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Violence and harassment

ILO welcomes commitments to ratify Convention on violence and harassment

Argentina, Finland, Spain and Uruguay have all formally committed to ratify the ILO’s Convention that provides an international framework to end violence and harassment in the world of work.

Social Justice

World Day of Social Justice 2020

If the future is going to work for everyone, it will mean putting people and planet first. But how? Tell policymakers what you think!

Rights of indigenous peoples

Urgent action needed to tackle poverty and inequalities facing indigenous peoples

Thirty years after the adoption of the only international Convention on the rights of indigenous peoples, a new ILO report finds they are still more likely to be poor and face particular hardships in the world of work.

Global Refugee Forum

Joint action to support refugees and host communities

The ILO will work to strengthen socio-economic growth and decent work for refugees and host communities as part of the PROSPECTS partnership.

UN Climate Change Conference - COP25

Climate Action for Jobs Initiative launched by UN Secretary-General and ILO Director-General

Launched at the COP25 in Madrid, the Climate Action for Jobs Initiative is designed to support countries in implementing their national climate action commitments, while ensuring that jobs, well-being and a just transition remain at the heart of...

ECLAC-ILO

The Narrowing of Gender Gaps in the Labour Market is Crucial for Growth, Equality and Poverty Reduction in the Region

A new joint ECLAC-ILO publication indicates that women’s access to paid activities is essential for achieving the 2030 Agenda’s Sustainable Development Goals.

ILO provides a message for the 5th Brazilian Meeting of Researchers on Cooperativism

ILO Cooperatives Unit sent a video message to the research conference organized by Sistema OCB, the national apex organization for the Brazilian cooperative movement.

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

New ILO research identifies policies to tackle poverty and inequality

Combining active labour market policies with income support makes both measures more effective in tackling poverty and helping people find decent work, a new report finds.

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.

Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators

OCB: Promoting and innovating in cooperative enterprises in Brazil

“Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators” is a series of interviews with co-operators from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths during the course of their work on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy (SSE)....

United Nations General Assembly

Importance of decent jobs, just transition to be highlighted at UN Climate Action Summit and General Assembly

ILO Director-General will promote decent work and a ‘just transition’ to greener economies, when he joins world leaders for the UN Climate Summit and UN General Assembly in New York.

UN system

UN and ILO: Future of work and the challenges for the cooperation agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean

United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinators and International Labour Organization (ILO) representatives in the region participate in a two-day meeting in Peru aimed at identifying opportunities to promote Decent Work as an essential component of the...

Media Advisory

United Nations and ILO meet in Lima to address challenges of the future of work in Latin America and the Caribbean

The dialogue between the ILO and the UN Resident Coordinators on 17 and 18 September seeks to strengthen cooperation to support countries in the region to meet the objectives of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting

ILO welcomes G20 commitment to human-centred future of work policies

The G20 Labour and Employment Ministers have adopted a Declaration committing to human-centred world of work policies. The ILO’s Director-General, who took part in the meeting in Japan, welcomed the statement.

G7 Biarritz Summit

The workplace equality challenge

ILO Director-General Guy Ryder has welcomed the decision to place the fight against inequality at the heart of this year’s G7 summit. Ryder, who will be attending the 24 to 26 August summit in Biarritz, France, called inequality one of the key...

ILO100

Taking the ILO to South America: An epic historical journey

Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and Chile were founding members of the International Labour Organization but were far removed from its Geneva headquarters. In order to draw them in closer, the first ILO Director, Albert Thomas, undertook an epic 70-day...

44th Technical Committee Meeting of ILO-CINTERFOR

Vocational training for the future of work: the challenge for Latin America and the Caribbean

The main Meeting on vocational training in the region will be held this week in Uruguay with more than 200 delegates from 20 countries. The Technical Committee of ILO/Cinterfor will address the challenges posed by the present and future of work.

Brazil dam collapse

ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, has issued a statement following the collapse of a dam in the town of Brumadinho, Brazil. Around 300 people are missing, with the chances of finding survivors reported to be very low.

Labour Overview 2018

Unemployment in Latin America and the Caribbean down slightly in 2018

After increasing for three years, unemployment in Latin America and the Caribbean dipped slightly in 2018, according to the ILO’s Labour Overview 2018. But there is uncertainty about future trends, amid slow growth, high volatility and concerns...

Structural transformation in emerging economies: leading sectors and the balanced growth hypothesis