twenty youths (aged 15-29) participated in the course and learned various savoury …

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• Published on April 9, 2024 - 06:45 GMT

  What’s baking in the oven?

  Through the Young Futuremakers Thailand-Phase 2 project, the ILO organized the "Bakery" training course for youth with disabilities in Bangkok. From the 8 to 12 January 2024, 20 youth with disabilities participated in the Bakery training course …

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• Published on April 9, 2024 - 06:45 GMT

  Celebrating future baristas!

  The ILO's Young Futuremakers Thailand - Phase II project hosted a barista training course for youth with disabilities at the Thungmahamek School for the Deaf from November 13-17, 2023. Supported by the Standard Chartered Foundation, the project is …

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• Published on April 9, 2024 - 06:31 GMT

  Young people in Thailand’s Songkhla and Yala provinces struggling to enter the labour market

  BANGKOK, Thailand (ILO News) – Limited career guidance services and a mismatch between student skills and labour market needs are having a major impact on youth employment in Thailand’s Songkhla and Yala provinces, with students in rural areas and in …

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• Published on April 3, 2024 - 13:01 GMT

  EU supports ILO and partners to empower community leaders to ensure safe migration of Filipino fishers

  Community leaders from different church ministries in Visayas and Mindanao gather in Cebu for the pilot testing of the Migrant Fishers Information Packet, 2024. © Vonna Vista/ILO Cebu, Philippines – A new initiative is equipping migrant fishers and their …

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• Published on April 2, 2024 - 22:04 GMT

  Building a social protection system that reflects the realities of women's lives in Viet Nam: An interview with Cao Thi Hong Minh

  Social protection Cao Thi Hong Minh works at the Viet Nam Women's Union. She is at the forefront of her union’s work, in partnership with the ILO, to train hundreds of its members in advocacy and in gender-sensitive social protection systems across …

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• Published on April 2, 2024 - 16:48 GMT

  Lao farmers can minimize workplace risks and hazards through training

  Coffee and tea farmers on the Bolaven Plateau of Lao PDR can better recognise and minimise risks and hazards on their farms, after occupational safety and health (OSH) trainings organised by ILO and the Agricultural Research Centre of Southern Laos with …

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