International Labour Organisation

The role of the International Labour Organization (ILO) could be foremost if it became the core of political support and technical assistance that can be granted to member states, Minister Delegate for Social Dialogue Liviu Pop said on Monday, in the 323rd Session of the ILO Governing Body, taking place in Geneva.

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Syrian refugees make up the majority of children living and working on the streets of Lebanon, with many of them illiterate and surviving by begging, a study released Feb. 16 said.
      
The survey of 18 areas in Lebanon identified more than 1,500 children living and working on the street, although its authors said the real number nationwide could be three times higher.

BELGRADE- The unemployment rate in Serbia will be on a slight decline over the next several years and is expected to be at 21.5 percent this year, according to the projections and data published on the International Labour Organisation (ILO) website.

A survey conducted by the Labour Ministry in Montenegro indicates that over 14 per cent of all those working in the country work completely in the black market - which means their employment is not registered in any form or taxed.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Labour, Veteran and Social Affairs Aleksandar Vulin has met with officials of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, headed by Zuzana Murgasova, to discuss his ministry's activities in the areas of social dialogue, social protection, labour legislation and labour inspection.

VIENNA - Serbian State Secretary in the Ministry of Interior Affairs Aleksandar Nikolic stated during the OSCE conference in Vienna on Tuesday that ethical principles are important in the fight against human trafficking.

The efforts in the prevention and countering human trafficking often entail complex ethical dilemmas, Nikolic said in the opening statement.

BELGRADE - The Serbian parliament adopted on Wednesday a law on weapons import and export and ratified four international agreements.

BELGRADE - The adoption of the draft law to ratify the International Labour Organisation's Convention concerning Labour Clauses in Public Contracts will introduce order into road maintenance companies, primarily in terms of employee safety, Serbian Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Zorana Mihajlovic said on Tuesday.

BELGRADE - The expert group in charge of labour legislations held its first meeting on Thursday, during which they agreed that the preparation of the legislations in the sectors of labour and relations between social partners should be completed within a year.

BELGRADE - International Labour Organisation (ILO) coordinator for Serbia Jovan Protic has said that the proposed amendments to the labour law followed the international standards regarding labour and ILO conventions.