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2022
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News
Fostering entrepreneurship for Timor-Leste’s women and other vulnerable groups
26 August 2022
The ILO, under a joint EU-UN Spotlight Partnership, works hand in hand with its social partners to provide entrepreneurship skills and opportunities to be economically independent for women and other vulnerable groups in Timor-Leste.
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© ILO 2024
Voices
How work gave me purpose after Beirut blast
04 August 2022
On August 4, 2020, large parts of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, were devastated by a massive explosion in the port. For Hani Baltaji, the rebuilding of a municipal police station has not only helped towards Beirut’s recovery, but also his own.
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Podcast series: Global challenges – Global solutions
Work-life transitions: Are they becoming more turbulent?
27 July 2022
This podcast episode aims to explore labour market transition patterns to enhance global knowledge of such patterns for informed and timely policymaking, particularly in emerging and developing countries, and identifies the role digitalization plays as a driver of changing transition patterns but also as a facilitator of transitions.
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Easy-to-read version of "Making the future of work inclusive of people with disabilities" report
Making sure that work in the future is better and fairer for people with disabilities
11 July 2022
This easy-to-read version of the 2019 publication "Making the future of work inclusive of people with disabilities" by Fundación ONCE and the ILO Global Business and Disability Network shows how to ensure that the future of work is inclusive, leaving no one behind, including the one billion persons with disabilities living on our planet.
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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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© Kate Holt / Solidarity Center 2024
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.
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ILOSTAT blog
New ILO database highlights labour market challenges of persons with disabilities
13 June 2022
There are an estimated 1 billion persons with disabilities around the world, or 15 per cent of the global population. Most of them are of working age. New labour market indicators are now available on ILOSTAT that reveal the many challenges faced by persons with disabilities compared with persons without when it comes to the world of work.
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Podcast series: Global challenges – Global solutions
The digital divide: Can we narrow the gap?
13 June 2022
In many ways, digitalization has made the world of work a better place. Yet many groups of workers, in particular, those who are already disadvantaged and marginalized, face challenges associated with unequal access to digital technologies. This podcast episode examines the digital divide and offers some ideas for narrowing it.
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Disability and work
Unilever and ISS join ILO’s Global Business and Disability Network
26 April 2022
The expansion of the International Labour Organization’s Global Business and Disability Network indicates increasing recognition by companies of the benefits of disability inclusion.
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The Future of Work Podcast
Can you really afford not to invest in diversity and inclusion?
08 April 2022
Today, diversity and inclusion have become new buzzwords in the global agenda. Yet, despite some progress, a lot remains to be done to embed diversity and inclusion in all aspects of the employee lifecycle and drive productivity, profitability, and innovation in businesses.