Projects

Summary:  The Convention provides a clear framework for action and an opportunity to shape a future of work based on dignity and respect, free from violence and harassment. Adopted: 21/06/2019   pdf file1241_Convention in English.pdf (62 KB)  

Summary: Members should “undertake to establish a system of minimum wages which covers all groups of wage earners whose terms of employment are such that coverage would be appropriate". Adopted: 22/07/1970   pdf file1240_Agreement in English.pdf (16 KB)

Summary: Prevention of Major Industrial Accidents Convention Adoption: 22/06/1993 Sanctioned and promulgated: 01/03/2002 International ratification: 09/06/2004 Entry into force: 09/06/2005 pdf file411_Agreement in English.pdf (159 KB) pdf file411_Decreet.pdf (74 KB)

Summary: This Convention aims to promote and protect the rights of those who work at home creating products for an employer. Adopted: 20/06/1996 Sanctioned and promulgated: 19/03/2004 International ratification: 02/10/2012 Entry into force: 02/10/2013 pdf file434_Agreement in English.pdf (72 KB) pdf file434_Decreet.pdf (63 KB)  

Project: Assessing social capabilities for new technologies, innovation and job creation Beneficiary: International Labour Organisation Amount: 77.745 euros Duration: 7 months (2019-2020)   The overall objective of this project is to improve effectiveness of the design and implementation of national innovation, productive transformation and job-creation strategies. This will be achieved by promoting knowledge and providing evidence on the role of a society’s innovation capabilities in strategies to transform economies for more and better jobs.

Summary: ILO Convention n° 130 concerning medical care and sickness benefits. Adopted: 25/06/1969 Sanctioned and promulgated: 04/07/2008 pdf file189_Convention in English.pdf (248 KB)          

Summary: C160 concerning labour statistics Adoption: 27/06/1985 Sanctioned and promulgated: 19/03/2004 pdf file182_Convention in English.pdf (117 KB) pdf file182_Decreet.pdf (63 KB)

Summary: C170 - Chemicals Convention. Adoption: 25/06/1990 Sanctioned and promulgated: 13/11/2015 International ratification: 14/06/2017 Entry into force: 14/06/2018 pdf file1123_Convention in English.pdf (173 KB) pdf file1123_Decreet.pdf (722 KB)    

Summary: ILO Convention n° 128 concerning invalidity, old-age and survivors' benefits Adopted: 29/06/1967 Sanctioned and promulgated: 13/03/2009 International ratification: 14/06/2017 Entry into force: 14/06/2018 pdf file186_Agreement in English.pdf (325 KB) pdf file186_Decreet.pdf (72 KB)

Summary: Cooperation agreement Flanders - ILO Signed: 07/03/2016 pdf file1196_Agreement in English.pdf (628 KB)

Project: study "worker rights in globalizing economies: assessment of labour provisions in trade and investment arrangements" Contributing global research into the influence of labour provisions in trade and investment treaties on labour rights Beneficiary: ILO (via flanders - ILO trustfund) Amount: 450.000 euro Duration: July 2014 – November 2017 This project examined the extent to which existing international economic governance arrangements are effective in influencing labour standards, working conditions and the general policy environment with which companies operate when engaging in i

Project: Study 'Decent work and the Care Economy: Recognizing, rewarding and redistributing care work' Beneficiary: ILO (via Flanders - ILO trustfund) Amount: 400.000 euro Duration: January 2016 – June 2018 The need for care is rising worldwide due to increased aging. Yet the care economy is being organized very differently in different parts of the world. This project researched how these are organized according to the division of care tasks between men and women and between informal and formal care tasks.

Project: Scaling up the VCT @ Work Initiative in Mozambique Beneficiary: ILO (via Flanders - ILO Trustfund) Amount: 187.364 euro Duration: February 2017 – Fbruary 2019 There has been a lot of progress worldwide in combating HIV / AIDS, but discrepancies remain. For example, 19 million of the 35 million people living with HIV are not aware of his or her status, this is especially true in sub-Saharan Africa where only 45% are aware of his or her status.

Project: Promoting decent work in tea plantations in Malawi's Thyolo District Beneficiary: ILO (via Flanders - ILO Trustfund) Amount: 275.442 euro Duration: March 2018 – March 2020 The project aims to promote sustainable, rural livelihoods and decent work through improved employment and working conditions in the tea sector in Malawi.

Project: Paving the way for a sustainable natural stone industry in India Beneficiary: ILO ( via Flanders - ILO Trust fund) Amount: 338.630 euro Duration: September 2018 – September 2020 This project focuses on improving labour standards in quarries in the Indian province of Rajasthan, and making the supply chain of natural stone more sustainable.

Summary: ILO Convention concerning the recruitment and placement of seafarers.   Adopted: 22/10/1996 Sanctioned and promulgated: 19/03/2004 pdf file456_Agreement in English.pdf (74 KB) pdf file456_Decreet.pdf (67 KB)  

Summary: ILO Convention n°168 concerning employment promotion and protection against unemployment Adopted: 21/06/1988 Sanctioned and promulgated: 19/03/2004 International ratification: 21/10/2011 Entry into force: 21/10/2012 pdf file183_Agreement in English.pdf (182 KB) pdf file183_Decreet.pdf (69 KB)

Summary: ILO Convention n°142 concerning vocational guidance and vocational training in the development of human resources Adopted: 25/06/1975 Sanctioned and promulgated: 19/03/2004 pdf file187_Agreement in English.pdf (68 KB) pdf file187_Recommendation in English.pdf (38 KB) pdf file187_Decreet.pdf (56 KB)  

Summary: ILO Convention n°161 concerning occupational health services Adopted: 27/06/1985 Sanctioned and promulgated: 04/07/2008 International ratification: 28/02/2011 Entry into force: 28/02/2012 pdf file188_Agreement in English.pdf (80 KB) pdf file188_Decreet.pdf (83 KB)  

Summary: The Convention extends basic labor rights to domestic workers worldwide. Adopted: 16/06/2011 Sanctioned and promulgated: 31/01/2014 International ratification: 10/06/2015 pdf file1039_Akte in het Engels.pdf (187 KB) pdf file1039_Decreet.pdf (36 KB)