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The Global E-waste Monitors attract significant media attention given the very relatable topic of electronics and e-waste to most people worldwide. The 2024 edition, in particular, saw substantial ...
The International Labour Organization (ILO) recently convened a policy dialogue, ‘The Northern Forum: Bridging Policy and Practice.’ ..
The ILO adopts new international labor standards to protect workers from biological hazards, including pandemics. Learn about the new convention & recommendation for safer workplaces.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL), Mr. Mele Kyari, former NNPCL CEO, and others have countered the Incorporated Trustees of the AGIP Indigenous Contractors Association and others, ...
Belize gathered with other nations in Geneva, Switzerland, and joined a majority, voting in favor of Palestine gaining a non-member observer status in the International Labour Organization (ILO). As a ...
The agreement on June 13, 2025, by the International Labour Organization (ILO) to develop binding global standards on decent work in the “platform economy,” or gig work, is a positive ...
Reaffirming the ILO’s continued support, he underscored that decent work cannot exist where child labour persists and called for collective action to ensure every child enjoys a safe, education-filled ...
India has recorded an unprecedented 45 percentage point surge over the past decade in social protection coverage globally, with the share of population covered under at least one scheme rising from ...
India’s social security coverage has increased from 19 per cent in 2015 to 64.3 per cent in 2025. According to the latest data from the International Labour Organisation’s ILOSTAT, the coverage ...
India’s social security coverage has increased from 64.3% in 2025 from 19% in 2015, a 45 percentage point surge over the past decade, benefitting 940 million people, the ministry of labour and ...
Despite progress, child labour still affects 138 million children globally - ILO, UNICEF Français News provided by UNICEF Canada Jun 11, 2025, 07:30 ET ...
UN organizations say that an estimated 138 million children between the ages of 5 and 17 were engaged in child labor worldwide in 2024.