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PROSPECTS technical webinar: Addressing transition from informality to formality in forced displacement contexts

On 5 November 2020, the ILO organised its first technical webinar on key issues relating to the transition from informality to formality in forced displacement contexts in the framework of the PROSPECTS partnership.

G20 Leaders’ Summit

ILO welcomes G20 continued commitment to safeguard livelihoods

ILO Director-General says job protection and creation, social protection and social dialogue are essential to minimize the long-term damage from the COVID-19 pandemic.

World Children’s Day

Child labour is an affront to our common values

The universal ratification of the ILO’s Convention on the Worst Forms of Child Labour is a positive step for Africa’s children says Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon, ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Africa.

ILO/ECLAC joint report

Slow COVID-19 labour market recovery expected in Latin America and the Caribbean

The pandemic has led to the biggest contraction in the region in the last 100 years, with 47 million jobs lost across the region in the second quarter of 2020.

International Labour Standards

Ukraine on its way to reform 50-year-old Labour Law

Ukraine is currently making a new attempt to revise the outdated labour law. The UN in Ukraine, supported by the ILO, published last month a Position Paper on the ongoing Labour Law reform which was presented to Government and social partners in an...

ILO Launches a Knowledge-Sharing Platform to Facilitate Transition to Formality in the Sub-Region

The roundtable “Towards Integrated Strategy for the Transition to Formality” held on October 28, 2020, marked the launch of a platform for enhancing cooperation between Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Azerbaijan on exchanging knowledge,...

Rights at work

Fundamental rights at work can help build back better from COVID-19

Core work-related rights and principles can play a vital role in recovery from the COVID-19 crisis and help build back a better, more equitable, world of work, according to a new ILO paper.

The ILO Participates in a session on Gender and the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) at the GSEF Global Virtual Forum

Representatives from ILO COOP and ILO Pretoria participated and presented at a session on women in SSE institutions that took place on October 20 as part of the GSEF Global Virtual Forum

Social dialogue

Social dialogue crucial to tackling impact of COVID-19

Agreements between governments, employers and workers help protect workers, businesses and economies during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report says.

Annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank

ILO: The world economy needs a new engine of economic recovery

In written statements to the annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder warned against higher levels of poverty and inequality resulting from the COVID-19 crisis. Highlighting the urgent need for social protection...

Africa-EU Partnership

Pandemic reveals gaps in social protection systems

Ghana Employers' Association (GEA) and the ILO collaborate to foster transition to formality in the country

GEA with the support of ILO Bureau for Employers' Activities (ACTEMP) conducted a needs assessment survey and identified areas of possible support amid the COVID-19 outbreak for transition to the formal economy

Food security

Impact of COVID-19 on people’s livelihoods, their health and our food systems

Joint statement by ILO, FAO, IFAD and WHO.

Gender Wage Gap is 15.6% in Turkey, according to the joint study by ILO Turkey Office and TURKSTAT

On a webinar on 30 September 2020, the ILO Office for Turkey and TURKSTAT revealed that gender wage widens as age increases and educational level decreases.

Labour Overview in Latin America and the Caribbean

ILO: 34 million jobs lost by the COVID-19 crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean

The pandemic has led to a drastic contraction in employment and income in the region, but signs of an early recovery suggest the situation could begin to improve in the coming weeks.

ILO: 34 million jobs lost in Latin America and the Caribbean due to crisis

COVID-19 leaves behind a drastic contraction in employment and income in the region. Signs of an early recovery suggest that millions could return to seek employment in the coming weeks, highlighted the ILO in a new edition of its Labour Overview.

COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace

COVID-19 leads to massive labour income losses worldwide

A new ILO analysis of the labour market impact of COVID-19 reveals a “massive” drop in labour income and a fiscal stimulus gap that threatens to increase inequality between richer and poorer countries.

Message of support at the launch of the research brief on Leading to Success: Women in Business and Management in the Philippines

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the launch of the research brief on Leading to Success: Women in Business and Management in the Philippines, 23 September 2020 Manila, Philippines via Zoom

The Business Case for Change

Call to Action: Joint Statement on Diversity and Inclusion at the Center of Business Leadership

The Business Case for Change Action Agenda calls for diversity and inclusion to business leadership. A call for inclusive progress that is leadership-driven, emcompassing, measurable, decent, equitable and attainable at the launch of the Leading to...

The African Union Ten Year Action Plan on Child Labour plan moves toward implementation

The African Union (AU) is initiating discussions with stakeholders on the implementation of African Union’s Ten Year Action Plan to Eradicate Child Labour, Forced Labour, Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery (2020-2030) adopted during the AU Summit...