News, articles and statements
March 2024
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Maritime sector
ILO and IMO recommend new steps against shipboard violence, harassment, and sexual assault
06 March 2024
The organizations’ recommendations include amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention, a new IMO mandatory training for seafarers, and a joint IMO/ILO international awareness campaign.
February 2024
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International Women's Day
Eliminating the vulnerability of female workers to exploitation in the palm oil and fisheries sectors
27 February 2024
The ILO together with the Ministry of Manpower and Sectoral Employers promotes gender equality and protection for women workers in the palm oil and fisheries sectors.
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Our impact, their voices
Migrant Resource Centre reduces migrant fishers’ vulnerability at sea
27 February 2024
Lack of access to information on migration has made migrant fishers vulnerable to exploitation. The ILO’s 8.7 Accelerator Lab programme and the Indonesian Migrant Worker Union (SBMI) have set up a Migrant Worker Resource Centre (MRC) to better protect Indonesian migrant fishers.
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Occupational safety and health in fishing sector
First aid skills offer a lifeline to fishers at sea
22 February 2024
ILO's EU-funded Ship to Shore Rights South East Asia programme is collaborating with NGO Stella Maris to give fishers in Thai fleet life-saving skills for safer maritime journeys.
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© Victor Libuku / ILO 2024
Fishing sector
New guidelines on medical examination of fishers adopted by the International Labour Organization and International Maritime Organization
22 February 2024
The crew of fishing vessels need to be medically fit for their physically demanding work. New medical examination guidelines will improve and standardize these examinations, leading to improved health and safety in the fishing sector.
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News
Local authorities at district and village levels play a key role in protecting migrant fishing boat crews from forced labour at sea
07 February 2024
The ILO’s 8.7 Accelerator Lab programme, in collaboration with its trade union partner, builds the capacity of local authorities of Pemalang district, known for its fishing industry, to better protect their migrant fishers through a Migrant Worker Resource Centre.
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Voices
My work with earthquake survivors in Türkiye gives me purpose
06 February 2024
When multiple earthquakes struck Türkiye and Syria on 6 February 2023, Jin Dawod set to work matching survivors with therapists through her platform Peace Therapist. A Syrian refugee living in Türkiye, she knows first-hand how critical psycho-social support is to help people recover from trauma.
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Our impact, their voices
After the earthquake: ILO projects contribute to recovery in Syria
06 February 2024
The International Labour Organization (ILO) is helping communities in the city of Aleppo to rebuild after the earthquake in 2023.
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Press release
Japan to support employment-intensive recovery in the earthquake-hit areas in Aleppo, Syria
01 February 2024
January 2024
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News
ILO discusses ways to tackle mental health issues at work
31 January 2024
At a High-level conference on mental health and work organized by the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU, the ILO discussed how mental health at work can be fostered and briefed participants about the latest developments in this area.
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Occupational Safety and Health
OSH measures key to prevent violence and harassment in the world of work, says ILO report
22 January 2024
A new ILO report emphasizes using Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) frameworks to address the root causes of violence and harassment and to encourage collective action for better work environments.
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Statement
Statement by the ILO on fireworks factory explosion in Thailand
19 January 2024
Death of workers highlights the need for greater focus on preventative occupational safety and health.
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News
ILO and BRIN kick off a joint survey on decent work in marine fishing in Indonesia
15 January 2024
To support more efficient policies and interventions that better protect Indonesian fishers from forced labour, the ILO’s 8.7 Accelerator Lab programme and the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) conducts a joint survey on fishers’ working conditions in Indonesia.
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News
Gender-sensitive labour inspectors promote a workplace free from violence and harassment
04 January 2024
ILO training helps Indonesian labour inspectors to be more gender sensitive and to implement the new labour inspection guideline to prevent and handle discrimination, harassment, and sexual violence in the workplace.
December 2023
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News
Employers’ and workers’ organization of Timor-Leste signed a Joint Commitment to Eradicate Workplace Violence and Harassment
15 December 2023
Both employers’ and workers’ organizations, with support from the ILO, are committed to create a working environment that is free from violence and harassment in Timor-Leste.
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International Migrants Day
Winners of 2023 ILO Global Media Competition on Labour Migration announced
14 December 2023
The winning entries are examples of balanced and ethical reporting on migrant workers and labour migration that also help to address stereotypes and misconceptions.
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Occupational Safety and Health
Ukraine ratifies the Chemicals Convention, 1990 (No. 170)
07 December 2023
Ukraine is the 24th country to have ratified Convention NO. 170
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Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work
ILO publishes handbook to assess the realization of the five fundamental principles and rights at work in the workplace
04 December 2023
The ILO developed a research methodology that, for the first time, addresses under a combined framework the five fundamental principles and rights at work
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News
ILO COOP/SSE participates in a #CoffeePeople webinar on Occupational Safety and Health through Cooperatives
01 December 2023
ILO COOP/SSE unit joined the ILO’s LABADMIN/OSH Branch to talk about the relevance of cooperatives in promoting occupational safety and health in the coffee supply chain.
November 2023
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16 Days of Activism
ILO supports the deliberation of law on violence and harassment in the world of work in Timor-Leste
29 November 2023
The government of Timor-Leste, with support from the ILO’s Spotlight Initiative project in Timor-Leste, is in the process of finalizing the drafting law on violence and harassment in the world of work.