Comment and analysis
2016
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InfoStories
Employment: What stands between youth and decent jobs?
30 October 2016
More youth seem to prefer staying in school to getting a job early in life. That’s good news. Yet more than 200 million young people are either unemployed or have a job but live in poverty. Explore this InfoStory to learn more about global employment trends for young people and what stands between them and a decent job.
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World Teachers Day
The 50-year struggle to put teachers at the centre of quality education
05 October 2016
On World Teachers Day, we all have a stake in standing with teachers to make education a true force for peace, discovery and fulfilment.
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The cost of migration
Pakistan's migrant workers pay punishing rates for the chance to work
04 October 2016
A new ILO survey, "The cost of migration: What low-skilled migrant workers from Pakistan pay to work in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates," shows that many emigrants are paying potentially up to 20 times official rates for the right to work abroad.
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Op-Ed
Better Work is better business in global supply chains
27 September 2016
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Future of work
"ILO needs to act as a catalyst to advance social and solidarity economy"
14 September 2016
The new Director of the ILO’s Enterprises Department, Vic van Vuuren, answers questions on the role of sustainable enterprises and social economy for the future of work.
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UNCTAD 14
Policy coherence needed to turn trade into an engine for growth in Africa
19 July 2016
Trade and investment can be drivers of inclusive growth for sustainable development in Africa, says the ILO’s Deputy Director-General for Field Operations and Partnerships, Gilbert Houngbo, at UNCTAD 14 in Nairobi but calls for more integrated policies to realize that potential.
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5th anniversary of ILO Convention No 189
Who cares for the carers?
16 June 2016
On International Domestic Workers’ Day, some good news on protecting vulnerable workers in the home - An OP-ED on the Domestic Workers Convention by Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General.
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Labour migration
International cooperation is essential to promote migrant domestic workers’ rights
27 May 2016
Sharing good practice and experience in both countries sending and receiving workers is key to improve migrant domestic workers’ rights, says Maria Elena Valenzuela, Project Coordinator, ILO Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers and Their families. outlines the findings of the latest research on the impact of stress in the workplace.
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Skills
Why demand-driven apprenticeships make sense in increasing the employment prospects of young people and in closing skills gaps
24 May 2016
Participating in apprenticeships is but one of many ways employers can acquire and develop the skills they need, while improving the employability of the younger generation. In this article, Michael Axmann, ILO Senior Skills Specialist, provides the Global Skills for Employment Knowledge Sharing Platform an overview of his experience in implementing the ILO’s quality apprenticeship programme and how it opens up pathways to skilled employment.
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Article
Sustainable tourism: A driving force of job creation, economic growth and development
17 May 2016
On the eve of the T20 Ministers’ meeting in China, ILO Tourism Specialist Lucie Servoz explains how sustainable tourism can be a driving force for decent work, economic growth and sustainable development.