Highlights

November 2023

  1. Partnership

    Small farmers to benefit from new occupational safety and health partnership

    24 November 2023

    ILO and Eni are launching a partnership to improve occupational safety and health for small farmers involved in Eni's agro-industrial initiatives in Kenya and Cote d’Ivoire.

October 2023

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    Occupational Safety and Health

    Italy renews its commitment to the promotion of occupational safety and health

    11 October 2023

    Italy is the 79th country in the world to have ratified Convention No. 155, the 19th country to have ratified the 2002 Protocol to Convention No. 155, and the 62nd country to have ratified Convention No. 187.

March 2023

  1. Development cooperation

    Italy and the ILO support private sector development in Southern Iraq’s green economy

    09 March 2023

    An agreement between the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the International Labour Organization will enhance support to private sector development and decent work creation, with a focus on green jobs.

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    International Women’s Day 2023

    Employment-related gender gaps greater than previously thought, ILO report finds

    06 March 2023

    A new indicator developed by the International Labour Organization finds that women’s access to employment, working conditions and pay gap have barely improved in the past two decades.

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    Joint ILO-UNICEF report

    Number of children without critical social protection increasing globally

    01 March 2023

    Multiple crises set to plunge more children into poverty creating an urgent need to scale-up social protection, new joint ILO-UNICEF report warns.

February 2023

  1. World Day of Social Justice 2023

    The world needs a strong and sustained dose of social justice

    20 February 2023

    In a statement for World Day of Social Justice, ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo calls for a global momentum to contribute to the reduction and prevention of inequalities.

January 2023

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    WESO Trends 2023

    Economic slowdown likely to force workers to accept lower quality jobs

    16 January 2023

    Faltering global employment growth and the pressure on decent working conditions risk undermining social justice, according to the ILO’s World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2023 report.

December 2022

  1. International Migrants Day

    ILO announces winners of the 2022 Global Media Competition on Labour Migration

    16 December 2022

    Winning entries provide balanced and ethical reporting on migrants and labour migration and encourage the media to address stereotypes and misconceptions.

November 2022

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    Greening workplaces

    Enterprises must be key actors in the green transition

    14 November 2022

    Greening workplaces will play an increasingly important role in the green transition, as well as being an aspect of work life that matters greatly to both workers and employers.

October 2022

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    ILO Monitor on the World of Work

    Global labour market to deteriorate further as Ukraine conflict and other crises continue

    31 October 2022

    Unemployment and inequality both look set to rise because multiple and overlapping economic and political crises are threatening labour market recovery worldwide, according to the latest edition of the ILO Monitor on the World of Work.