All ILO Newsroom content
June 2017
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Video
Welcome message from Roberto Di Meglio - 8th ILO SSE Academy (Seoul)
20 June 2017
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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.
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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.
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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.
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"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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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© 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.
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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.