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Agreement between the International Labour Organization and the Pacific Islands Forum
Integrated approaches for formalization in Asia and the Pacific
This report highlights why the multi-faceted dimensions of informality demand an integrated approach to formalization, outlines the nature of an integrated approach to employment formalization, reviews the extent that countries in Asia and the Pacific are applying integrated approaches to formalization, and provides examples and an action-oriented outline for advancing integrated approaches to formalization in the region.
Concept note and agenda of the Pacific Tripartite High-Level Dialogue on Decent Work and the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent
ILO Central and Eastern Europe Newsletter March 2024
Read the Newsletter online Beneficiary storyAlla Zhuravel, a beneficary of the ILO "Start and Improve Your Business" training in Kyiv, Ukraine, also a trainer herself by now. Note from the editorThe war in Ukraine enters its third year. The ILO and the government of Ukraine have agreed on a strategy to set the country on the path to decent work by investing in people, creating quality employment and sustainable enterprises, and improving labour market governance. The newly established ILO Country Office in Kyiv will ensure the necessary and timely onsite support, in collaboration with the UN and development partners. In Georgia and in Montenegro, tripartite constituents met in a workshop to discuss their objectives in terms of improving social dialogue, creating inclusive and productive employment, improving working conditions and to set clear expected results for the two to four years to come. In Albania and Moldova, they met at the tripartite level to discuss the progress made in the implementation of their Decent Work Country Programmes, the hurdles on the way, and what more needs to be done to arrive at the desired outcomes.The ILO have mobilised additional resources through technical cooperation projects, with the EU, SIDA, Austria, Liechtenstein, GiZ and the SDG Acceleration Fund as key development partners. New resultsStep-by-Step: Albanian textile and footwear factories improve productivity and working conditionsNew safety standards on chemicals expected to improve workers' health and support conflict recovery in Ukraine Georgia joins efforts to protect seafarers' rights by ratifying the Maritime Labour Convention ILO supports an improved normative framework and better capacities to combat child labour in Serbia Shaping migration narratives: Insights from the ILO/OSCE E-MINDFUL projectHow digitalization, paired with artificial intelligence, helps labour inspectors fight undetected work in AlbaniaVIDEO: Voices of beneficiaries: Local Employment Partnership Gradiska, Bosnia and Herzegovina New projects signedBusiness partnerships and solutions for SDGs in Albania Phase 2EU support to improved quality of VET education (EU4Employment and Education) in Bosnia and Herzegovina)Skills for an environmentally sustainable transition in Moldova Digital, inclusive and transformative: Quality education for Montenegro Strengthening social dialogue in the Republic of Serbia Improving accessibility and effectiveness of grievance mechanisms for workers in Serbian enterprises in EU-based companiesYouth Guarantee Technical Facility Phase 2 Three essential questionsHow did the war impact the Ukrainian labour market? (Interview with Oleksandr Zholud, Chief Expert, Monetary Policy and Economic Analysis Department at National Bank of Ukraine)Meet the SpecialistVIDEO: ILO Specialist Maria Jose Chamorro, Gender Specialist explains her strategy as she works to achieve an enabling environment for women who wish to engage in paid work. Magnus Berge, Workers' Activities Specialist talks about how the ILO assist trade unions so that they can promote better working conditions and rights for workers in the sub-region. Fresh off the printing press The gender pay gap in Montenegro. A statistical update and policy implications (also in Montenegrin) An evaluation of Montenegro's 2022 minimum wage and income tax reform Rapid assessment on child labour in agriculture in Kosovo (also in Albanian and Serbian) Analysis of care system expansion in post-Socialist EU members states: lessons learnt and good practices (also in Ukrainian) Reflections on the introduction of Universal Labour Guarantee in selected Central and Eastern European countries Workers' representatives in selected Central and Eastern European countries: Filling the gap in labour rights protection or trade union competition? Data mining and machine learning: Supporting labour inspectorates to address undeclared workGuidelines for reinforcing the role of labour inspectors in addressing undeclared workRegional Peer Review Report of the Labour Inspectorates of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina (entity Federation of BiH--Sarajevo Canton and entity Republika Srpska), Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and SerbiaInformal employment and undeclared work in the Horeca sector: Findings from North Macedonia Staff news New staff joining the team
Migration
Shaping migration narratives: Insights from the ILO/OSCE E-MINDFUL project
Informal EPSCO
Promotion of social justice essential for sustainable and equitable recovery, ILO tells EU ministers
ILO Director-General discusses bilateral cooperation with the European Commission
Conclusions of the 16th High-level meeting between the International Labour Organization and the European Commission (2022)
ILO-EU Relations
ILO and European Commission reaffirm mutual partnership at 16th High Level meeting
Youth labour markets in the EU
Three essential questions: Interview with Pola Schneemelcher, Project Manager at Institute for Macrofinance, Berlin, Germany
ILO welcomes renewed EU focus on decent work worldwide for a just transition and a sustainable recovery
Public Employment Services and the Future of Work – What innovations are likely to remain after COVID-19 pandemic?
Social Summit in Porto
ILO Director-General addresses EU Social Summit in Porto
EU and ILO mark anniversary of the Council Recommendation on a European framework for quality and effective apprenticeships
ILO joins informal EPSCO meeting on Priorities for a stronger social Europe
EU and ILO reinforce cooperation for just recovery from crisis and promote decent work
Global Compact on Migration
UNECE region reviews Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
Africa-EU Partnership
Pandemic reveals gaps in social protection systems
ILO-EU Relations
ILO and European Commission reaffirm mutual partnership at 15th High Level meeting
European Commission – ILO Development Cooperation Overview