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Building trade unions capacity in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan to recruit informally employed workers into their ranks

More than 40 trade union representatives from Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan convened to develop action strategy with a particular focus on the issue of protecting the rights and recruiting people informally employed in the economy into the ranks of...

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ILO Launches Ratification Campaign to Broaden Adoption of its Key Employment Services Conventions

Emphasizing the critical importance of public and private employment services to achieve robust labour markets and a human-centered and job-rich recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Labour Organization has launched a targeted...

Youth employment

What works in youth employment? Results from an impact assessment of Montenegro’s largest internship programme for university graduates

Youth employment has been high on the agenda of the Montenegrin Government. For 10 years, the Government has invested up to 8 Mio EUR per year for a large internship programme for university graduates. 9 out of 10 youth graduating each year from the...

ILO Monitor on the World of Work

ILO: Labour market recovery goes into reverse

Recovery in the global labour market is threatened by multiple and interlinked global crises, as well as increasing inequalities, according to the latest ILO report on the world of work.

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ILO to release latest Monitor on the world of work, analyzing impact of multiple crises

The ILO will publish the 9th edition of its Monitor report series, which tracks the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and other crises on workers and businesses worldwide.

Ukraine crisis

Nearly 5 million jobs have been lost in Ukraine since the start of the Russian aggression, says ILO

Amid the humanitarian crisis sparked by Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, labour markets are being disrupted both in the country and in neighbouring states.

Paraguay: National Employment Policy with Decent Work and Inclusive Economic Growth Presented

The activity was held in the presence of the Director of the ILO Office for the Southern Cone of Latin America, Fabio Bertranou and the Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security, Carla Bacigalupo.

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ILO to release assessment of the impact of the conflict in Ukraine on the world of work

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Collective agreements contribute to fighting inequality, says ILO

Collective bargaining played a crucial role during the pandemic and can provide an effective means for employers and workers to tackle the new challenges that are shaking up the world of work.

Economic and social development in LDCs

Progress in Least Developed Countries stalled by multiple crises

Structural weaknesses in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) will be exacerbated if they are not able to fully participate in the global recovery.

Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF

Statement by Mr Guy Ryder, Director-General, International Labour Organization, to the Development Committee

Uzbekistan Public Work Programme proved effective in responding to COVID-19 job crisis

The Uzbekistan Public Work Programme (PWP) was one of the most effective responses to the job-crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.

ILO trains 32 TVET trainers on core employability skills in demand in the private and public sectors in Ethiopia

Under the Global Programme on Skills and Lifelong Learning (GPSL3), the ILO Country Office for Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Sudan and South Sudan organised a five-day Training of Trainers (ToT) in Bishoftu, Ethiopia, from 28 February to 4 March 2022.

Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF

Statement by Mr Guy Ryder, Director-General, International Labour Organization, to the IMFC

Capacity building workshop on the Skills for Trade and Economic Diversification (STED) for five SIFA countries

The STED capacity building workshop was held in Zanzibar, Tanzania on April 4 - 8, 2022 within the framework of the SIFA-Skills Anticipation Project.

First Technical Working Group meeting conducted in Amhara Regional States, Ethiopia

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ILO panel discussion for the launch of “Dealing with crises arising from conflicts and disasters"

Launch of the training manual for workers’ organizations on dealing with crisis arising from conflicts and disasters

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Greater progress on diversity and inclusion essential to rebuild productive and resilient workplaces

High levels of diversity and inclusion in the workplace are associated with greater productivity, innovation and workforce well-being, yet too little is being done to promote them, particularly among minority groups, meaning that enterprises,...

Job creation in the Western Balkans

How nearshoring may create opportunities for the Western Balkan economies?

In this issue of short interviews with important researchers and practitioners from Central and Eastern Europe on burning questions concerning labour and social policies, we talked to Zuzana Zavarska, Economist at the Vienna Institute for...

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To Support a Job-Rich Recovery, ILO Launches Drive to Broaden Ratification of Key Employment Services Conventions

The International Labour Organization is launching a campaign aimed at increasing ratifications and implementation by member States of its key Conventions on public and private employment services, which have become increasingly vital to shoring up...