News
October 2018
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20th International Conference of Labour Statisticians
Landmark ILO Conference sets standards to measure new and invisible forms of work
19 October 2018
International Conference of Labour Statisticians adopts unique statistical roadmap to measure progress on UN’s 2030 Agenda and help policy makers create better policies on the future of work.
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© Paulo Alegria 2018
Op-Ed
An alternative path from crisis to recovery – growing through decent jobs
16 October 2018
Portugal has witnessed a remarkable economic and labour market recovery, resulting in substantial job creation. The country’s experience shows that there are alternatives paths to fiscal consolidation, other than the “austerity” policies that focus on reducing government deficits and the accumulation of debt. Policy makers elsewhere could learn from this.
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Gender equality
Beware! Forgers and Helicopters may be damaging your business
15 October 2018
Have you ever worked with a Forger? Or a Helicopter? Or an Interpreter? I’ve worked with them all, but not because I work alongside James Bond. What’s more, I bet you have too, along with their colleagues, the Monopoliser and the Interrupter.
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© Miguel M. Almeida 2018
ILO study
ILO: Portugal’s post-crisis policies boosted growth and employment
12 October 2018
Successful results were supported by social dialogue between government and the social partners.
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International Day of the Girl
Building a Skilled GirlForce for a more equal world
11 October 2018
On this year’s International Day of the Girl, on October 11, the global community should rethink how we prepare girls for a successful transition into the world of work. The world’s 600 million adolescent girls each have the potential, strength, creativity and energy to meet global industry demands.
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20th International Conference of Labour Statisticians
“Making the invisible visible”
09 October 2018
The 20th ILO International Conference of Labour Statisticians opened in Geneva on 10 October 2018. An interview with Rafael Diez de Medina, Director of ILO Statistics, about some of the key issues on the agenda.
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19th American Regional Meeting
ILO: Let’s make a better future of work in the Americas
05 October 2018
The tripartite constituents of the International Labour Organization approved the Panama Declaration, which calls on social partners to work together for the future of work in the region.
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Media advisory
Conference to agree better ways of measuring work
04 October 2018
International Conference of Labour Statisticians is expected to propose better ways to create data that will help policy makers prepare for the future of work.
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19th American Regional Meeting
Ryder: Social dialogue, the key to a future of work with social justice
02 October 2018
At the opening of the 19th American Regional Meeting, ILO Director-General encourages governments, workers and employers to work together in order to face the challenges in the region.
September 2018
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19th American Regional Meeting
Past, present and future of work come together at the 19th American Regional Meeting in Panama
28 September 2018
In the run up to the ILO Centenary, representatives from the Americas will discuss the future of work between 2 and 5 October. For a century, Latin America was an active partner of the ILO, pioneering the organisation of regional meetings.