In the run up to the high level discussions of Rio+20 on 20-22 June, UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) and the ILO (International Labour Organizations) organized a joint Rio +20 side event.
The International Labour Conference held a general discussion on the youth employment crisis. Delegates at the Conference called on governments, the multilateral system, the G20 and all relevant national, regional and international organizations to tackle the issue, with the ILO taking a (...)
The International Labour Conference 2012 has undertaken a recurrent discussion on fundamental principles and rights at work. As a result, a framework for action for the effective and universal respect, promotion and realization of fundamental principles and rights at work was adopted for the (...)
The International Labour Conference adopted on 14 June 2012 the Recommendation no. 202 concerning national floors for social protection by a vote of 452 to 0, with 1 abstention. Social protection floors are nationally defined sets of basic social security guarantees which secure protection (...)
The ILO chief talked about the need for an integrated approach linking the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development at a roundtable during the Rio+20 Conference.