News on International Labour Standards

Philippines ratifies ILO Convention on Labour Inspection

International Labour Standards
Australia ratifies all fundamental Conventions and Convention No. 191 enters into force

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Netherlands ratifies ILO occupational safety and health convention

Austria ratifies Convention No. 190 on Violence and Harassment in the World of Work

Ghana ratifies the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188)

Qatar’s Ministry of Labour trained on international labour standards and the ILO’s supervisory mechanism

Aligning Tanzania’s labour laws with ILO standards

Guatemala ratifies the Safe and Healthy Working Environment (Consequential Amendments) Convention, 2023 (No. 191)

Key stakeholder meetings in Eswatini address labour standards and future strategies

Paris 2024
Groundbreaking Olympic Social Charter aims to bring decent work standards to Paris Games

Maternity and Paternity benefits launched in Oman: pioneering social insurance reforms in the Gulf region

ILO and Uzbekistan agree to develop new programme to improve labour conditions and strengthen social justice

Guinea-Bissau ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention

New important set of amendments to the MLC, 2006 will enter into force on 23 December 2024

International Labour Conference takes first step towards ground-breaking international regulation of biological hazards

Chile ratifies the Safety and Health in Mines Convention, 1995 (No. 176)

Germany ratifies the Occupational Safety and Health in Agriculture Convention (No. 184)

Thailand ratifies the Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention (No. 144)

Romania ratifies the ILO Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190)

Spain ratifies key occupational safety and health standards for construction and agriculture
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