News
December 2020
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International Migrants Day
ILO announces winners of the 2020 Global Media Competition on Labour Migration and Fair Recruitment
18 December 2020
Winning entries provide outstanding and balanced reporting on labour migration and fair recruitment.
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© Santiago Sito 2021
Labour Overview 2020
COVID-19 leaves a trail of high unemployment, inactivity and precarious employment in Latin America and the Caribbean
17 December 2020
Some 30 million people are unemployed and 23 million will have left the workforce due to the lack of opportunities. In 2021, employment will be in intensive care and the indicators could worsen, says ILO annual Labour Overview for Latin America and the Caribbean.
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© KB Mpofu / ILO 2021
Jobs for peace and resilience
COVID-19 is a threat to peacebuilding in conflict-affected nations
17 December 2020
Humanitarian and development agencies should use COVID-19 crisis programmes to promote resilience and peace and help societies build back better.
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© ILO 2021
APESO 2020
81 million jobs lost as COVID-19 creates turmoil in Asia-Pacific labour markets
15 December 2020
Pandemic leads to huge reduction in working hours, reverses job growth and pushes millions into working poverty.
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© Steve Evans 2021
Labour migration
Migrant pay gap widens in many high-income countries
14 December 2020
Migrants earn nearly 13 per cent less than national workers, an ILO study shows. In some countries, the gap is as much as 42 per cent.
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Fourth meeting of the Social Protection, Freedom and Justice for Workers Network
COVID-19 crisis, a wake-up call on social protection for workers
11 December 2020
Workers’ Organizations exchange experiences and discuss trade union advocacy strategies for strengthening social protection systems.
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Video
How labour law applies to small enterprises
11 December 2020
Self-employed and micro, small and medium-sized enterprises account for two thirds of jobs worldwide. To ensure that all workers are equally protected, governments are implementing policies that extend the application, compliance, and enforcement of labour law to all enterprises regardless of their size, including those the informal economy and in self-employment.
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Podcast series: Global challenges – Global solutions
How the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting jobs and livelihoods in the world’s Least Developed Countries
11 December 2020
In this podcast, Aurelio Parisotto, Head of the ILO’s Employment and Economic Analyses Unit, provides insights from a new publication entitled “COVID-19 - Tackling the jobs crisis in the Least Developed Countries”.
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COVID-19: Stimulating employment and incomes
Jumpstart a healthier and greener recovery
11 December 2020
As governments respond to the #COVID-19 pandemic, the multiple links between public health and the environment have become evident. Sustaining environmental and health gains can therefore help prevent future pandemics and climate-related crises.
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Media advisory
ILO to release report on migrant pay gap
10 December 2020