Oman joins ILO decent work country programmeOman has signed an agreement with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to jointly develop a new decent work country programme (DWCP) in the sultanate. The new programme will see the ILO continuing to work closely with the t More… |
Visa sponsorship reforms can aid ME countries: ILOReforming the current visa sponsorship arrangements that govern temporary labour migration in the Middle East would have wide-ranging benefits – from improving working conditions and better meeting the needs of employers, to boosting the e More… |
ILO launches safe migration projectThe ILO, with the support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), has launched a new regional labour migration project to promote fair migration and address forced labour and trafficking for labour exploitation in the Middle E More… |
ILO to give Qatar a year to solve labour issuesQatar is making progress toward ending forced labour and improving conditions for migrant workers, but the test will be whether it enforces new legislation from December, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said. Qatar is More… |
Qatar lauded for change in workers' living conditionsThere has been a significant improvement in the migrant workers' living conditions and also their rights in Qatar following a critical report from the International Labour Organisation's (ILO) tripartite inspection commission three years More… |
Global jobless rate to slip lower next year: ILOThe global unemployment rate will inch down to 5.7 per cent in 2017 from 5.8 per cent in 2014-16, helped by job creation in the US and Europe, although a growing population means the total of number of unemployed people will rise, the Internatio More… |
Gulf states snub UN pact on forced labourPerpetrators of forced labour, which affects 21 million people globally, will be punished in most countries under a UN treaty clinched on Wednesday, despite being snubbed by Thailand and nearly all Gulf countries. More than half o More… |
Bahrain elected to ILO boardBahrain has received a new global vote of confidence yesterday (June 2) when it was elected International Labour Organisation (ILO) board member for 2014-2017. The kingdom was elected unanimously by ILO m More… |
Bahrain to seek ILO board seatBahrain plans to run for a seat on the board of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), which last month threw out a complaint filed against the country by trade unionists. The Cabinet yesterday approved a More… |
ILO writes off complaint against BahrainThe International Labour Organisation (ILO) has written off a complaint against Bahrain. It has also decided not to take any further action thus ending a case, which had been filed by dismissed workers followin More… |