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The Federation of Egyptian Industries (FEI) supports the digital transformation of Egyptian MSMEs

A new partnership with Lumas to roll-out ‘Maharat min Google’ digital skills program for MSMEs operating in the Industrial sector of Egypt

Digital economy

Post-COVID digital economy must include persons with disabilities

Changes brought about by the expanding digital economy could help persons with disabilities gain more equal access to the world of work, or they could create greater barriers. A new ILO report proposes actions to ensure that the post-COVID world of...

Fifty-ninth session of the Commission for Social Development

Social protection floors for a just transition to the green and digital economy

Side Event: ILO in collaboration with the Government of Switzerland

Winners of the inaugural Cambodia Skills Challenge Innovation Call announced

Cambodia and UN step up efforts to support the digital transformation of skills sector as well as lessen the digital divide

Skills development

Vocational training hampered by COVID-19 pandemic

A new report based on an inter-agency survey on technical and vocational education and training (TVET) highlights the challenges thrown up by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as innovations in teaching and learning.

Focus on labour platforms in China: seizing the opportunities, tackling the challenges

To get a better understanding of new business models and their impact on workers, companies and society at large, the ILO organized a discussion on December 8 focusing on the Chinese situation.

Skills development partnerships in the Global South: A global event - an initiative led by Africa.

BLOG

Thriving in the digital economy: opportunities for EBMOs

To remain strong, independent and effective representatives of their members, Employer and Business Membership Organizations (EBMOs) should strive to be role models for members and reflect their members’ best business practices.

Employers’ and workers’ organizations of Trinidad and Tobago identify roadmap for COVID-19 crisis recovery

Second bipartite meeting on joint solutions facilitated by the ILO

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Ukraine is currently making a new attempt to revise the outdated labour law.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, ECLAC, UN-Habitat and CCRIF-SPC regional social protection workshop

How can Caribbean countries boost social and labour inclusion for a sustainable COVID-19 recovery? ILO, ECLAC, UN-Habitat and CCRIF-SPC...

The two-day virtual meeting brought approximately 50 delegates together to participate in moderated interview panels, case study discussions, and breakout sessions featuring interactive activities such as polls and (Q&A) conversations.

ILO, ITU and the AU gather stakeholders to advance a new joint programme to boost decent jobs and enhance skills for youth in Africa’s...

Public employment services

Digital channels improve access to employment support

A new ILO policy brief shows how public employment services are using technology to increase the help available to people whose jobs have been affected by COVID-19.

Social dialogue and the Future of Work

Enhancing social partners’ and social dialogue’s roles in a changing world of work

A new report by the ILO in cooperation with the European Commission looks at how the social partners in European countries are adapting to sweeping changes in the world of work.

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...

ILO’s message for the Platform Cooperativism Symposium in Tokyo

ILO Cooperatives Unit Manager sent a video message to the Platform Cooperativism Symposium organized by the Japan Co-operative Alliance in Tokyo.

The changing nature of work and skills in the digital age

The ILO participated in a conference which presented a new report on the impact of the digital revolution on labour markets, written by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre.

Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting

Debate on regulating digital labour platforms is crucial

The ILO Director-General highlighted the need for policies to deal with the challenges of web-based labour platforms. Some form of regulation is needed, Guy Ryder said at the meeting of G20 Labour and Employment Ministers in Matsuyama, Japan.

Social dialogue

Research Workshop on "Gig economy and Social Dialogue"

In the framework of the research project ''Gig economy and its Implications for Social Dialogue and Workers’ Protection'' funded by the Swiss Network for International Studies (SNIS), the ILO’s Social Dialogue and Tripartism unit...

Future of work

Maximize risks and handle challenges of new technology

Speaking at a High-level International Conference in Vilnius, Lithuania, on digitalization, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, stressed the need to take control of our future of work.