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The workshop brought together tripartite constituents from six Arab States to exchange country experiences to integrate sustainable development goals, decent work and employment into the national policy planning processes. BEIRUT (ILO News) –  With decent work at the core of […]

The ILO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean hosted a side event during the Second High-Level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation (BAPA+40) on 21 March 2019. This event presented the Regional Initiative as a successful South-South Cooperation […]

The ILO and South Centre have successfully co-hosted a Side Event during the Second High-Level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation (BAPA+40) on 21 March 2019 entitled: “The Future of Work, Youth Employment and South-South Cooperation” Mr. Carlos Correa, Executive Director […]

On 15 April, the outcome document of the BAPA+40 in Buenos Aires has been adopted in the General Assembly by the representatives of 160 countries. This outcome document calls for enhanced collaboration against the backdrop of resource constraints and a shifting […]

The Second High-level United Conference on South-South cooperation (BAPA+40) has been a great success to mark the adoption of the Buenos Aires Plan of Action (BAPA)- the first SSTC framework, 41 years ago by 138 Ministers of Foreign Affairs of […]

Constituents from Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Turkey came together in Jordan to discuss the promotion of decent work for Syrian refugees and host communities in the region, as part of a South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) initiative between the four […]

Regional Initiative – LAC free of child labor The initiative from the Latin America and Caribbean region to make it child labour free uses a comprehensive and innovative regional approach based on social dialogue and consensus to combat and prevent […]

The South Centre, the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the ILO organised a meeting for all Permanent Missions to the United Nations Office and to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and other International Organizations in Geneva. […]

Equal pay for work of equal value is a principle enshrined in the Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100), which has been ratified by 173 States. This principle is also reflected in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development which recognizes […]

From 10th -14th June, the ILO and ITC Turin hosted a training workshop on ‘Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainable Local Development through South-South and triangular cooperation’ in Spanish and Portuguese. Disaster Risk Reduction is a precondition for sustainable development and […]

The ILO and the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) signed a cooperation agreement to assist trade union development in the Asia and the Pacific region. By embracing the South-South Cooperation (SSC) principles, the project, which will run from 2019 […]

Image by South Centre On 17 June in Geneva, Labour Ministers of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) attended a meeting during the 108th International Labour Conference (ILC). On the occasion Moussa Oumarou, ILO’s Deputy Director-General for Field Operations & Partnerships, stressed […]