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June 2017

  1. World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends 2017

    B-roll: WESO Trends for 2017: Reducing gender gaps would significantly benefit women, society and the economy

    14 June 2017

    The World Employment and Social Outlook (WESO) – Trends for Women 2017 provides figures and analysis on women in the labour market, including the huge economic benefits that could be made by closing gender gaps.

  2. International Labour Conference - ASPAG meeting

    Asia Pacific Group labour ministers: Decent Work at heart of sustainable development

    13 June 2017

    Ministers of labour of countries from the Middle East to Australia met on sidelines of ILC to exchange ideas on generating Decent Work for sustainable development in the wider Asia Pacific region.

  3. Article

    A landmark step —India ratifies ILO conventions on child labour

    13 June 2017

    With the ratification of ILO Conventions No. 138 and 182 – India now has ratified six out of eight ILO fundamental conventions.

  4. © Made By Survivors 2017

    Labour standards

    India ratifies both fundamental ILO Conventions on Child Labour

    13 June 2017

    Historic move confirms India’s “commitment to a child labour free society”. Ratification means that almost all children in the world are covered by Convention No. 182, while coverage of Convention No. 138 jumps from 60 per cent of the world’s children to 80 per cent.

  5. Summer School 2017 - Course Presentation

    Macro-Labour Summer Course 2017

    12 June 2017

    The ILO-ITCILO Macro-Labour course aims at providing a systematic overview of the theoretical and empirical tools that support policy makers, analysts and practitioners to better understand macro-labour interactions.

  6. World Day Against Child Labour 2017

    B-roll: In conflicts and disasters, protect children from child labour

    12 June 2017

    Globally over 1.5 billion people live in countries that are affected by conflict, violence and fragility. At the same time, around 200 million people are affected by disasters every year. A third of them are children. A significant proportion of the 168 million children engaged in child labour live in areas affected by conflict and disaster. The World Day Against Child Labour this year focuses on the impact of conflicts and disasters on child labour.

  7. World Day Against Child Labour 2017

    Video: In conflicts and disasters, protect children from child labour

    12 June 2017

    Conflicts and disasters have a devastating impact on people’s lives. They push millions of children into child labour or into the hands of traffickers. Working together, we can accelerate action to end child labour in areas affected by conflicts and disasters.

  8. Poem

    "Head Over Heels"

    12 June 2017

    Mrs. Emtithal Mahmoud testimony at the Event to mark World Day Against Child Labour, 12 june 2017, at Palais des Nations.

  9. © A. Gonzalez Farran / UNAMID 2017

    World Day against Child Labour 2017

    "In conflicts and disasters, protect children from child labour"

    12 June 2017

    “Children in areas affected by conflict and disasters are among the most vulnerable. No child must be left behind.” says ILO Director-General Guy Ryder in his statement for World Day Against Child Labour.

  10. Our impact, their voices

    See you at my "playground": Tackling child labour in gold mining

    12 June 2017

    How an ILO project in the Philippines addresses the consequences of climate change and child labour, while improving working conditions in artisanal and small-scale gold mining.