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Palestinian unemployment rate set to soar to 57 per cent during first quarter of 2024
ILO assessment
New estimates show a loss of 507,000 jobs to date, shedding light on how the disruptions to economic life have led to unprecedented losses in employment and livelihoods across the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
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Women are more likely than men to want a job but not have one
ILOSTAT blog
Measures of joblessness that reflect the most urgent need for employment (such as unemployment) point to moderate differences between women and men. Yet, broader measures of joblessness point to much larger gender disparities – particularly in developing countries.
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Invest in women for greater social justice
Commission on the Status of Women
As the ILO participates in the Commission on the Status of Women, Manuela Tomei, ILO Assistant Director-General for Governance, Rights and Dialogue, highlights the gender gaps that persist around the world and the need to invest in measures that advance gender equality and break the cycle of exclusion, inequality and poverty.
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ILO Governing Body discussed digitization in the world of work, progress on social justice
The 350th session of the ILO’s Governing Body looked at the challenges and opportunities created by digitization, and received a progress report on the Global Coalition for Social Justice. The meeting also looked at work related to a new social contract and reviewed a number of national reports.
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#ThisWayToSocialJustice
How greater social justice can help reduce inequalities
Newsroom
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Wage policies
ILO reaches agreement on the issue of living wages
World of work trends
Infostories
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InfoStories: Deep dive into world of work issues
Explore labour issues through infographics, videos, maps and case studies.
Director-General
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International Women's Day
Gender equality matters for all of us
Oversight Advisory Committee
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Call for candidates
Vacancies on the Independent Oversight Advisory Committee of the ILO
Cooperation and results
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Skills development
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Knowledge sharing platform: Skills and Lifelong Learning
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Trainings and courses
ILO Training Centre
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