The Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Labour Organization (ILO) to initiate and facilitate collaboration and cooperation between two institutions in matters of common interest and to establish the necessary arrangements for implementation by providing an operational framework. The MoU was signed by H.E. Ambassador Musa Kulaklıkaya, Director General of SESRIC, and Rafael Diez de Medina, Director of Department Statistics of ILO in Paris, France on 29 September 2016.

Through this MoU, SESRIC and ILO will cooperate on the following statistical themes:

• Employment and unemployment
• Economically active population
• Labour cost
• Consumer price indices
• Household expenditure
• Occupational injuries and occupational diseases
• Industrial disputes

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a United Nations agency that strives to serve as a uniting force between governments, businesses and workers to enhance social protection for all and to strengthen tripartism and social dialogue on work-related issues and policies affecting the world of work.

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