News
June 2014
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Migrant domestic workers lack adequate access to justice in Lebanon
13 June 2014
The ILO and Caritas find wide-ranging legal, procedural and institutional barriers to justice for migrant domestic workers in Lebanon.
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The ILO in the Arab States launches a string of initiatives to mark the World Day Against Child Labour
12 June 2014
ILO events in Jordan and Lebanon highlight child labour among residents and refugees.
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Ryder: We’ve endorsed an “agenda that really matters”
12 June 2014
World parliament of labour offers hope to millions of victims of forced labour, discusses migration, ways out of informality and overcoming mass unemployment.
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ILO adopts new Protocol to tackle modern forms of forced labour
11 June 2014
A new legally binding ILO Protocol on Forced Labour aims to advance prevention, protection and compensation measures, as well as to intensify efforts to eliminate contemporary forms of slavery.
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ILO child labour studies in Jordan identify causes and solutions in two key sectors
09 June 2014
The ILO in Jordan launches twin studies on child labour covering the urban informal and agricultural sector to propose interventions required to address child labour.
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Jordanian PM lauds “strong partnership” with ILO, underscores complex challenges facing Jordan
09 June 2014
In a special address to the International Labour Conference (ILC), Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour speaks of collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO), the effects of the Syrian refugee crisis on Jordan and the country’s reform drive.
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ILO and Oman pledge to continue joint promotion of decent work in the Sultanate
05 June 2014
The ILO and tripartite representatives sign an agreement to extend the Decent Work Country Programme in Oman until 2016.
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Campaign to combat child labour launches at the opening of the 2014 Football World Cup
05 June 2014
The ILO’s Red Card to Child Labour campaign sends out a message that children have a right to play, not work.
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More than 70 per cent of the world population lacks proper social protection
03 June 2014
A new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) presents the latest social security trends and finds that most people are without adequate social protection at a time when it is most needed.
May 2014
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Ryder: Migration poses major policy challenges
28 May 2014
ILO Director-General Guy Ryder calls for fair migration policies and stronger measures against forced labour at the opening of the 103rd session of the International Labour Conference.