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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…

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Southeast Asia’s fishery workers overlooked in COVID relief: UN

Southeast Asia’s fishery workers overlooked in COVID relief: UN

ILO says migrant workers in the fishing industry are treated as ‘out of sight, out of mind’.

Stranded seafarers escape Ukraine, others trapped - ILO, sources

Stranded seafarers escape Ukraine, others trapped - ILO, sources

Some of the estimated 1,000 seafarers trapped in Ukraine have escaped, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and industry officials told Reuters, while voicing concern for those remaining trapped onboard ships or unaccounted for.

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Gilbert Houngbo to be first African to head UN labour agency

Geneva (AFP) - Gilbert Houngbo, the former prime minister of Togo, was on Friday elected the next head of the International Labour Organization, and will become the first African to lead the UN agency.

Ex-Togo premier Houngbo to head UN labour agency

Geneva (AFP) - Gilbert Houngbo, the former prime minister of Togo, was on Friday elected the next head of the International Labour Organization, and will become the first African to lead the UN agency.

UN labour agency: where workers' rights are set in concrete

Geneva (AFP) - The International Labour Organization, which chooses its next leader on Friday, is a UN agency born in the aftermath of World War I to promote workers' rights and social protection.

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Election of new ILO chief wide open

Election of new ILO chief wide open

Geneva (AFP) - The International Labour Organization will pick its next boss on Friday, with the possibility it could place a woman or an African at the helm for the first time.

China's labour policies in Xinjiang are discriminatory, ILO body says

China's labour policies in Xinjiang are discriminatory, ILO body says

An International Labour Organization committee has expressed "deep concern" about China's policies in its far western region of Xinjiang, calling them discriminatory and asking Beijing to bring its employment practices into line with global standards.

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

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.

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

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.

Five do battle for top UN labour job

Five do battle for top UN labour job

Geneva (AFP) - Five candidates battling to take the helm of the United Nations' labour agency completed two days of hearings Friday where they set out their visions for the organisation's future.

Afghan women losing jobs fast as economy shrinks and rights curtailed

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.

ILO report says Afghan crisis causing massive job losses

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

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

The International Labour Organization projects 207 million unemployed in 2022.

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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

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