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Labour market

ILO reveals substantial skills mismatch in Europe

New ILO study calls on governments and social partners in Europe to provide workers with skills that match those demanded by employers.

Media advisory

ILO to issue new study on skills mismatch in Europe

Experts from Europe, CIS and Baltic states discuss e-Services in social security

On October 23, representatives of social security institutions from 15 countries, of Europe, the CIS and Baltic states finished up their discussion of problems emerging with the enhancement of quality and scalability of e-Services in social security...

International agencies' meeting

Guy Ryder: Better jobs and higher wages can reverse slow-growth trap

ILO Director-General warns of “slow-growth trap” for global economy and urges leaders to reverse the trend through a renewed focus on higher wages and better jobs.

New ILO Protocol on Forced Labour to be discussed with the diplomatic community at the upcoming European Commemoration Day Against...

In commemoration of the European Day against Trafficking in Persons, an event will explore the challenges of Protection and Partnership, on October 17th, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

Youth employment in the CIS discussed in St Petersburg

Within the framework of the project “Partnerships for Youth Employment Project in the CIS”, a Peer Review Conference was conducted in St Petersburg on 13 – 17 October. The project is implemented by the ILO Moscow Office in partnership with Russian...

Combating Child Labour in Central Asia. Commitment becomes Action

The ILO-IPEC Project “Combating Child Labour in Central Asia. Commitment becomes Action” organized two sub-regional workshops for tripartite participants from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey and Uzbekistan.

Law ratifying ILO Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention

The Federal Law ratifies the Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144). The Convention aims to continue the work on building and developing labour relations in Russia.

Employment

Spain’s challenge: Growing with quality jobs

A new ILO report presents a series of measures to stimulate much needed job creation and cut mass unemployment in Spain amid some signs of economic recovery.

Cooperatives and post-2015 conference in Brussels

"Cooperatives are major job creators”

Simel Esim, Head of the ILO’s Cooperatives Unit, underlined the key role cooperatives could play in the post-2015 development agenda.

Lunch lecture on "Growing Inequalities and Social Unrest in the World" in Brussels

At a lunch lecture in Brussels, ILO Research Director Raymond Torres presented recent ILO findings on income inequality in the world.

Conference "Europe at a Crossroads"

ILO: "Economic and social dimensions of European integration are slipping out of balance"

Europe’s response to the different crises has left many Europeans wondering what happened to the vitally important social dimension of the European project, Gilbert Houngbo (ILO) warns.

Informal economy

Eastern Europe: Strong Social Dialogue needed, Unions say

Conference "Europe at a Crossroads"

"More and better jobs have to go hand in hand with fiscal and monetary policies in Europe"

Speaking at the ETUC-ETUI Conference "Europe at a crossroads. Which way to quality jobs and prosperity?", ILO Deputy Director-General Gilbert Houngbo called for a balanced approach where job creation and fiscal and monetary policies go hand in hand.

European Parliament hearing

ILO: “True sustainable progress requires clear regulation and enforcement”

Gilbert Houngbo, ILO Deputy Director-General, told the European Parliament that clear regulation and law enforcement are key challenges in moving towards a fair and sustainable globalization.

Kazakhstan to provide free technical vocational education

Kazakhstan will provide free first technical vocational education. At a Cabinet meeting on September 23 Minister of Education and Science Aslan Sarinzhipov introduced a bill amending and supplementing several legal acts on education.

Informal economy: trade unions’ policy and actions

On September 17-19, Armenia’s capital Yerevan hosted a subregional meeting on informal economy. It was organized by the Pan-European Regional Council of the International Trade Union Confederation (PERC-ITUC) and the ILO to develop recommendations...

Uzbekistan creates Coordination Council on Child Labour Issues

Uzbekistan has created the Coordination Council on Child Labour Issues that consists of representatives from the Council of the Trade Unions’ Federation, the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Population, the Chamber of Commerce and...

Informal economy

ILO Director-General: Labour inspections key to fighting undeclared work

Guy Ryder urges EU member states to ramp up steps to support formalization of the informal economy, spotlighting specific action for tackling undeclared work.

Moscow hosts international seminar of public employment services

On September 17-18, Russia’s Federal Service for Labour and Employment (Rostrud) held an international seminar for members of the World Association of Public Employment Services focusing on models of public employment service (PES): centralized and...