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Indonesia to improve its social protection system by adding unemployment benefit

The Government of Indonesia is in the process of setting up an unemployment benefit scheme to better protect the workers from any involuntary resignation cases. To find the most suitable mechanism for Indonesia, the government and other related...

Meeting of the RSPP committee on the labour market and social partnership

On 5 March, the ILO Moscow Office participated and provided input at a meeting of the Committee on the Labour Market and Social Partnership of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs.

ILO and ITU partner on boosting decent jobs and enhancing skills for youth in Africa’s digital economy

In an effort to mitigate the youth employment challenge and provide opportunities for youth in Nigeria to acquire requisite digitals skills for the emerging digital economy, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and International...

Indonesia to learn unemployment benefit schemes from five countries’ experiences

Experts from five countries share their experiences in providing protection against unemployment as lessons learnt for Indonesia.

Informal economy operators in Bulawayo to benefit from ILO’s Start and Improve Your Business programme

The ILO has trained 17 Start and Improve Your Business trainers to offer management-training services to improve the businesses operating in the informal economy.

Youth entrepreneurship for rural development in Astrakhan region of the Russian Federation

On 18-19 February 2020, the Astrakhan Region hosted a kick-off conference on the joint Astrakhan Region Public Employment Service (PES) and the ILO pilot youth employment programme.

ILO Strengthens Capacity on Labour Market and Migration Statistics for Effective Policy Development and Implementation in Nigeria

The International Labour Organization (ILO) organizes a national capacity building workshop on labour statistics highlighting the 20th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS) on Labour Migration Statistics with the goal of improving...

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Water for jobs, peace and schooling

School children stand to benefit from an ILO project that aims to promote peace and create jobs in a previously conflict-ridden region of the Philippines.

Peace and development

Water for jobs, peace and schooling

Schoolchildren stand to benefit from an ILO project that aims to promote peace and create jobs in a previously conflict-ridden region of the Philippines.

Promoting Fair and Effective Labour Migration Processes for Potential and Return Migrant Workers in Nigeria

The International Labour Organization (ILO) Engages with Employers’ Organizations in Nigeria to enhance engagement in the area of Labour Migration in Nigeria through capacity building on the promotion of fair labour migration and its processes.

ILO and Uzbekistan: cooperation that goes beyond child labour and forced labour

Uzbekistan’s ability to create enough decent jobs will be the key factor to enable and sustain the ongoing reform process. This was stated by the participants of the roundtable “Sustaining reforms through decent work” held on 5 February in Tashkent.

ILO builds national capacity to analyze data on child and forced labor in Africa

The International Labour Office under its project “Accelerating action for the elimination of child labour in supply chains in Africa” (ACCEL Africa), conducts a training on data analysis relating to child labour and forced labour for 28...

Indonesia to build a new scheme to protect the unemployed

The ILO with support from the Fast Retailing Co. Ltd commenced a new project to help Indonesia developing an effective mechanism for the unemployed through employment insurance, re-skilling and up-skilling programme and improved public employment...

Labour Overview

ILO: Latin America and the Caribbean experience slight increase in unemployment, which could get worse in 2020

A modest rise in unemployment at 8.1 per cent marks a labour outlook that is not positive, and could deteriorate this year if economic growth remains weak, says a new report from the ILO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean. More than...

World Employment and Social Outlook - Trends 2020

Insufficient paid work affects almost half a billion people, new ILO report shows

A lack of decent work combined with rising unemployment and persisting inequality is making it increasingly difficult for people to build better lives through their work, according to the latest edition of the ILO’s global report on employment and...

World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends 2020

Insufficient paid work affects almost half a billion people, new ILO report shows

A lack of decent work combined with rising unemployment and persisting inequality is making it increasingly difficult for people to build better lives through their work, according to the latest edition of the ILO’s global report on employment and...

Media advisory

ILO to launch new report on global employment and social trends

State of Qatar, Sweden and International Labour Organization to cooperate on labour issues

MoU to see collaboration in occupational health and safety at work and corporate social responsibility

Interview

Labour shortage, automation and workers’ organizations – Challenges or opportunities?

Dr Chang-Hee Lee, ILO Viet Nam Director, explains how these new factors have an impact on workplace management.

G7 Social High Level Meeting, Paris

Reducing inequalities for sustainable development

Paris Joint Statement of the French Minister of Labour, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), and the Secretary General of the Organisation for Economic...