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ILO contributes to the deliberation on the alliance between unions and cooperatives in the US
ILO Cooperatives Unit Manager provided a video message as a keynote to the Eastern Conference for Workplace Democracy in the US on how trade unions and cooperatives can work together to promote decent work for all.
ILO presents international trends on worker cooperative development at the 2019 Co-op IMPACT Conference in Washington
An ILO official participated in a panel on the scalability of the worker cooperative model and presented international trends and good practices on worker cooperative development.
UNTFSSE participates in the UNGA side event organized by Pact for Impact
ILO’s Enterprises Department Director and Chair of the UN Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE), Mr van Vuuren, participated as a speaker in a side meeting at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) organized by the Pact for Impact in New...
Future of work
We need an innovation shock
ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, tells participants at a Ford Foundation and ILO event in New York that the world of work needs to innovate to meet the challenges of the future of work.
ILO shares its message for a parallel event at the 63rd CSW on empowering women in waste management
ILO has sent a video message for a parallel event to the 63rd session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) on cooperative ways to empower informal women workers in waste management chains.
“ILO is more than a UN agency: it is an economic actor” Panel of experts discuss the Future of Work Report at top DC think tank
The Director of the ILO Office for the United States, Kevin Cassidy, and the Ford Foundation Director on the Future of Work, John Irons, join a panel in discussing the challenges ahead for the future of work and the importance of data and consensus...
“ILO is more than a UN agency: it is an economic actor” Panel of experts discuss the Future of Work Report at top DC think tank
ILO participates in an observance of the International Day of Cooperatives at the United Nations, New York
The Director ILO Office for the UN Director presented the relevance of cooperatives in promoting decent work and sustainable development at an observance of the 2018 International Day of Cooperatives held at UN Headquarters in New York.
Mind the gap: Differing perspectives of men and women economists may affect policy outcomes
Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators
Interview with Trebor Scholz – connecting cooperatives to the future of work, digitally
"Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators" is a series of interviews with cooperative leaders from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths during the course of their work with cooperatives. For this issue, ILO interviewed Professor...
Gender and European Economic Policy
Survey of European economists finds sizable gender gaps in opinions
Male and female economists in Europe hold different views on core precepts and methods as well as policy, according to a study based on a survey of economists in EU countries. Two US academics from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and an ILO...
Cooperatives provide an alternative model for the future of work
On 5 April, the eve of the symposium “Future of Work We Want: A Global Dialogue”, the ILO organized an event on the role of cooperation in a changing world of work.
Paris Agreement on climate change
Accelerated action on climate change receives overwhelming global support
The far-reaching Paris Agreement on climate change was signed at the United Nations by 175 countries ushering in an era of unprecedented action to protect the environment, slash greenhouse gas emissions and ensure a just transition to a low-carbon...
Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth
Guy Ryder announces Global Youth Initiative
A unique global partnership aims to lift the economic prospects of young people entering the workforce.
Youth Employment
UN Chiefs endorse Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth
UN Chief Executives Board endorses Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth, which ILO Director-General hails as exemplary system-wide effort for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Sustainable Development Goals
Grow the economy with a well-balanced diet
ILO Deputy Director-General Gilbert Houngbo shows the connection between decent work, acceptable living standards and economic growth, which together will help achieve several other sustainable development goals.
Round table on the implementation of international labour standards in Uzbekistan
A round table on progress in the cooperation between Uzbekistan and the International Labour Organization (ILO) was held in Tashkent on 5 – 6 August 2015.
Statement by Dr. Dlamini Zuma, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, on the occasion of the visit of Honourable Barack Obama,...
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, highlights the historic visit at a time when the African continent has adopted a framework for its development for the coming fifty years, Agenda 2063, the Africa we...
Cooperatives
When work is more than “just a job”
As the world celebrates the International Day of Cooperatives, ILO News looks at how one cooperative in Brooklyn, New York, is offering migrants a dignified and sustainable way to make a decent living.
ILO, US Department of Labor bring together experts to discuss forced labor and other forms of worker abuse