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COVID-19: Social protection coverage

Plug social protection gaps in developing countries to prevent future crises, ILO says

Strengthened and comprehensive social protection systems will lessen the impact of crises such as COVID-19.

Maritime Labour Convention

Brazil ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (MLC, 2006)

Brazil became the 97th Member State of the ILO to have ratified the Convention.

COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace

Contagion or starvation, the dilemma facing informal workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Lockdown measures will worsen poverty and vulnerabilities among the world’s two billion informal economy workers, says the International Labour Organization.

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: Protecting workers in the workplace

Protect workers both now and after lockdowns ease, says ILO

The International Labour Organization warns that without adequate safeguards for returning workers there could be a second wave of the virus.

The G20 and the COVID-19 pandemic

Global action to beat COVID-19 crisis vital to prevent employment disaster, ILO tells G20 ministers

More needs to be done to protect workers and support businesses, particularly in low and middle income countries, the ILO Director-General has told labour ministers.

COVID-19: Supporting enterprises, jobs and incomes

ILO welcomes joint action to tackle COVID-19 threats to global garment industry

Employers, workers, retailers and major brands will form an international working group – convened by the International Labour Organization – to address the already serious damage to the garment industry caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19: Protecting vulnerable groups

From the classroom to the living room: online classes ensure ongoing professionalization for vulnerable groups amid the pandemic in Brazil

Cozinha&Voz Project is part of a broader initiative to promote decent work for vulnerable populations, jointly developed by the ILO and Brazil´s Federal Labour Prosecutor´s Office (MPT).

COVID-19: Country policy responses

The world of work and COVID-19: How countries are responding

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take its toll in many countries, the ILO is publishing a digest of the actions taken by its member States and their social partners, to lessen the impact on their economies and labour markets.

COVID-19 pandemic

ILO: COVID-19 eliminates the equivalent of 14 million jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean, and challenges the region to seek measures...

The region records enormous losses in working hours, which is reflected in a drop in employment. The pandemic especially affects sectors that generate a large number of jobs in the region, such as commerce and the service industry.

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 pandemic

ILO defers International Labour Conference until 2021 due to COVID-19

In view of the severe restrictions on travel and personal interaction implemented worldwide and the need to ensure the well-being of delegates and staff, the 109th session of the International Labour Conference will take place next year.

COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace

COVID-19 cruelly highlights inequalities and threatens to deepen them

The COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating already existing inequalities – from catching the virus, to staying alive, to coping with its dramatic economic consequences. Policy responses must ensure that support reaches the workers and enterprises who...

COVID-19: Protecting workers

Keys for effective teleworking during the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has meant that more people than ever before are teleworking – using information and communications technologies to do their work away from the office. ILO Working Time expert, Jon Messenger, explains how to get the best out of...

The G20 and the COVID-19 pandemic

ILO welcomes G20 commitment as a first global step in responding to the COVID-19 crisis

Guy Ryder, Director-General of the International Labour Organization, calls on G20 countries to work together to protect people, jobs, incomes and enterprises from the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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...

Global Employment Trends for Youth 2020

Unemployment, informality and inactivity plague youth in Latin America and the Caribbean

There are 9.4 million unemployed young people, 23 million do not study or work, and more than 30 million only get informal employment. The situation is worrying, and will become more complicated by the effects of coronavirus (COVID-19), said ILO...

Global Employment Trends for Youth 2020

Youth exclusion from jobs and training on the rise

Young people face an uncertain future in the labour market because of automation, the narrow focus of much vocational training and the lack of jobs to match their qualifications, says a new ILO report.

New ILO Director for Latin America and the Caribbean

Mr Vinícius Carvalho Pinheiro, a national of Brazil, is the new Director of the Regional Office

Governing Body

ILO Governing Body will not hold its March meeting due to Covid-19

The decision follows a risk assessment and consultations with the Swiss authorities. It means that Governing Body business will be dealt with later in the year.