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Work for a brighter future

A Universal Labour Guarantee, social protection from birth to old age and an entitlement to lifelong learning are among ten recommendations made in a landmark report by the International Labour Organization’s Global Commission on the Future of Work.
Explore the digital presentation of the report here.

• Watch the launch of the Global Commission report on the Future of Work

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Universal and lasting peace: The ILO Centenary

A century ago, the founders of the ILO recognized the importance of social justice in securing peace, against a background of the exploitation of workers in the industrializing nations of that time.

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Official ILO Centenary celebrations begin

January 22nd 2019 marked the official start of the ILO Centenary celebrations as Director-General Guy Ryder welcomed the Centenary year in a speech to staff. He was accompanied by government member, Claudio Julio de la Puente Ribeyro; employer member Mthunzi Mdwaba and worker member Catelene Passchier, as well as representatives from the Geneva authorities. Watch the video here.

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Setting standards for decent work

Developing international labour standards at the ILO is a unique process involving governments, workers and employers from around the world working together. Find out more about the ILO’s mission to advance social justice and promote decent work in chapter 2 of our new multimedia, interactive Centenary website.
We’ll be rolling out new chapters in the course of the next two months on ilo.org/100 as we celebrate our 100th anniversary.

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