Integrating labour standards into trade and investment policies can balance economic and social goals, the ILO research finds.
New research analyses how trade and labour market polices can support decent work Read More »
The ILO also estimates that 395 million workers worldwide sustained non-fatal work injuries.
Nearly 3 million people die of work-related accidents and diseases Read More »
The Secretary of State On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the United States commits to marshaling our full range of policy and diplomatic resources to preventing and responding to gender-based violence around the world. To continue making progress toward the global eradication of gender-based violence, the United States is pairing the updated 2022 U.S. Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-BasedViolence Globally with concrete, survivor-centered actions, utilizing the $250 million
A two-day conference discussed the challenges of combating inequalities in national contexts and the success stories.
Social dialogue institutions pledge to tackle inequalities in the world of work Read More »
People with disabilities can seize job opportunities in the ecological transition if given the necessary support, says a new report by the ILO Global Business and Disability Network and Fundación ONCE.
ILO advocates for inclusive Green Transition for Persons with Disabilities Read More »
HomeOffice of the SpokespersonPress Releases…Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Rao Gupta Travels to Iceland hide Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Rao Gupta Travels to Iceland Media Note November 13, 2023 U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Dr. Geeta Rao Gupta will travel to Reykjavik, Iceland from November 13 to 15. On November 14, Ambassador-at-Large Rao
The decision to refer Convention No. 87 to the International Court of Justice comes after a special session of the International Labour Organization’s Governing Body.
ILO refers dispute on the right to strike to the International Court of Justice Read More »
In Sri Lanka, Upeksha Madushani Maduthilaka is receiving on the job training in the Colombo Port as a transfer crane operator, a traditionally male dominated job. Thanks to the National Union of Sea Farers and with the support of the ILO and the Government of Japan, she aspires to become one of the best crane
Breaking barriers to bring pride to her country Read More »
Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Dr. Geeta Rao Gupta, Ambassador-at-Large Office of Global Women’s Issues Washington, D.C. Benjamin Franklin Room AMBASSADOR RAO GUPTA: Good afternoon, and welcome to the Department of State. My name is Geeta Rao Gupta and I serve as ambassador-at-large for global women’s issues here in the State Department. It is
The ILO’s Governing Body holds its 349th Session in Geneva between 30 October and 11 November. Members will discuss a broad range of world-of-work subjects, as well as examining the situations in a number of countries, as part of the Organization’s supervisory procedures.
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