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UN labour agency estimates 50 million people worldwide lived in 'modern slavery' last year

The International Labour Organisation and partners point to worrying trends such as 'commercial sexual exploitation' affecting nearly one in four people who are subject to forced labour and with the poor, women and children hardest hit

World Day Against Child Labour 2021: Theme this year is 'Act Now, End Child Labour'

This special day was first observed in 2002 by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), a United Nations agency

World Teachers' Day 2020: UN chief thanks educators for 'crucial role'; 'teachers leading in crisis' is this year's theme

The day commemorates the anniversary of the adoption of the 1966 International Labour Organization and UNESCO recommendation, which sets benchmarks regarding the responsibilities and rights of teachers as well as standards for their preparation and further education, recruitment, employment

Qatar has 'effectively dismantled' long-criticised kafala system of employment, says ILO

Qatar also has adopted a minimum monthly wage of 1,000 Qatari riyals (USD 275) for workers, the ILO said.

Coronavirus Updates: Three SC courts to start physical hearing in a week’s time on pilot basis

Coronavirus Updates:Subject to the direction of the competent authority, only a limited category/number of matters for final hearing may be listed for physical hearing, the SC registry said in a letter to the Supreme Court Advocates on Record Associatio

In post-COVID world, rethinking livelihoods and laws necessary to help informal sector cope with new norm

With limited laws and policies governing them, informal workers are often left at the mercy of their employers.

Coronavirus Updates: Amit Shah tells Delhi, Haryana, UP CMs to increase rapid antigen testing to reduce transmission rate

Coronavirus Updates: RJD MLA Shahnawaz Alam has tested positive for COVID-19, the fourth legislator in Bihar to have contracted the disease.

Trade unions stage protests against suspension, tweaking of labour laws by some states during lockdown

Ten central trade unions on Friday held protests across the country to oppose suspension and tweaking of labour laws by states

Coronavirus crushes Asia's garment industry: 'All my dreams are shattered', say workers rendered jobless after factories shut down

Trade unions to go on strike on 22 May to protest against labour laws suspension by some states during the lockdown

Ten central trade unions on Friday gave a call for a nationwide strike on 22 May to protest against the suspension of labour laws by some states during the lockdown period, and also decided to take the matter to International Labour Organization (ILO)