All events: digital labour + digital divide + artificial intelligence + gig economy + data protection + algorithmic management
Research Seminar
Behind the AI Curtain: The Invisible Workers Powering AI Development
A seminar unveiling the unseen human labour and ethical challenges in AI development, emphasizing the role of invisible workers and advocating for equitable and ethical practices through ILO's guidance.
Event
Algorithmic management practices in regular workplaces
The ILO and the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission invite you to a half-day, in-person event in Brussels to launch their report on Algorithmic management practices in regular workplaces.
Research Seminar
The Civil Rights Question of our time: How companies use AI to hire, surveil and fire workers and what organized labour can do to fight back
Emmy-award winning journalist Hilke Schellmann discusses the pitfalls of AI in hiring and strategies for organized labour to counteract them.
International Journal of Labour Research
Launch of the 2023 edition of the International Journal of Labour Research
The ILO’s Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV) will organize a high-level launch of the International Journal of Labour Research on 11th December 2023 at 14:00 (CET-Geneva time). "A new social contract: achieving social justice in an era of...
Research Seminar
Generative AI and Jobs: A global analysis of potential effects on job quantity and quality.
The paper explores the complex relationship between Generative AI technologies and the global job market. It presents a global analysis, which suggests that the latest family of Generative AI has more potential to transform jobs by automating...
Webinar: How can fast-paced digitalization be sustainable in the financial sector? - Exploring good practices to promote decent work
On 5 December 2023, the ILO's Social Finance Programme and the Sectoral Policies Department organized the webinar "How can fast-paced digitalization be sustainable in the financial sector? - Exploring good practices to promote decent work".
Coordination Meeting on the Establishment of Joint Inspection Team for Labour Norms on Fisheries Vessels at Fishing Ports within the...
The meeting aims to officially announce and introduce the issuance of the new regional secretary decree on the joint inspection in Central Java.
Research Seminar
Digitalization during the Covid-19 Crisis: Implications for Productivity and Labor Markets in Advanced Economies
Discussion note: The pandemic accelerated digitalization and triggered a partial catch-up by less digitalized entities in advanced economies
ACTRAV Labour Research Journey for Africa
Trade Union Unity in Africa: How can it be achieved?
To stimulate the discussions and research on the challenge of revitalization within the trade union movement, the ILO’s Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV) will organize a Labour Research Journeys in April and May 2023. This series of webinars...
67th Commission on the Status of Women - Side Event
Addressing the gender pay gap in the digital economy: an EPIC side event
Research Seminar
The Impact of Automation on job transitions and future skills needs
This talk will examine the opportunities and challenges that workers who are at risk of job displacement resulting from automation could face in transitioning into the jobs that are expected to be created by the structural changes caused by...
Research Seminar
An ecosystem approach to skilling: Insights from 85 innovative programs
Opportunities for continuous up- and reskilling should be accessible to all workers in order to maintain the competitiveness of the workforce. However, our current systems for skill building are not ready to tackle this challenge: government,...
Communications Training for Employers and Workers Organizations on Labour Standards, OSH and Gender Equality
The 4-day course aims to help actors in the organization to build capabilities to communicate and raise awareness on the promotion of workers’ rights in their workplaces, which weave the fabrics of formal and informal working conditions.
Workshop on Prevention of Violence and Harassment in the Workplace for Labour Inspectors
The workshop aims to enhance and strengthen the awareness of social partners regarding ILO Convention No. 190 and the Law on Sexual Violence Act 12 of 2022 towards a safe working environment.
Research Seminar
Gatekeeping the labour market: How Recruiters use AI to find and assess talent
Advances in artificial intelligence, such as the advent of machine learning and the growth of big data, enable AI to be utilized to recruit, screen, and predict the success of applicants. This seminar will cover recent research on how employers can...
Masterclasses series “The skills bridge” - Episode 2
Digital transformations: Modernising apprenticeships and matching the needs of the digital economy
The masterclass series serves as a unique platform to take stock of innovative approaches, identify new practices, and evaluate recent developments in the dual VET and apprenticeship ecosystems.
The SKILLS Bridge - Episode 2: Digital transformations: Modernising apprenticeships and matching the needs of the digital economy
The SKILLS Bridge: Harnessing the potential of public and private sectors through dual VET Systems and Quality Apprenticeships
Seminar
2022 International Seminar on Future of Work in China
Workshop
Proposal for an ILO Policy Observatory on Work in the Digital Economy
Regulating for artificial intelligence (AI) across societies will not be easy. Variations in policymaking approaches for its development and governance across the world could lead to significant uncertainty for the world of work. Our proposal for...
Meeting of experts on decent work in the platform economy