ILO DWT and Country Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia

The ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team and Country Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (formerly called the ILO Subregional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia; the new name designated in April 2010) has worked in Moscow since 1959. The Office coordinates ILO activities in ten countries: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

News

  1. © Issouf Sanogo / AFP 2020

    COVID-19 may push millions more children into child labour – ILO and UNICEF

    12 June 2020

    Child labour down by 94 million since 2000, a gain now under threat.

  2. ILO and Uzbekistan assess progress in cooperation during an online meeting

    12 June 2020

    New Decent Work Country Programme will remain the primary framework for the ILO support to the Uzbek constituents. It will set new horizons of cooperation with increased focus on the COVID-19 longer term implications response. This was stated by the participants of the videoconference between Tanzila Narbaeva, Chairperson of the Uzbek Senate and ILO Director-General Guy Ryder held on 12 June.

  3. © ILO 2020

    ILO Global Summit on COVID-19 and the World of Work - Building a better future of work

    10 June 2020

    The International Labour Organization is to hold a virtual Global Summit to address the impact of COVID-19 on the world of work.

  4. Extending social security coverage to workers in informal economy - webinar

    04 June 2020

    On 04 June 2020 the ILO DWT/CO Moscow held a Subregional Webinar “Extending social security coverage to workers in informal economy”. This was the second webinar in a series of webinars devoted to social protection response to COVID-19 pandemic.

  5. Peer-to-peer Exchange among Trade Unions in the Context of the COVID-19 Crisis

    02 June 2020

    On June 2, an online discussion was conducted between the Federation of independent trade unions of Tajikistan (FITUT) and the Federation of trade unions of the Republic of Uzbekistan (FTUU). They discussed trade union experiences of protecting workers against COVID-19 in the workplaces and promoting measures to mitigate the impact of social-economic crises on the most vulnerable workers and their families.