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Youth and COVID-19

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth, and what to do about it

Human rights and decent work in global supply chains

A due diligence instrument at the EU level would be catalytic, says ILO Director-General

The impact of minimum wage and collective bargaining on inequality

The ILO participated in a conference on strengthening fairness and solidarity in the EU social market economy, organized by the European Commission.

COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace

COVID-19 leads to massive labour income losses worldwide

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.

Climate change

The adaptation to climate change and the world of work

Syria: IV Brussels Conference

Statement by the ILO Director-General to the Brussels IV Conference supporting Syria and the region

“Let us focus on building back better with a human-centred approach with and for refugees and their host communities,” ILO Director-General Guy Ryder has said to the Brussels IV Conference on supporting the future of Syria and the region, convened...

COVID-19: Stimulating the economy and employment

As jobs crisis deepens, ILO warns of uncertain and incomplete labour market recovery

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.

How COVID-19 affects Europeans and the EU labour market

The ILO and Eurofound jointly organized a webinar which discussed the impact of the current crisis on European workers and businesses. Europe is hard hit, but it has swiftly responded to the pandemic.

Social protection in the EU

Building Back Better: Strengthening Social Protection in the EU

The UN Human Rights Regional Office for Europe and the ILO jointly organized a webinar to explore promising practices and challenges for social protection systems in the EU. Panelists agreed that economic and social policies need to work in tandem.

COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace

ILO: More than one in six young people out of work due to COVID-19

The ILO’s latest analysis of the labour market impact of COVID-19 exposes the devastating and disproportionate effect on young workers, and analyses measures being taken to create a safe return to work environment.

European labour market has above average risk exposure from the crisis in terms of employment impacts

At a webinar organized by Eurocities, Steven Kapsos, Head of the ILO's Data Production and Analysis Unit, presented the ILO’s assessment of the impact of the global pandemic on the world of work.

ILO contribution to the consultation on the EU External Gender Action Plan III 2021-2025

COVID-19: Stimulating the economy and employment

ILO: As job losses escalate, nearly half of global workforce at risk of losing livelihoods

The latest ILO data on the labour market impact of the COVID-19 pandemic reveals the devastating effect on workers in the informal economy and on hundreds of millions of enterprises worldwide.

COVID-19: Stimulating the economy and employment

ILO: COVID-19 causes devastating losses in working hours and employment

The COVID-19 pandemic is having a catastrophic effect on working hours and earnings, globally. A new ILO report highlights some of the worst affected sectors and regions, and outlines policies to mitigate the crisis.

COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace

Almost 25 million jobs could be lost worldwide as a result of COVID-19, says ILO

An initial assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on the global world of work says the effects will be far-reaching, pushing millions of people into unemployment, underemployment and working poverty, and proposes measures for a decisive, co-ordinated...

Social dialogue and the Future of Work

Enhancing social partners’ and social dialogue’s roles in a changing world of work

A new report by the ILO in cooperation with the European Commission looks at how the social partners in European countries are adapting to sweeping changes in the world of work.

Decent minimum wages across the EU

Unpaid care work and motherhood employment penalty widen gender gaps

Unpaid care work is the main reason why women are outside the labour force, the Director of ILO-Brussels has said at an exchange on the EU Gender Equality Strategy with EU Commissioner for Equality Helena Dalli, organized by FEPS and Friedrich Ebert...

Better Work in Vietnam and the EU-Vietnam free trade agreement

Roopa Nair, Head of Operations, Quality, and Innovation at Better Work, participated at a High-Level Conference on the EU-Vietnam free trade agreement, organized in the European Parliament.

Promoting decent work in global value chains

Audrey Le Guével, Programme and Operations Officer at ILO-Brussels, participated in a panel debate on “Reshaping the future of work in global value chains”, organized by the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE).