It was a few hours before the official coming into force of the ILO’s Maritime Labour Convention, 2006. We were preparing to mark this historic occasion with a live webcast from a ship in Singapore harbour. Our high-level, tripartite panel of seafarers’, shipowners’ and maritime administration representatives was ready. Our communications and webcasting team was ready.
But our ship was delayed due to a typhoon. Continue reading
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Manager of the ILO/EIIP GLACIER Project in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia (pictured here with a villager)
Our jeep got stuck in the mud again. Without a word, we all knew what to do next. We got off and started to push. Villagers passing by also got off from their motorbikes to help.
It was the third time we were forced to stop in the last ten-kilometre stretch before reaching Aruk, a small rural village in Central Kalimantan (Borneo Island). We struggled for three hours on the muddy road, but we finally made it.
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Manager, ILO Helpdesk for Business
We’ve dealt with quite a few surprising questions at the ILO Helpdesk for Business since it was launched four years ago for company managers and employees who want to know how best to implement International Labour Standards (ILS) in their work.
But probably the strangest involved a bank, a fish farm, prison labourers and blankets in a tropical climate. Continue reading
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