International Labour Organization

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Advancing social justice, promoting decent work, since 1919.
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[International Labour Organization @ilo]

Historic moment at the International Labour Conference.

ILO Member States have adopted a new Convention on Decent Work in the Platform Economy.

The first international labour standard for a rapidly evolving area of the world of work. #ILC2026

[ILO Research @ILO_Research]

What could AI mean for an entire economy, not just individual jobs?

#Poland is the first country to apply a new @WorldBankGroup – @ilo framework assessing AI’s impact on growth, firms and employment.

🔗 Read the latest article on the subject: https://t.co/zQaRcraT0r

[Gilbert F. Houngbo @GilbertFHoungbo]

Seafarers keep global trade moving & our economies connected.

On #DayoftheSeafarer, let us reaffirm our commitment to decent work at sea and to the rights and protections enshrined in the ILO Maritime Labour Convention.

I urge all Member States to ratify and implement the MLC.

[International Labour Organization @ilo]

Everyone deserves dignity and fairness at work.

International Labour Standards make it possible. #DecentWork

[International Labour Organization @ilo]

We’re showing the red card to child labour. ✋🟥

👉 Your turn:
📷 Take a selfie with a red card
📲 Post it
👥 Tag 3 friends and use #EndChildLabour

One photo can help amplify a global message: child labour has no place in our world.

[International Labour Organization @ilo]

How can #DecentWork keep pace with the platform economy?

The new @ilo Convention marks a landmark step towards ensuring innovation goes hand in hand with workers’ rights, fair competition and sustainable growth.

📲Learn more: https://t.co/BZOiwHpiDr

[UN Human Rights Council @UN_HRC]

The @ILO recently adopted Guidelines for the promotion of fundamental principles & rights at work & the prevention & elimination of violence & harassment for professional athletes, @Verapaquete told the @UN Human Rights Council.

Guidelines ➔https://t.co/ROFjkY5yVO

#HRC62

[International Labour Organization @ilo]

A #JustTransition turns climate ambition into decent jobs and #SocialJustice.

This is how we make progress sustainable.

#LondonClimateActionWeek

[ILO Research @ILO_Research]

💻 Workplace technology is shaped by choices about design, deployment and governance.

Join this ILO webinar on how workers and their representatives can help shape technology to improve job quality, wellbeing, participation and performance.

🔗 Register: https://t.co/CsW5SEYiZ7

[International Labour Organization @ilo]

The International Labour Conference is where the world of work comes together.

At #ILC2026, government, employer and worker delegates discussed key challenges — from decent work in the platform economy, gender equality and social dialogue.

Here are some highlights 👇📹

[International Labour Organization @ilo]

At the #PeacebuildingWeek, the @ilo is highlighting the role of decent work and social justice as cornerstones to sustaining peace by addressing the root causes of conflict.

ℹ️Find out more: https://t.co/LguCVGEf5W

[United Nations Geneva @UNGeneva]

Long hours & blurred boundaries hurt workers’ well-being and productivity.

#DecentWork means healthier lives and better workplaces for all.

💬 What’s your biggest challenge in finding balance?

[International Labour Organization @ilo]

In Bangladesh, Principal Md. Ziaur Rahman is helping create a safer, more inclusive training environment where women and men learn side by side in trades like electrical installation.

When everyone can learn, everyone can thrive.

Read more: https://t.co/c4aOtCkFRF #RatifyC190

[International Labour Organization @ilo]

Promoting #SocialJustice through #DecentWork for all.

That’s the @ilo mission.

[International Labour Organization @ilo]

Violence and harassment in the world of work stop here❗

7 years since its adoption, ILO Convention No. 190 has reached 56 ratifications — the fastest-ratified ILO convention of the past decade.

It’s time for every country to #RatifyC190.

[International Labour Organization @ilo]

15 years ago, ILO Convention No. 189 recognized domestic work as real work.

Yet millions of domestic workers still lack labour rights, social protection and decent conditions.

Learn more: https://t.co/8OwRNIzCOv #RatifyC189

[International Labour Organization @ilo]

International Labour Conference ends with adoption of the first Convention on decent work in the platform economy

🗞️Read more: https://t.co/QqXgoEU9x8 #ILC2026

[ILO Prospects @IloProspects]

On #WorldRefugeeDay, we reaffirm: people forced to flee have the right to seek safety & decent work.

New knowledge products mark 10 years of 'the ILO Guiding principles on access of refugees & other forcibly displaced persons to the labour market'.

🔗 https://t.co/42SEcd2vWj

[International Labour Organization @ilo]

On #WorldRefugeeDay, we mark 10 years of the ILO’s Guiding Principles on refugees’ access to the labour market, supporting decent work, inclusion and opportunities for refugees and host communities.

Read more: https://t.co/6WEvWpXBtw

[Gilbert F. Houngbo @GilbertFHoungbo]

On #WorldRefugeeDay, and as we mark 10 years of the ILO Guiding Principles on refugee access to labour markets, let us make safety, peace and decent work a reality for refugees and their host communities.

[International Labour Organization @ilo]

The future of care starts at home. 🤍

As populations age and care needs grow, domestic workers - including migrant domestic workers - are becoming even more essential.

Decent care needs decent work for domestic workers. #RatifyC189