The Government of Sudan and the WTO Secretariat organised a Round Table with WTO members and development partners on 29 March to discuss Sudan’s accession-specific technical assistance and capacity building needs. Khartoum is preparing for full resumption of the accession process following an (...)
The WTO and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission jointly organized a three-day virtual workshop on health, intellectual property (IP) and trade policy-making for ECOWAS member states and the ECOWAS Commission on 22-23 and 29 March. The workshop, held in (...)
The ILO is the only tripartite UN agency that brings together government, employer and worker representatives from 187 Member States to set labour standards, develop policies and devise programmes to promote decent work for all women and (...)
As we celebrate the 50th ratification of the ILO Forced Labour Protocol, activist and 50 for Freedom champion, Leonardo Sakamoto, calls on governments to make the eradication of modern slavery a political priority.
Humanitarian photographer, Lisa Kristine, has exposed the horrors of modern day slavery through her images. Fifty countries have now ratified the ILO Forced Labour Protocol. However, we all have a role to play in eliminating modern day slavery for good, she (...)
Actor and ILO forced labour champion, Wagner Moura, has called on more countries to ratify the ILO’s Forced Labour Protocol, after the 50 for Freedom campaign to end modern slavery reached its landmark target.
The road transport industry has been badly hit by the COVID-19 crisis, including its truck drivers. Urgent action is critical, to address the industry’s decent work and liquidity concerns.
Globally, women still earn 20 per cent less than men on average for doing the same type of work. The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to increase the gender pay gap even further, says ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, in a video message at an Equal Pay International Coalition event, taking place (...)
سازمان بینالمللی کارفرمایان (س.ب.کا)، با همکاری کنفدراسیون جهانی اشتعال آخرین شماره خبرنامه الکترونیکی روابط اینداستریال و قانون کار را در ژانویه سال ۲۰۲۱ منتشر کرده است. پیش از ارایه گزارش کوتاهی از مطالب این خبرنامه، توضیح این نکته ضروری است که در زبان فارسی برای اصطلاح «اینداستریال» معادل «صنعتی» جعل شده است که معانی مندرج در (...)
یکی از موضوعهای دائمی که سازمان بینالمللی کارفرمایان (س.ب.کا) میکوشد تا با ارایه مشاوره به سازمانهای کارفرمایی عضو، آنان را در راستای رسیدن به هدفهای مشترک هماهنگ سازد، روندهای مرتبط با تدوین انواع استانداردهای ناظر بر عملکرد کسب و کارها در سطح بینالمللی است. پیام کارفرمایان تا کنون اسناد زیادی از س.ب.کا را در این زمینه در (...)