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ILO discusses the International Labour Standards and their supervision at the European Parliament

Karen Curtis, Head of the Freedom of Association Branch at the International Labour Standards Department, participated in an exchange of views on International Labour Standards and their supervision, organized by the Committee on International Trade...

World Employment and Social Outlook - Trends 2020

Insufficient paid work affects almost half a billion people, new ILO report shows

A lack of decent work combined with rising unemployment and persisting inequality is making it increasingly difficult for people to build better lives through their work, according to the latest edition of the ILO’s global report on employment and...

World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends 2020

Insufficient paid work affects almost half a billion people, new ILO report shows

A lack of decent work combined with rising unemployment and persisting inequality is making it increasingly difficult for people to build better lives through their work, according to the latest edition of the ILO’s global report on employment and...

ILO addresses PERC conference on labour migration in Europe and Central Asia

Heinz Koller, ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia, participated in the General Assembly of the Pan-European Regional Council (PERC) of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). He also addressed...

The Future of Work - Towards a progressive agenda for all

Heinz Koller, ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia, participated in the opening panel discussion during a conference on the Future of Work organized by the European Policy Centre (EPC).

Towards compensation for exploitation and violence against migrant workers

Finnish Presidency of the EU hosts conference on business and human rights

ILO participates in a research workshop of UN Task Force on SSE on statistics

Officials of the ILO participated in a workshop on SSE statistics to present the Guidelines concerning Statistics of Cooperatives which was adopted in 20th ICLS in 2018 and approved at ILO GB in March 2019.

China-Belgium-ILO seminar: unlocking the potential of women to achieve sustainable development

Standards and practices for a zero-tolerance policy on child labour

Belgian stakeholders reflect on Universal Social Protection by 2030

European equality bodies discuss how to combat sexual harassment at work

Ensuring a just transition requires innovative social policies

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Council of the EU welcomes the ILO Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work

The Council calls on the EU Member States to pursue a human-centred approach to the future of work.

ILO participates in a meeting on platform cooperatives in Brussels

The ILO Cooperatives Unit Manager reflected on how to ensure workers’ rights in the platform economy, including through cooperative worker ownership of digital platforms.

ILO discusses Universal Social Protection at the World Social Security Forum

The ILO actively participated in the World Social Security Forum in Brussels and gave a keynote speech on 100 years of social protection and the 2030 Agenda.

Education, training and lifelong learning should form an integral part of comprehensive policies taking a whole of government approach, ILO...

Employment creation

Small businesses and self-employed provide most jobs worldwide, new ILO report says

A ground-breaking study reveals that seven in 10 workers are self-employed or in small businesses, a finding that has significant implications for employment and enterprise support policies world-wide.

Getting from policies to employment - Lessons learned from the EU and ILO STRENGTHEN Project

Several ILO specialists presented their research on the EU-funded ILO STRENGTHEN Project at a conference in Brussels.

Trade for Her: Empowering women through international trade

ILO Director-General Guy Ryder underlined the need for a human-centred approach to trade policy at the ‘Trade for Her’ conference, organized by the European Commissioner for Trade.