All ILO Newsroom content

June 2017

  1. Video

    Welcome message from Roberto Di Meglio - 8th ILO SSE Academy (Seoul)

    20 June 2017

  2. Blog

    How workers with disabilities can help multinational enterprises succeed

    20 June 2017

    In my role as the Corporate Social Responsibility & Solidarity Manager of the Adecco Group in France – a multinational enterprise with operations in 60 countries – I have witnessed the positive impact of employing persons with disabilities at our company.

  3. 106th International Labour Conference

    Guy Ryder looks back on #ILC2017

    19 June 2017

    The transition from war to peace, labour migration, the green economy, fundamental principals and rights at work....these issues and more were the topic of a live conversation with ILO Director-General Guy Ryder on the main conclusions of this year’s world parliament of labour, the 106th International Labour Conference.

  4. World of Work Summit: A better future for women at work

    Justin Trudeau: We all benefit when women participate fully in our economy

    15 June 2017

    Canada's Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, addresses delegates of the ILO's 106th International Labour Conference as they gather for a high-level World of Work Summit on women in work.

  5. "A better future for women at work"

    The future of gender equality at work

    15 June 2017

    The gap between women’s aspirations and the realities of the labour market mean there is still much to do to achieve a better future for women at work.

  6. 106th International Labour Conference

    President Bidya Devi Bhandari addresses the 106th International Labour Conference

    15 June 2017

    President Bidya Devi Bhandari of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal addresses the ILO’s World of Work Summit in Geneva, Switzerland, during it's 106th International Labour Conference.

  7. 106th International Labour Conference

    President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim addresses the 106th International Labour Conference

    15 June 2017

    President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim of the Republic of Mauritius addresses the ILO’s World of Work Summit in Geneva, Switzerland, during it's 106th International Labour Conference.

  8. 106th International Labour Conference

    President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca addresses the 106th International Labour Conference

    15 June 2017

    “The global economy will continue to suffer greatly, if women continue to be excluded,” said the President of Malta, H.E. Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, to the delegates of some 187 countries at the at the ILO’s World of Work Summit.

  9. © Yamuni Rashmika Perera / ILO 2017

    World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends for Women

    Reducing gender gaps would significantly benefit women, society and the economy

    14 June 2017

    New ILO report shows closing the gender gaps by 25 per cent by 2025 could add US$ 5.8 trillion to the global economy and boost tax revenue.

  10. World Employment and Social Outlook (WESO)

    Women employment in 2017: The ILO report in short

    14 June 2017

    Authors Steven Tobin and Sheena Yoon present the World Employment and Social Outlook (WESO) – Trends for Women, 2017, explaining the employment gains and losses women have made in the past year as well as the barriers they face entering and staying in today’s labour market.