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Social dialogue for safe workplaces

The OSH code calls for committees for workers’ safety

The Hindu · Apr 27, 2022

Training in occupational safety for workers

V. Sivankutty inaugurates training programme on occupational safety for factory workers

The Hindu · Apr 26, 2022

Hundreds of seafarers are still stranded in Ukraine waters – the legal rights of this profession are barely up to standard

While the world’s eyes have been on civilian casualties, forced displacement and potential war crimes on Ukrainian land, the plight of hundreds of seafarers trapped in commercial ships for the past several months has gone mostly unnoticed. They have been stranded in the main Ukrainian ports of Mariupol, Kherson and…

The Conversation · Apr 26, 2022

Myanmar lost 1.6 million jobs in 2021 amid COVID, coup: ILO

International Labour Organization says Southeast Asian country’s labour market remains fragile after tumultuous year.

Al Jazeera · Jan 28, 2022

After COVID, Asia must bolster social safety net: UN labour chief

International Labour Organization head expresses optimism Asia-Pacific will not abandon globalisation post-pandemic.

Al Jazeera · Jan 21, 2022

Afghan women losing jobs fast as economy shrinks and rights curtailed

In a small tailoring workshop in Kabul, 29-year-old Afghan entrepreneur Sohaila Noori looks on as her dramatically reduced workforce of around 30 women sew scarves, dresses and baby clothes.

Reuters · Jan 20, 2022

ILO report says Afghan crisis causing massive job losses

The International Labor Organization says more than a half million people in Afghanistan have lost their jobs since the Taliban takeover in mid-August

The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2022

Global employment won’t recover before 2023: UN labour body

The International Labour Organization projects 207 million unemployed in 2022.

Al Jazeera · Jan 17, 2022

Covid variants have led to worse global unemployment, says ILO

Joblessness will remain above 2019 levels until at least 2023 and damage will take years to repair, report says

The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2022