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Ensuring safety and health at work in a changing climate
Climate change is a real threat to worker safety across the Asia-Pacific region. To mark World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2024, ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific Chihoko Asada-Miyakawa explains what needs to change.
Occupational Safety and Health
The Islamic Republic of Iran ratifies one of the fundamental Conventions concerning occupational safety and health and its Protocol
The Islamic Republic of Iran is the 76th Member State of the ILO to ratify Convention No. 155 and the 18th to ratify the Protocol of 2002 to Convention No. 155.
The ILO shares its knowledge on financing the social and solidarity economy (SSE) with its Constituents in Iran
The ILO COOP manager sent a video message for the 4th edition of the international webinar on cooperative experiences organized by the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour and Social Welfare on March 8, 2022.
ILO contributes the first lecture of the JICA online lecture series on cooperatives for the Iran Chamber of Cooperatives
ILO COOP Unit Manager delivered a presentation titled “Cooperative Responses to the Changing World of Work” on March 1, 2021 during the first session of the online lecture series organized by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the Iran Chamber of Cooperatives (ICC).
ILO COOP 100 Interview
Ramin Behzad, Labour Statistician and former Labour Counselor of Iran at the ILO
Established in March 1920, the ILO’s Cooperatives Unit marks its Centenary in 2020. On this occasion, the ILO COOP 100 Interview series features past and present ILO colleagues and key partners who were closely engaged in the ILO's work on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy (SSE). The interviews reflect on their experience and contributions in the past and shares their thoughts on the future of cooperatives and the SSE in a changing world of work.
ILO’s message for the 14th National Festival of “Superior Cooperatives” in Iran
ILO Cooperatives Unit Manager sent a video message to the 14th National Festival of “Superior Cooperatives” organized by the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare in Tehran, Iran.
Employment seminar series
Delving into the major labour market indicators of Iran
In this seminar, Dr. Ramin Behzad presents the findings of his research which examines the main labour market indicators of Iran, particularly labour force participation, unemployment rate and underemployment for men, women and youth in urban and rural areas.
ILO’s message for the 10th ICA-AP Cooperative Forum in Tehran, Iran
ILO has sent a message to a biennial conference aimed at discussing how cooperatives can contribute to more resilient and sustainable economy.
ILO’s message for the 13th National Festival of “Superior Cooperatives” in Iran
ILO Cooperatives Unit Manager Simel Esim sent a video message to the 13th National Festival of Superior Cooperatives organized by the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare in Tehran, Iran.
Training
Green Jobs training in Iran
Between 26 and 28 June 2018, the ILO Green Jobs Programme delivered a Green Jobs Training to more than 70 participants from government agencies, social partners and civil societies in Teheran, Iran.
Interview with Ramin Behzad, member of COPAC Technical Working Group on Statistics of Cooperatives
The ILO has joined forces with other members of the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) to improve statistics on cooperatives. They are working towards developing guidelines on the measurement of cooperatives to be presented at the 20th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS) in October 2018. ILO COOP interviewed Mr Ramin Behzad, member of COPAC Technical Working Group on Statistics of Cooperatives, on the importance, the challenges and the outlook of its work.
Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators
Rah-e-Roshd: The first cooperative school working to advance inclusive and quality education in Iran
"Spotlight Interviews with Cooperators" is a series of interviews with cooperative leaders from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths during the course of their work with cooperatives. For this issue ILO interviewed Ms Anahita Eslahpazir, a founding member and the Chief Executive Officer of Rah-e-Roshd Cooperative.
Maritime Labour Convention
Islamic Republic of Iran ratifies the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)
The Islamic Republic of Iran is the first West Asian country to ratify this landmark Convention
South African elected new Chairman of ILO Governing Body Committee on Freedom of Association cites Cambodia, Djibouti, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and Zimbabwe
The Governing Body of the International Labour Office (ILO) elected Mr. Membathisi Mphumzi Shepherd Mdladlana, Minister of Labour of the Republic of South Africa, as Chairman for its 2006-07 Session.