ILO at the UN

Report

World of Work Report 2013: Repairing the economic and social fabric

The study analyses the global employment situation, as well as labour market performance and projections, at the global and regional levels. It also looks at changes in technology that have significant implications for employment and earnings.
Report

The global impact of e-waste: Addressing the challenge

This paper explores the volumes, sources and flows of e-waste, the risks it poses to e-waste workers and the environment, occupational safety and health issues, labour issues and regulatory frameworks.
Project

Culture and Development Partnership Framework

The CDPF Programme provides a unique opportunity to improve the employment and economic prospects of China's ethnic minorities, through a culture-based development.
Fact sheet

Cultural identity as an engine of development in Chile

In the province of San Antonio, a provincial cultural heritage is transformed into a concept that can promote the economic development of a territory, mobilizing its stakeholders around a shared identity and generating new employment opportunities for its inhabitants.

UN Thematic Debate on Inequality

8 July 2013, UN Headquarters, New York
Delivering on the Promise of Microinsurance: Putting Clients First

9 July 2013, Paul Calello Auditorium (2B), Credit Suisse, 11 Madison Ave, New York
High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on Disability and Development

23 September 2013, UN Headquarters, New York

Urgent action needed to prevent and eliminate child labour in domestic work

17 June 2013

The ILO calls for concerted action and a robust legal framework to clearly identify, prevent and eliminate child labour in domestic work.
Jobs and livelihoods critical to achieve sustainable development

17 June 2013

To keep pace with the growth of the world’s labour force over the fifteen-year period from 2016 to 2030, some 470 million new jobs will be needed.
The search for decent work is at the center of most migration

07 June 2013

Migrants are contributing to economies through their labour and the businesses they create, as consumers, taxpayers and agents of technology transfer.
Development and tradition are not at odds

23 May 2013

Consultation and participation can enable indigenous peoples to play a leading role in shaping their development, while maintaining traditional cultures and livelihoods.