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Bangsamoro Labor and Employment Code: A path to decent work and lasting peace

Decades of armed conflict and labour market challenges underscore the need for a Labour Code in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Watch and listen to the voices of government officials, policymakers, workers, and employers...

Malaysia charts next steps in widening social protection to foreign workers

With support from the European Union and ILO, Malaysia’s PERKESO aims to further expand social protection coverage, targeting hard-to-reach groups, including domestic workers and fishers.

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Pakistan moves to strengthen hazardous waste management in ship recycling sector

National workshop advances efforts to align shipbreaking practices with global standards, spotlighting worker protection and sustainable development at Gadani yard.

Freed Haliya families still face systemic barriers, new ILO study finds

A new ILO study finds that many freed Haliya families in Nepal's Karnali Province still face poverty, discrimination, and lack of basic services despite the system’s abolition in 2008. The report highlights gaps in rehabilitation, ongoing child...

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Africa unites to transform skills and apprenticeships

More than 100 stakeholders from 24 African countries gathered in Mombasa, Kenya, from 14 to 16 May 2025, to drive forward a shared vision: quality skills and apprenticeships that empower workers, especially in the informal economy.

Cambodia accelerates skills transformation with new global partnerships on National TVET Day

ASEAN collaboration and South-South cooperation agreements drive Cambodia’s commitment to future-ready skills and regional integration under the ASEAN Year of Skills 2025.

ILO adopts landmark Convention on biological hazards in the working environment

The International Labour Conference – the annual meeting of the International Labour Organization – also held a first standard-setting discussion on decent work in the platform economy, among other issues.

Workers' rights

A joint project from the ILO and German development agency GIZ improved access to grievance mechanisms for workers in supply chains of EU...

Improvements include better business practices through earlier risk mitigation, a shift toward greater corporate accountability, and more transparent and effective labour rights protections across supply chains.

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Progress achieved, but more needed to end child labour in Sabah’s oil palm plantations

On World Day Against Child Labour, ILO, UNICEF and the EU call for continued efforts to protect every child’s right to education and a life free from exploitation.

Agreement was signed by employers' organisations from Cambodia and Nepal, paving the way for future cooperation

The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FNCCI) and the Cambodian Federation of Employers and Business Association (CAMFEBA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the International Labour Conference in June 2025

Global Coalition for Social Justice

“Social justice is not an ethereal ideal, but a concrete necessity” says Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader

Addressing the opening session of the annual Forum of the Global Coalition for Social Justice, Luis Abinader highlighted the importance of social justice for sustainable development.

World Day against Child Labour

Peer-to-peer advocates speak out against child labour in agriculture and champion children’s rights

The ILO supports the initiatives shown by children's forums and advisory committees to reach a future where every child has access to education and is free from child labour.

ILO and Digital Cooperation Organization forge partnership to advance inclusive and sustainable digital economies

The ILO and DCO sign a strategic agreement to address the impact of digital transformation on global labour markets. The partnership aims to promote decent work through digital skills, inclusive policies and support for youth, women and vulnerable...

Woven with dignity: Making Nepal’s carpets child-labour free

Despite progress, 1.1 million children in Nepal remain in child labour, many in hazardous work. The ILO and partners are working with the carpet sector and others to ensure dignity into supply chains and secure every child’s right to learn, not...

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Despite progress, child labour still affects 138 million children globally

New report shows an almost 50 per cent reduction since start of century, but world fails to reach elimination targets.

Skills development

Lao People’s Democratic Republic enhances skills certification system as ASEAN marches on to achieve regional skills mobility

The ILO/Korea Partnership Programme’s mutual recognition of skills (MRS) capacity building programme has revitalised the national assessment and certification system of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, paving the way for greater regional skills...

International Labour Standards

Belgium ratifies the Minimum Wage Fixing Convention and the Work in Fishing Convention

Belgium becomes the 56th country to ratify Convention No. 131 and the 24th country to ratify Convention No. 188.

Occupational safety and health

Thailand ratifies the Occupational Safety and Health Convention (No. 155) and the Protocol of 2002 to the Occupational Safety and Health...

Thailand is one of the ILO’s founding Members, joining in 1919, and has ratified 21 ILO Conventions and 2 Protocols to date.

International Labour Standards

Angola strengthens its commitment to the ILO with the ratification of seven Conventions

Angola’s ratifications mark a major step toward stronger social protection, labour rights and workplace safety.

Occupational safety and health

Training and discussion held to strengthen occupational safety and health legislation

MONGOLIA (ILO News) – On 25 May 2025, the ILO provided support to a training and discussion session aimed at improving the legal framework for occupational safety and health (OSH) among members of OSH committees at 15 ministries, as well as informal...