News
June 2022
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Video presentation
Job Creation in Small and Medium Enterprises: An Updated Guide to Recommendation No. 189
27 June 2022
The ILO Recommendation No. 189 is the only International Labour Standard providing guidelines on general conditions to increase job creation in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The ILO published a new Guide to support employment policies compliant with the Recommendation No.189. This Guide outlines strategies, tools and good practices from different regions of the world to help member states to coordinate actions and effectively generate productive and decent jobs in SMEs.
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Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day 2022
Small Matters: ILO Director-General Guy Ryder’s message on SMEs
27 June 2022
In his message for the 5th Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day (MSME), International Labour Organization Director-General – Guy Ryder, emphasizes the importance of MSMEs, and calls attention to the need to collectively support them to drive inclusive economic recovery, environmental sustainability and decent job creation.
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Day of the Seafarer 2022
Updated standards improve maritime workers' protection
25 June 2022
Millions of people depend directly on the sea for their livelihoods and hundreds of millions more rely on them for food. Safeguarding the rights and conditions of seafarers has been part of the ILO’s work for more than 100 years. In June 2022, Member States adopted important amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 - which is widely known as the “seafarers’ bill of rights”.
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Podcast series: Global challenges – Global solutions
Skilling, re-skilling, digitalization and the future of work
24 June 2022
This podcast episode explores labour market skills needs, and how education, training and lifelong learning can effectively skill and re-skill workers throughout their lives in an evolving and increasingly digitalized labour market.
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Decent Work in Garment Supply Chains Asia
Asia still ‘garment factory of the world’ yet faces numerous challenges as industry evolves
24 June 2022
A new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO) highlights trends in employment, wages and productivity the Asian garment, footwear and textiles industry.
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Social protection
Bangladesh government launches first employment injury scheme pilot in the garment sector
21 June 2022
A transformative approach towards an employment injury scheme for all.
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© M. Crozet / ILO/OIT 2022
Press release
App helps protect outdoor workers from dangers of the sun
21 June 2022
Skin cancer is preventable, yet despite this more than 120,000 people globally died of the disease and more than 1.5 million were diagnosed with it in 2020.
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Our impact, their voices
He is from Syria and I am from Iraq. But we work together like brothers
20 June 2022
ILO labour intensive programme brings communities together in Iraq.
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ILO in action
South Africa develops its social and solidarity economy
17 June 2022
The South African government has embarked on an ambitious programme to develop the social and solidarity economy in the country, with technical support from the International Labour Organization. The social and solidarity economy comprises of entities that pursue social, economic, and environmental objectives in the collective interest of their members and users. Chief Technical Adviser, Kerryn Krige explains.
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© Kate Holt / Solidarity Center 2022
International Domestic Workers Day
Only six per cent of domestic workers have comprehensive social protection, says ILO
16 June 2022
Domestic workers make an important contribution to society, providing vital care for families and households, but they remain undervalued.