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ILO forecasts slow jobs recovery in ASEAN region

Upward trend in COVID-19 cases and slow vaccine roll out likely to prolong the labour market crisis and hamper recovery.

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Young female entrepreneur strives to transform the medical sector in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Nasreen Hassan, who recently took part in ILO’s Start Your Business (SYB) training programme, explains how her business idea to advance medical engineering can change lives and create employment in Iraq.

Message of support at the National Consultative Dialogue of the Ship to Shore Rights Southeast Asia (SEA) Programme

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the National Consultative Dialogue of the Ship to Shore Rights Southeast Asia (SEA) Programme, 5 August 2021, Manila, Philippines

Asia-Pacific labour market insights

What future for the Asia garment industry post-COVID?

The COVID-19 crisis has hit the global garment industry hard and nowhere has this been felt more than in Asia, where the majority of the industry is based. A new brief from the International Labour Organization looks at what the future holds for the...

ThrivePH Media Advisory

UN to launch joint research findings to diversify, upgrade Ph economy

The COVID-19 led to massive disruption of the economy and labour market. It has also revealed vulnerabilities of sectors and firms. The UN in the Philippines, in collaboration with the ILO, UNDP and UNIDO conducted a joint research to diversify and...

Asia-Pacific labour market insights

Depressed global consumer demand continues to hit jobs in Asia and the Pacific

Almost 1 in 3 jobs in Asia and the Pacific are linked to the production of manufacturing products. COVID-19 has led to severe declines in global consumer demand, with only partial and in many cases uncertain recovery in sales of many of these...

ILO COOP held meetings with Statistics Korea and SK for pilot testing of international guidelines on statistics of cooperatives

Indonesia to prepare integrated public employment service to assist unemployed finds new job

While cash benefit provides necessary support to maintain livelihood in between jobs, skills training and job search assistant are meaningful to help unemployed gets a new job.

ILO assessment

ILO estimates reveal heavy job losses in the first half of 2021 in Myanmar

With an economy already weakened by the COVID-19 pandemic, a rapid assessment by the ILO reveals a deep employment crisis following the military takeover in Myanmar.

ILO: Employment Insurance (JKP) – A step to deliver the integrated assistance for job seekers

The implementation of the employment insurance or Jaminan Kehilangan Pekerjaan (JKP) requires smooth integration and synergy between the provision of cash and non-cash benefits to provide effective protection for the unemployed workers.

Gender equality

Fewer women than men will regain employment during the COVID-19 recovery says ILO

A new policy brief shows that the disproportionate job and income losses suffered by women during the pandemic will persist in the near future.

News update

Adaptation in the Pandemic: World Youth Skills Day 2021

Message at the launch of the ILO Japan Bringing Back Jobs Safely under the COVID-19 Crisis in the Philippines: Rebooting Small and Informal...

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the launch of the ILO Japan Bringing Back Jobs Safely under the COVID-19 Crisis in the Philippines: Rebooting Small and Informal Businesses Safely and Digitally, 15 July 2021,...

World Youth Skills Day

Quality apprenticeships for young people in Burkina Faso

150 young apprentices trained thanks to the project Support to the Global Initiative for Decent Youth Employment in the Sahel, whose primary objective is to promote quality apprenticeship systems and youth employment.

Asia-Pacific labour market insights

Job retention schemes help offset COVID-19 labour market impacts in Asia and the Pacific

Key findings of the report on social protection in case of job loss discussed in Tashkent

On July 14, the ILO conducted a webinar to discuss findings of the updated report on social protection in case of unemployment. The webinar was a part of a series delivered within the UN Joint Programme on Social Protection in Uzbekistan aimed to...

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Conference held by ILO and Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs highlights key labour market issues in Iraq

The conference, held under the patronage of the Prime Minister, brought together partners from across the spectrum, including representatives from the government, employers' and workers' organizations, key policymakers, UN agencies and development...

Labour Overview series for Latin America and the Caribbean 2021

ILO: Tourism recovery is key to overcoming COVID-19 labour crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean

At the worst point of the crisis, about 45 per cent of jobs in the tourism sector had been lost. In the recovery process, policies are required to generate more and better jobs.

Labour migration

Global labour migration increases by five million

A new ILO report estimates that between 2017 and 2019 the number of people migrating for work internationally increased from 164 to 169 million.