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Call for comments on ILO apprenticeships standard-setting "Brown report"

Please submit any amendments or comments before 14 November 2022.

Dante Pesce, global expert on business and human rights, joins IOE as Senior Adviser

Former member and chair of UN Working Group on business and human rights, Dante Pesce, to work with IOE on building a future centre of…

Register now: IOE-USCIB-Coca-Cola Business and Human Rights Conference

The Agenda for this important Annual Forum happening on 13 and 14 October 2022 is now available!

Business and labour leaders call on G20 members to act on policies that promote growth and decent work

Members of the B20 and L20 issue a joint statement to G20 leaders at the Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting in Bali, Indonesia.

Extreme concern over violations of freedom of association and non-respect for social dialogue in several Latin American countries

IOE expresses its deep concern at the repeated violations of freedom of association of free and independent employers, and the lack of respect…

Annual review of ILO 1998 Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work

Call for employer inputs to the annual review process by 31 October 2022.

Applications open for digital and entrepreneurship skills training

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Tech@Work, the joint IOE-Microsoft-Synapse programme to develop digital and entrepreneurship skills, has officially launched.

Latest IOE consultancies open for application

IOE is recruiting independent consultants for a variety of research and writing assignments

UNGA adopts a resolution declaring access to a healthy environment a universal fundamental right

On 28 July 2022, during its 76th session, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution recognising the right to access to a clean, healthy and…

Latest Business and Human Rights Newsletter now available

Do not miss the new edition of IOE’s Business and Human Rights Newsletter.

ILO technical guidelines on biological hazards

ILO expert meeting approved technical guidelines to prevent and control biological hazards.

Now available: Latest edition of Industrial Relations and Labour Law Newsletter

The latest edition of IOE-WEC Industrial Relations and Labour Law Newsletter is out!

Call for inputs to crucial ILO committee

IOE calls on its member to contribute to the annual reporting process of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and…

Powerful and balanced action: IOE's Annual Report now available

IOE's Annual Report 2021-2022 is now available online in 3 languages.

Join the ITC-ILO Youth and Climate Academy

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Apply by 1 June for this unique opportunity to learn about climate action and develop new skills supporting a just transition.

B7 and L7 leaders issue joint call to G7 Labour and Employment Ministers

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Ahead of the G7 Ministerial tomorrow, employers and workers release a joint statement.

Be part of IOE’s effort to bring the business voice to the IMRF

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Details on IOE’s participation in this landmark meeting and on how you can join.

First IOE NY Update of 2022

The IOE office in New York got off to a busy start in 2022 expanding relations with selected UN agencies and highlighting the private sector's…

Last call to register for ILO Fifth Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour

Register by 14 April to the ILO Fifth Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour which will take place 15 -20 May 2022 in Durban,…

JUST RELEASED: Private sector guidance on social clauses in trade agreements

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IOE, together with several Geneva-based institutions, has published an in-depth analysis of the impact of social clauses in international trade…

Call for comments on the 2022 CEACR General Survey: Securing decent work for nursing personnel and domestic workers, key actors in the care economy

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Invitation to comment on the General Survey to prepare the Employers' position for the discussion at the 2022 Committee on Application of…

IOE and Microsoft partner to scale up digital skills in 4 LDC countries

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The global employer community joins with Microsoft to train 20,000 people, in four African least developed countries, in digital and…

IOE highlights the importance of partnership dialogue in the new EU-OACPS agreement (post-Cotonou agreement)

Visual for Post-Cotonou negotiations on new EU/Africa-Caribbean-Pacific Partnership Agreement

IOE participates in the hearing of the European Economic and Social Council working group to review the role of organised civil society in the…

Participate in IOE/Ardea International Survey on Eliminating Child Labour in Supply Chains

IOE, in collaboration with Ardea International, is calling on its members to disseminate its global survey asking companies about their efforts…

The global employer community congratulates the newly elected ILO Director-General Gilbert Houngbo

Gilbert F. Houngbo (Togo). Geneva, 20 January 2022. Photo Marcel Crozet/ILO.

IOE welcomes the election of the first African Director-General of the International Labour Organization Mr Gilbert Houngbo.

Support Polish employer's campaign to assist Ukrainian refugees

How can your business help support the people of Ukraine? IOE guidance on employers donations for Ukraine relief fund

Donate to the Polish business community’s fund to assist refugees from the Ukraine conflict.

IOE, FEDEPRICAP and CEIB condemn the arbitrary and illegal conviction of the former President of COSEP, José Adán Aguerri

The former President of the Nicaraguan employer organisation COSEP has been detained since 8 June 2021.

Call for employers to participate in the ILO Fifth Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour and to join IOE preparatory meeting

Register now for ILO Fifth Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour, on 15-20 May 2022, and for IOE preparatory meeting, on 28 March…

New dates for upcoming Migration Governance workshops and key takeaways from the East Africa workshop

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Save the new dates for the next preparatory sub-regional meetings for employers and governments for West Africa region (29-30 March 2022) and…

Second IOE's Policy Working Group on Gender Equality and Diversity event on "Women Entrepreneurship: Overcoming Barriers and Challenges"

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On 7 March 2022, IOE's Policy Working Group on Gender Equality and Diversity held an event on "Women Entrepreneurship: Overcoming Barriers and…

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