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ILO Voices | Local economic development

We won’t need to beg for water anymore

Yasin Muhumad Faarah, an Ethiopian farmer, lost all his cattle in a recent drought. Without a regular supply of water, his future livelihood and that of other members of the community was in jeopardy. Together they built a water collection basin...

Maritime sector

Joint ILO-IMO meeting adopts guidelines on seafarer abandonment

New measures to improve conditions for seafarers, including those who have been abandoned, have been adopted at a meeting involving governments and maritime workers and employers’ organizations.

EU and ILO pledge to increase access to job and livelihoods opportunities for all vulnerable people in Lebanon

A new ILO project, funded by the EU, will work to improve the living conditions and resilience of vulnerable people throughout Lebanon.

EU and ILO pledge to increase access to job and livelihoods opportunities for all vulnerable people in Lebanon

A new ILO project, funded by the EU, will work to improve the living conditions and resilience of vulnerable people throughout Lebanon.

New research products developed under the ILO-RDPP Research partnership on “Improved Livelihoods of Jordanian and Syrian Youth in Jordan”

A launch event was held in Amman on 13 December 2022 to present the findings and recommendations of the research products conducted within the framework of the ILO- RDPP Research Partnership in Jordan.

Suriname conducts minimum wage setting workshop with support from the ILO

ILO supported a request by the Council of Trade Unions (RAVAKSUR) to conduct a workshop on minimum wage setting in the framework of the country’s second Decent Work Country Programme. The workshop took place at the Suriname Labour College (SIVIS)...

Three essential questions

How did minimum wage impact North Macedonia’s labour market?

In our series of interviews with leading researchers, economists and policy-makers, we interviewed Maja Gerovska Mitev, Professor of Social Policy at the Faculty of Philosophy, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, North Macedonia. She...

ILO holds the third Project Advisory Meeting for the RDPP Research Partnership for Improved Livelihoods of Jordanians and Syrians

The partnership aims to arrive at an in-depth understanding of youth employment and livelihoods in Jordan through research to promote discussion around policy and strategy development.

Global Wage Report

Rising inflation brings striking fall in real wages, ILO report finds

Well-designed policy measures are needed urgently to prevent the deepening of existing levels of poverty, inequality and social unrest, according to the latest ILO report on global wages.

APESO 2022

Jobs in Asia and the Pacific record modest recovery while future growth prospects remain challenging

Region’s labour market yet to get back on pre-crisis track while clear need exists to drive decent work in sectors employing the majority of workers.

Media Advisory

ILO to release latest Global Wage Report on the impact of rising inflation on wages

The International Labour Organization will publish the latest edition of the Global Wage Report on Wednesday 30 November 2022.

Solidarity message at the Forum on living wages of trade unions

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Forum on living wages of trade unions, 19 November 2022, Manila, Philippines

The new EU Directive on minimum wage sets a dual goal

In seeking to reduce working poverty and inequality, it focuses on improving the adequacy of statutory minimum wages as well as the promotion of collective bargaining.

ILO Jordan holds second project advisory meeting for RDPP Research Partnership for Improved Livelihoods of Jordanians and Syrians

Continued coordination with key stakeholders is integral to the success RDPP Research Project. These efforts are organised to enhance the understanding on youth employment and livelihoods in Jordan.

ILO Monitor on the World of Work

Global labour market to deteriorate further as Ukraine conflict and other crises continue

Unemployment and inequality both look set to rise because multiple and overlapping economic and political crises are threatening labour market recovery worldwide, according to the latest edition of the ILO Monitor on the World of Work.

Infrastructure rehabilitation

People in Manjhand return to work with the help from ILO

People in Manjhand Jamshoro return to work as they get registered with the ILO rapid Infrastructure project that will provide income generating opportunities and daily wages for both men and women.

Employment services

Public Employment Service Offices (PESO) as key actors in collection, analysis and dissemination of data on supply and demand for skilled...

By Mr Phu Huynh, Technical Specialist on Employment and Decent Work of the ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific at the 22nd National PESO Congress, 25-27 October 2022, Pampanga, Philippines

Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF

ILO Director-General calls for social protection and minimum wages to respond to cost-of-living crisis

In statements to the World Bank and International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings, ILO calls for a crisis response that reduces inequalities and promotes sustainability, through universal social protection, adequate wage increases, greater support for...

Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF

Countries face daunting policy landscape amid rising inequalities, says ILO

ILO Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo has told the joint World Bank-IMF Development Committee that increased social investment and strong social dialogue are imperative for a recovery that delivers sustainability, equity and lasting peace.

Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF

ILO calls for universal social protection, wage support for low income households

In a statement to the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC), ILO Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo highlighted the need to support low income households through increases in minimum wages and social protection benefits.