News

July 2014

1. 

   Study

   ILO: Youth in Jordan face difficult transition from school to decent work

   21 July 2014

   Jordan’s youth face a myriad of challenges when attempting to move from education to the workplace, according to a new ILO study.

June 2014

1. 

   © Johan Ordonez / AFP 2014

   New Report

   ILO: Social protection helps people living with HIV keep their jobs

   27 June 2014

   New ILO study shows that social protection plays a key role in helping people living with HIV to keep their jobs and follow treatment.

2. 

   Youth employment

   Ban Ki-moon: Decent jobs for youth are essential to the future we want

   18 June 2014

   UN Secretary-General calls on governments to invest more in youth employment initiatives.

3. 

   World of work summit

   Developing economies through decent work

   03 June 2014

   Held during the 103rd International Labour Conference, the World of Work Summit brought together governments, employers, workers and civil-society representatives for a discussion on the role of jobs in driving development.
   Participants included Professor Deepak Nayyar from New Dehli's University, Ministers of labour of Luxembourg, Mexico, the Philippines and Tunisia along with the CEO of a pharmaceutical company in Turkey and the head of the ITUC.

4. 

   © Dilek Mermer / Anadolu Agency 2014

   World Social Protection Report 2014/15

   More than 70 per cent of the world population lacks proper social protection

   03 June 2014

   A new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) presents the latest social security trends and finds that most people are without adequate social protection at a time when it is most needed.

May 2014

1. 

   103rd International Labour Conference

   Ryder: Migration poses major policy challenges

   28 May 2014

   ILO Director-General Guy Ryder calls for fair migration policies and stronger measures against forced labour at the opening of the 103rd session of the International Labour Conference.

2. 

   © Roberto Schmidt / AFP 2014

   World of Work 2014 report

   ILO: Countries investing in high quality jobs can make economic leaps

   27 May 2014

   The ILO’s flagship report on the world of work shows, for the first time, that quality jobs can drive sustained growth in emerging and developing countries.

3. 

   Occupied Arab Territories

   ILO: Employment outlook bleak for Palestinians, Gaza a “tinderbox”

   23 May 2014

   The ILO’s annual report on the situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories calls for resumption of negotiations and the lifting of restrictions to improve the situation of Palestinian workers and entrepreneurs.

4. 

   © Munir Uz Zaman / AFP 2014

   Economics of forced labour

   ILO says forced labour generates annual profits of US$ 150 billion

   20 May 2014

   Report finds illegal gain from forced labour of about 21 million people amounts to three times more than prior estimates.

5. 

   Labour Migration

   ILO head calls for fair migration agenda

   16 May 2014

   ILO Director-General Guy Ryder urges better national and international coordination on migration policy at the Global Forum for Migration and Development in Stockholm