Comment and analysis
2017
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Blog
What does the future of work hold in store for the auto industry?
29 August 2017
The automotive industry is a sector of prime importance for the ILO, not only because of its economic weight but also because of its history. Since the days of Henry Ford, the evolution of this industry in terms of work organization, modes of production and technology has often served as an inspiration for other economic sectors.
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Tackling youth employment in Sub-Saharan Africa
Creating decent jobs for a rapidly expanding young African labour force
18 August 2017
Within the next 15 years, some 375 million young people will become of working age in Africa, equivalent to the current population of Canada and the United States combined. By 2050, nearly one in three young people will be living in sub-Saharan Africa, and most of them simply cannot afford not to work.
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Youth employment
How to get more young people into better jobs
10 August 2017
New ILO book focuses on the global challenge of youth unemployment and proposes policies to create more decent jobs for young women and men.
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© Ryan Brown / UN Women 2017
Gender equality
What causes gender gaps in the labour market?
01 August 2017
Despite the considerable progress that has been made towards achieving gender equality in the world of work, certain factors seem to be preventing it from accelerating.
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© AMT 2017
Research Paper
Emerging economies hold key to future of work in the auto industry
20 July 2017
What are the main future of work challenges the automotive industry faces around the globe? ILO News spoke with Tommaso Pardi, author of a research paper commissioned by the ILO through the France-ILO cooperation agreement, looking at the transformation currently taking place in both developed and developing countries.
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© Wiking Husberg 2017
Occupational Safety and Health
New ILO Project aims to reduce work accidents and occupational diseases in Ukrainian mines
13 July 2017
ILO News talked to Kenichi Hirose, Senior Social Protection Specialist, ILO-Budapest, and Iryna Peksheva, National Project Coordinator, Kyiv, about a new ILO project aimed at improving safety and health for Ukrainian miners. In June, they visited three mines to assess safety and identify areas for priority action.
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Blog
What have we learned about helping women with conditional cash transfers?
30 June 2017
Between 2001 and 2002, Argentina suffered one of the worst economic crises in its history. Unemployment rose, the share of people living below the poverty line increased and political instability and social unrest ensued.
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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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Comment
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. Comment by Ms Panudda Boonpala, Director of the ILO Country office in India.
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© Bernard Spragg. NZ 2017
Questions and Answers
International Labour Conference to discuss labour migration and fair recruitment
02 June 2017
ILO News talked to Ryszard Cholewinski, ILO Migration Policy Specialist, about current trends and the importance of addressing governance challenges in a changing labour migration landscape.