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Employment and Social Developments in Europe

The changing nature of work and skills in the digital age

The ILO participated in a conference which presented a new report on the impact of the digital revolution on labour markets, written by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre.

Forced Labour

Belgium joins efforts to combat forced labour

Belgium has ratified the Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention becoming the 38th ILO member State to do so

Labour Income Share and Distribution

Just 10 per cent of workers receive nearly half of global pay

An ILO assessment gives the first global estimates of the distribution of labour income, and shows that pay inequality remains pervasive in the world of work. The findings are drawn from a new database which includes national, regional and global...

Bullying and sexual harassment in the legal sector

The Director of ILO-Brussels presented the newly adopted ILO Standards on the elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work at an event hosted by the International Bar Association in Brussels.

A new start for collective bargaining in Europe

Day 10: 108th International Labour Conference

Marshall Islands, Belgium, highlight climate threats, technological change

More than thirty world leaders have addressed the two-week International Labour Conference, which this year marks the Centenary of the ILO. They expressed support for the ILO’s social justice mandate and called for global action for a just future of...

108th International Labour Conference

Address by King Philippe of the Belgians at the International Labour Conference

ILO participates in the European Development Days

During the European Development Days on adressing inequalities, the ILO participated in four lab debates, including a debate on Universal social protection.

EU-India migration corridor: talent mobility seminar

ILO supports socio-economic integration and decent work for migrants and refugees from Venezuela

At a workshop in Brussels, the ILO discussed its interventions aimed at responding to the challenge of the socio-economic integration of Venezuelans arriving in other countries of Latin America.

Promoting the inclusion of asylum-seekers and refugees in the labour market

The ILO participated in a conference organised by ETUC on the second phase of the Labour-INT project, which promotes the inclusion of asylum-seekers and refugees in the labour market through a multi-stakeholder approach.

EU, FAO and ILO unite to end child labour in agriculture

The macroeconomic implications of population ageing

Future of Work

Social dialogue delivers results

ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, underlined the importance of social dialogue at a Centenary conference on ‘The Future of Work’ in Belgium.

Working conditions

Job quality of concern to all workers

A joint report by the ILO and the European research agency, Eurofound, provides an unprecedented comparative analysis of job quality around the world, including work hours, gender pay differences, exposure to physical risks and opportunities for...

The implementation of the Global Compact for Migration at the European level

Occupational safety and health

New safety and health issues emerge as work changes

A new report on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH), published ahead of the World Day for Safety and Health at Work on 28 April, reviews the ILO’s 100 years of achievements, and reveals some of the emerging challenges and opportunities in creating...

Informal EPSCO meeting focusses on boosting women’s labour market participation

At the Informal Meeting of the EU Ministers of Employment and Social Policy (EPSCO), Heinz Koller, ILO Assistant Director-General, described the gender gaps in the labour market.

High-level conference - The Future of Work: Today. Tomorrow. For All.

A conference organized by the European Commission discussed the changes taking place in the world of work and explored how the future of work can be inclusive.