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Australia ratifies Convention No. 190 on Violence and Harassment at work and Convention No. 138 on Minimum Age

14 June 2023

Australia has now ratified ten of the eleven fundamental instruments

Mexico renews commitment against forced labour

13 June 2023

With the ratification of the Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention, Mexico becomes the 60th country in the world to ratify this important instrument.

Uzbekistan ratifies the Working Environment (Air Pollution, Noise and Vibration) Convention, 1977 (No. 148)

12 June 2023

Writing the rules of the game – How international labour standards are created

07 June 2023

International labour standards are at the heart of the ILO’s mandate and play an essential role in creating fair business competition and combatting work-related exploitation. So, how are they created?

Strengthen civil society to realize human and labour rights

06 June 2023

Human and labour rights 75th anniversaries prompt calls for an expanded ‘civic space’.

Azerbaijan ratifies the ILO fundamental Convention concerning occupational safety and health

02 June 2023

Côte d'Ivoire ratifies the Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952 (No. 102)

12 May 2023

France ratifies Convention C190 on violence and harassment in the world of work

13 April 2023

France becomes the 27th country in the world, and the 5th country in the European Union, to ratify the International Labour Organization Convention on Violence and Harassment.

Syrian Arab Republic ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (MLC, 2006)

06 April 2023

Syria is the 103rd Member State of the ILO to have ratified the Convention

Nigeria ratified ILO Conventions concerning migrant workers and private employment agencies

27 March 2023

Nigeria becomes the 29th country to ratify Convention No. 143, and the 38th to ratify Convention No. 181.

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