Highlights from Day 5 of ILO conference
The International Labour Conference in Geneva approached the halfway mark on Day five as the Plenary Session and Committees convened again to discuss thematic...
Ghana rallies against child labour
Ghana has launched the 2017 International Day against Child Labour with a focus on significantly reducing the number of children involved in paid work.According...
World to mark Int. Day against Child Labour
The world will on June 12, observe World Day against Child Labour which focuses on the impact of conflicts and disasters on child labour....
Increased social dialogue and collective bargaining advocated
The President of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay, Tabaré Vázquez, has advocated increased social dialogue and collective bargaining as an essential component of the...
UK holds general elections
Polling stations have opened for people to cast their vote in the UK general elections.
Polls opened today at 07:00 BST at more than 40,000...
Highlights from day 3 of the 106th ILO Conference
The Plenary Session got underway on Day 3 of the 106th International Labour Conference, bringing voices from governments, workers' organizations and employers' groups from...
YEA strikes out 16,839 Ghost Names
The Youth Employment Agency says it has deleted 16,839 “ghost names” from its payroll.
This follows an audit of YEA’s Human Resource base which revealed...
Kenya nurses’ strike bites
Kenyan government nurses have gone on strike over delays in an agreement that will give them pay rises, a union official said on Tuesday,...
Philippines bans workers’ movement to Qatar
The Philippines has temporarily banned its workers from travelling to Qatar after several Arab countries broke off diplomatic ties with the Gulf state.
Qatar is...
A summary of highlights from the 106th Session of the International Labour Conference
Day two of the International Labour Conference saw Committees in session on finance, the application of standards, employment and decent work for the transition...
