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The UN’s new plastics treaty is about to be finalised – marking a crucial opportunity to form an international agreement to tackle the plastic pollution crisis. Plastic waste is ubiquitous – damaging human health and livelihoods, as well as ecosystems in water and on land; yet plastic production is at…

Lebanon files complaint against Israel at ILO over deadly attacks involving exploding pagers, raising international concerns.

Labour Minister Mustafa Bayram says 4,000 civilians were killed or wounded in the September attacks.

A Lebanese government minister says his country is filing a complaint against Israel at the U.N.’s labor organization over the string of deadly attacks involving exploding pagers, saying workers were among those killed and injured

Lebanon said Wednesday that it had filed a complaint with the United Nations' labour agency over deadly attacks on communication devices across the country in September, which it blames on Israel.

Hamas chief – Israel’s most wanted man – said to have been killed in a chance encounter with Israeli troops, rather than a targeted strike

In the face of sexism, harassment and unequal pay, a group of women in the construction industry offers support and empowerment to their colleagues

Unions say ‘blatant’ violations of international wage protections have tipped many into extreme poverty

Editorial: As the TUC annual conference begins, new figures from the UN show why productivity growth doesn’t naturally benefit everyone

By 2050, one in every three young people on earth will be of African origin, according to the 2024 International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) Global Employment Trends for Youth report. Africa’s young people will be key players in the direction of future global consumption, culture and even stability.

Labour agency says occupied West Bank joblessness stands at almost 32 percent, giving a combined total of 50.8 percent.