News on Least developed countries
March 2021
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National Social Dialogue Conference, Occupied Palestinian Territory
A better future for Palestinians
03 March 2021
Prioritizing employment, workers’ rights, social protection and social dialogue will be essential if Palestinians are to create a human-centred recovery from COVID-19 that is sustainable and inclusive, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder told Palestinian tripartite constituents.
December 2020
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Global Wage Report 2020-21
COVID-19 drives wages down, new ILO report finds
02 December 2020
Even before the COVID pandemic hit, hundreds of millions of workers worldwide were being paid less than the minimum wage.
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ILO, UNICEF and Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors joint press release
The Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors, the ILO and UNICEF join forces to expand social protection for all through sustainable financing
01 December 2020
Joint programme on improving synergies between social protection and public finance management
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ILO, UNICEF and Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors joint press release
The Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors, the ILO and UNICEF join forces to expand social protection for all through sustainable financing
01 December 2020
Joint programme on improving synergies between social protection and public finance management
October 2020
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Rights at work
Fundamental rights at work can help build back better from COVID-19
28 October 2020
Core work-related rights and principles can play a vital role in recovery from the COVID-19 crisis and help build back a better, more equitable, world of work, according to a new ILO paper.
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Joint Sida-ILO-UNHCR Workshop
Putting Nexus into Practice: Using and Developing Markets to Promote Livelihoods and Decent Work in Fragile Contexts
21 October 2020
How ILO and UNHCR Went from Talk to Walk Using a Joint Approach for Inclusive Market Systems
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Annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank
ILO: The world economy needs a new engine of economic recovery
16 October 2020
In written statements to the annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder warned against higher levels of poverty and inequality resulting from the COVID-19 crisis. Highlighting the urgent need for social protection for all, he called for profound structural changes to build back better and faster.
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Labour Overview in Latin America and the Caribbean
ILO: 34 million jobs lost by the COVID-19 crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean
01 October 2020
The pandemic has led to a drastic contraction in employment and income in the region, but signs of an early recovery suggest the situation could begin to improve in the coming weeks.
September 2020
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COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace
COVID-19 leads to massive labour income losses worldwide
23 September 2020
A new ILO analysis of the labour market impact of COVID-19 reveals a “massive” drop in labour income and a fiscal stimulus gap that threatens to increase inequality between richer and poorer countries.
July 2020
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Virtual Global Summit
ILO Global Summit builds commitment to create better world of work after COVID-19
13 July 2020
Global leaders discussed strategies to ensure the world of work after the COVID-19 pandemic tackles the vulnerabilities exposed by the outbreak, including a lack of social protection, the informal economy, inequality and climate change.
June 2020
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COVID-19: Stimulating the economy and employment
As jobs crisis deepens, ILO warns of uncertain and incomplete labour market recovery
30 June 2020
The International Labour Organization’s latest analysis of the labour market impact of COVID-19 finds its impact on the world of work was more severe than previously estimated, and offers three scenarios for the second half of 2020.