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Future of work

Keynote address at the 2023 Talent summit: The impact of the future of work

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the 2023 Talent summit: The impact of the future of work of the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Inc. (AmCham), 2 February 2023, Manila, Philippines

Blog

Amid crisis there is reason to hope – if we come together to pursue social justice

In a blog for the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, ILO Director-General calls for more international cooperation to achieve sustainable development goals and greater social justice.

Good Practices: Knowledge Sharing for Partnerships on the Elimination of Child Labour in Supply Chains

ACCEL Africa documented 14 good practices in the fight against child labour, which emerged from the ACCEL Africa project implementation in 6 countries: Cote d’Ivoire, Egypt, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria and Uganda. Hayat Osseiran, International Consultant,...

Opportunities for Lives Project touched more than 12,000 lives in 5 years

The project achieved significant, replicable, successful examples in refugee entrepreneurship, social adaptation at work, and formal employment.

Child labour

ACCEL Africa partners unite to share vital knowledge on combating child labour in Cocoa and Gold Mining value chains in Cote d’Ivoire

The objectives of the knowledge sharing event were to review the project's interventions, share knowledge, lessons, best practices, and challenges related to the implementation of the ACCEL Africa project, and develop roadmaps and recommendations.

Timor-Leste launches its 2021 Labour Force Survey Report

The General Directorate of Statistics (GDS) of the Ministry of Finance, the Secretariat of State for Vocational Training and Employment (SEFOPE), together with the International Labour Organization (ILO) is launching the 2021 Timor-Leste Labour...

Road to economic recovery starts with productive and resilient enterprises

ILO SCORE and GIZ launched a new "Support to Crisis Management for SMEs” project in Tunisia to strengthen the resilience and adaptability of 100 small businesses to address disruptions and advance economic recovery and progress

The ILO Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work project validates Sector Systems Analysis (SSA) report and interventions for implementation

The ILO Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work project gears up to support micro-, meso- and macro-level interventions in the Ghanaian textiles and garments value chain to promote productivity and decent work

Third meeting of the Policy Working Group in Jordan

Video

How we shape a better future with decent work for all

WESO Trends 2023

Economic slowdown likely to force workers to accept lower quality jobs

Faltering global employment growth and the pressure on decent working conditions risk undermining social justice, according to the ILO’s World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2023 report.

Faltering global employment growth and the pressure on decent working conditions risk undermining social justice

According to the ILO report "World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2023", workers may be forced to accept lower quality jobs as a result of the economic slowdown, insufficient global employment growth and the difficulty of promoting decent...

Media Advisory

ILO to release new analysis of global labour markets and social trends

The ILO will publish a new edition of its "World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2023", which looks at the impact of economic slowdown on the global labour market.

Our impact, Their voices

Brighter light and higher hopes: Solar energy systems keep technical schools running in Lebanon

The ILO provided a number of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) schools with solar systems in Lebanon to keep their doors open and trained their students on solar panel installation and maintenance to build their skills and help...

Digitalising a fashion business in Nigeria

A local business promoting women’s employment in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The recovery of a business in the culture sector in an Argentinian mountain valley

From unemployment to the creation of jobs for 10 additional people

Environmental sustainability in a furniture business

An opportunity to start over with a factory of hopes