News
July 2017
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© Adri Berger / ILO 2017
Skills and trade
ILO, WTO launch study on investing in skills for inclusive trade
04 July 2017
Enhancing the skills of a country’s workforce lifts the export performance of its enterprises and better prepares them to meet foreign competition in the domestic market, according to economists from the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO).
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5th Regulating for Decent Work Conference
ILO meeting to focus on major transformations in the world of work
03 July 2017
Three-day gathering of international experts is expected to provide policy guidance related to sweeping change in the world of work.
June 2017
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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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ILO response to Syrian refugee crisis
Syrian refugees in Jordan welcome work permits, but challenges persist
28 June 2017
New ILO study, prepared in collaboration with UNHCR, looks at the impact of work permits provided to Syrian refugees in Jordan that has resulted in thousands of them formally joining the Jordanian workforce.
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© European Commission DG ECHO 2017
Global Forum on Migration and Development Summit in Berlin
Guy Ryder says policy choices matter greatly to improve labour migration
28 June 2017
Speaking in the German capital, the ILO Director-General said that finding a decent job remains by far the main incentive for migration.
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© Carsten ten Brink 2017
Child labour and forced labour
ILO monitoring of the cotton harvest in Uzbekistan
27 June 2017
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Media advisory
WTO and ILO to issue “Investing in Skills for Inclusive Trade” report
27 June 2017
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Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB)
ILO business management training programme has led to the creation of 9 million jobs globally
27 June 2017
The Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) course has trained 15 million people and resulted in the start-up of at least 2.65 million new businesses, ILO study says.
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106th International Labour Conference
ILO standards can help regulate migration
26 June 2017
In his last interview as President of the Workers’ Group, Luc Cortebeeck looks back at the results of the 106th Session of the International Labour Conference. According to the head of the workers, ILO standards can help protect migrant workers. Cortebeeck also highlights the many cases of violations of international labour standards around the globe, the adoption of a new standard on Employment and Decent Work for Peace and Resilience; and the implementation of fundamental principles and rights at work.
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Skills
ILO STED programme targets sectors for growth through increasing skills in developing economies
22 June 2017
The Skills for Trade and Economic Diversification (STED) programme is improving skills to help spread the benefits of trade and economic growth.