News and articles
2020
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Virtual Global Summit
Regional events pave the way for global discussions on COVID-19 and the World of Work
03 July 2020,
Participants from five ILO regions discussed the challenges of recovery and building back better, and their conclusions will feed into discussions at a ILO virtual Global Summit.
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International Labour Standards
Workers’ organizations are essential to promote and put into practice ILO standards on Violence and Harassment
03 July 2020, ILO Geneva
Social dialogue including collective bargaining remains a vital instrument for workers’organizations to advocate for the ratification and implementation of these new ILO standards on violence and harassment in the world of work.
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News update
International Cooperative Day 2020: COOPS for Climate Action
03 July 2020, Colombo, Sri Lanka
The International Day of Cooperatives is celebrated on the first Saturday of July every year.
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Press release
ILO partners with BGMEA and BKMEA to launch COVID-19 safety ‘Learning Hub’ for RMG workers
02 July 2020,
Comprehensive ‘virtual’ safety and training packages targeted at preparing and maintaining safer workforces and workplaces during and post-pandemic
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Press release
The first online actuarial training for MOHRSS and its local branches
01 July 2020,
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COVID19 and the World of Work
Bipartite Initiative to Support Redundant Workers in Micro Businesses
30 June 2020,
The Fiji Trades Union Congress (FTUC )and the Fiji Commerce & Employers Federation (FCEF) lead the implementation of a COVID19 recovery initiative called Transition to Business (T2B).
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© Jennifer A. Patterson / ILO 2020
COVID-19: Stimulating the economy and employment
As jobs crisis deepens, ILO warns of uncertain and incomplete labour market recovery
30 June 2020,
The International Labour Organization’s latest analysis of the labour market impact of COVID-19 finds its impact on the world of work was more severe than previously estimated, and offers three scenarios for the second half of 2020.
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COVID-19 and the World of Work
Responses to COVID-19: International Labour Standards and tripartite cooperation needed, says the ILO
29 June 2020, ILO Geneva
ILO tools developed over 100 years help to address effectively the global crisis of COVID-19.
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New Study
Launch of "An ILO for All Seasons": Interview with Kari Tapiola
26 June 2020,
Kari Tapiola, former Deputy-Director General of the ILO presents his study "An ILO for All Seasons" to be launched on 29th June 2020.
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Media advisory
ILO to hold virtual, Global Summit on COVID-19 and the World of Work
26 June 2020,