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The Middle East crisis: Activating social dialogue early matters
The Middle East crisis underscores the importance of early social dialogue to help protect jobs, incomes and working conditions, and support more resilient and inclusive responses in labour markets and economies.
Occupational safety and health
ILO and NEBOSH join forces to boost safety in Guyana
Middle East crisis weighs on global labour markets
Report finds rising risks to jobs, incomes and working conditions worldwide, with uneven effects across regions and growing pressure on migrant workers and remittance-dependent economies.
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Lasting shocks from the Middle East crisis: Emerging risks for the world of work
Beyond its human toll, the Middle East crisis is hitting jobs, incomes, and working conditions worldwide. Early action is critical to protect labour markets, especially for vulnerable workers, small businesses, and low-income households.
Sectoral labour data and statistics
ILO integrates sectoral labour statistics to strengthen access to world of work data
Updated sectoral webpages now combine data from ILOSTAT with key resources on labour standards, policies, and research across major industries — helping constituents, researchers, and policymakers make evidence-based decisions to promote decent work.
New reports
Human resources’ needs in the ‘oil and gas’ and ‘construction’ sectors in Guyana revealed
Two new reports by the International Labour Organization (ILO), in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), highlight main occupational and skills needs in the oil and gas and construction sectors in Guyana upon...
Alarming situation of occupational safety and health in Iraq, particularly in the oil and gas sector
Guyana
Skills development through quality apprenticeships: Addressing skills mismatch and youth unemployment
By Dennis Zulu, Director, International Labour Organization (ILO) Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean and Yeşim Oruç, UN Resident Coordinator in Guyana
Applying the G20 Training Strategy in Kyrgyzstan (Phase 2)
Development of competency-based training curricula for Gas Industry, Milk Processing and Tourism & Hospitality
Applying the G20 Training Strategy in Kyrgyzstan (Phase 2)
Kyrgyz Republic developed internationally comparable occupational standards for Gas Industry, Milk Processing industry and Tourism and...
Applying the G20 Training Strategy in Kyrgyzstan (Phase 2)
Employers from gas industry, milk processing and tourism/ hospitality discuss occupational standards
ILO welcomes the Maputo Consensus on safety and health in the oil and gas industry in sub-Saharan Africa
With the support of the ILO, governments, employers and workers from sub-Saharan African countries agreed to promote safer workplaces, productivity, decent work and inclusive economic growth in the industry.
Oil and gas industry
Oil and gas: Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) in polar climes
A tripartite meeting considered the special circumstances influencing OSH for the oil and gas industry in the northern hemispheres coldest regions.
Skills
Wanted: Local workers for the oil and gas industry
The oil and gas industry is facing increasing shortages of skilled workers. This could be an opportunity for oil- and gas-producing countries to boost the involvement of their local workforce.
Partnership agreements
ILO, Russian Federation sign key agreements
The ILO and the Russian Federation have launched a new and strategic era of cooperation with the signing of three key agreements.
Oil and gas industry
Governments, oil firms and oil workers meeting at ILO to discuss implications of global crisis for oil and gas industry
Amid a global downturn in employment in the oil and gas sector, senior representatives of governments, workers’ and employers’ organizations are to discuss the state of industrial relations in the petroleum industry at a meeting at the International...