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Voices of Action - Child labour
A library in Argentina protects children from labour in informal settlements
Located near a waste-picking area in José León Suárez, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, a community library offers books, care, and a safe alternative to the streets and child labour.
#AMR2025
ILO’s 20th American Regional Meeting opens with renewed commitment to social justice, and to inclusive and sustainable development
Government, employer and worker representatives from across the Americas gather in the Dominican Republic to address key issues for the world of work.
Global webinar spotlights innovative approaches to addressing informality through the social and solidarity economy
The ILO–WIEGO joint webinar highlighted the role of the social and solidarity economy (SSE) in addressing informality, drawing on ILO standards and resolutions. It featured country cases from Argentina, Colombia, India and Nigeria, and explored how...
Press release
ILO unveils key data on web-based platform work in Latin America and the Caribbean
New ILO report provides unprecedented data on workers in web-based digital platforms in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Offside: Marking the Field
Contributions to prevent and eradicate child labour and protect adolescent labour in the agricultural sector
A new publication, accompanied by a complementary infographic, presents the comprehensive journey of the ILO Argentina Offside project during the years 2019-2024. Contributions, lessons learned, strategic articulations, achievements and challenges...
Offside: Marking the Field
ILO concludes project on child labour in Argentina's agricultural sector
Since 2019, and with funding from the U.S. government, this initiative brought together tripartite constituents and key stakeholders to develop knowledge and public policies aimed at preventing and eradicating child labour and protecting adolescent...
"Employment in focus" Blog
Reflecting on Brazil’s G20 Presidency: Tackling poverty, inequality and financing challenges
Kee Beom Kim, ILO Macro-Economic and Employment Policies Specialist, reflects on the G20 Brazilian Presidency’s initiatives to tackle the challenges of poverty, employment, inequality and financing.
Jobs in renewable energy record highest annual growth rate, reaching 16.2 million
New report underscores the importance of holistic policies and investment in building a skilled and diverse workforce.
Global challenges - Global solutions podcast
Challenges and opportunities of an ageing workforce: A worker’s perspective
The number of aging workers in the workforce is growing. People are working longer, either because they want to, they must to make ends meet or have because they have unique skills. So, what are the implications of this trend? This podcast explores...
Social protection plays a key role in countering climate change impact but countries most impacted by the climate crisis are the least...
Governments must do more to utilize universal social protection to adapt to and mitigate the impact of climate change and achieve a just transition, according to a new ILO report.
Workshop
ILO leads a knowledge network aimed at supporting a just transition in Latin America and the Caribbean
Participants from nine countries took part in the ILO initiative to strengthen technical tools to support policy processes and regional networks to help accelerate the just transition.
Global Employment Trends for Youth 2024
Number of youth not in employment, education, or training (NEET) a cause for concern, despite falling jobless rate
New ILO report finds high shares of youth NEETs, regional and gender gaps, and growing youth anxiety about work, despite encouraging global youth unemployment trends.
Mind the Gap: Bridging the AI divide will ensure an equitable future for all
In a joint report, the ILO and the UN Office of the Secretary General’s Envoy on Technology warn that without international action, the AI revolution could widen the gap between high and low-income countries.
Generative AI could transform millions of jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean but digital divide poses challenges
Up to half of the jobs in the region for which GenAI could improve productivity – some 17 million – are hindered by gaps in digital access and infrastructure, according to a new ILO and World Bank study.
More workers than ever are losing the fight against heat stress
Heat is a silent killer that threatens the health and lives of a growing number of workers around the world, ILO report finds.
World Day Against Child Labour
A decade against child labour: Latin American and Caribbean countries present a mural on the region's trajectory at the ILC
Mural co-created by 31 countries and employers' and workers' organizations, represents the ten-year history of the Regional Initiative Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour.
The Global Coalition for Social Justice and our collective responsibility
Equality of access to education, healthcare, and decent work, including workplaces free of harassment and violence, are the foundations upon which a just society is built. By guaranteeing these pillars, we can aspire to a society where equal...
ILO Voices | Child labour
I was a child labourer, now I work to prevent it
Daniel Berruezo knows first-hand what child labour is. He worked from the age of seven in Argentina’s tobacco sector in the province of Salta. Now he is part of a regional effort to eliminate child labour through his work at Salta’s Ministry of...
Daniel Berruezo, Secretary of Labour of Salta
From experiencing child labour to implementing public policies to eradicate it
Since he was seven years old he worked in tobacco crops. Today, Daniel Berruezo is the head of the Rosario de Lerma delegation of the Secretariat of Labour of the province of Salta. His personal experience is present in the responsibilities he...
Jimena Álvarez Parma, labour inspector in the province of Salta
"A better articulated work can help us achieve more rights for children and adolescents"
Jimena Álvarez Parma is an inspector for Salta’s provincial field agency of the National Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security) in Salta. Since her youth she has been interested in promoting labour rights. Her experience as a model at...