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Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF
Government economic and social policy interventions vital to tackle workplace closures and labour income losses
As financial constraints increase, large-scale fiscal packages need to be maintained to counter the danger of growing poverty, inequality, joblessness and exclusion, the ILO Director-General Guy Ryder has told the Development Committee of the...
Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF
Restore progress towards attaining the Sustainable Development Goals
Measures to reduce poverty and widen access to social protection are among a list of COVID-19 recovery priorities outlined by ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, at the virtual annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. His...
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.
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.
G20 Labour and Employment Ministers
ILO welcomes G20 commitment to inclusive, employment-focused recovery from COVID-19 crisis
G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting Declaration puts the focus on decent work, women and youth.
Joint Op-Ed ECLAC, ILO & UN Geneva
Building back better: Equality at the centre
We must put equality and environmental sustainability at the centre of the recovery phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Virtual Global Summit
ILO Global Summit builds commitment to create better world of work after COVID-19
Global leaders discussed strategies to ensure the world of work after the COVID-19 pandemic tackles the vulnerabilities exposed by the outbreak, including a lack of social protection, the informal economy, inequality and climate change.
Virtual Global Summit
Global leaders to address ILO Virtual Global Summit on COVID-19 and the World of Work
The largest ever online gathering of workers, employers and governments will discuss how to build back better in the post-pandemic recovery.
Virtual Global Summit
Regional events pave the way for global discussions on COVID-19 and the World of Work
Participants from five ILO regions discussed the challenges of recovery and building back better, and their conclusions will feed into discussions at a ILO virtual Global Summit.
COVID-19: Stimulating the economy and employment
As jobs crisis deepens, ILO warns of uncertain and incomplete labour market recovery
The International Labour Organization’s latest analysis of the labour market impact of COVID-19 finds its impact on the world of work was more severe than previously estimated, and offers three scenarios for the second half of 2020.
COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace
COVID-19 causes unprecedented jobs crisis, almost all workers and businesses affected by lockdown measures
UN Secretary-General is calling for immediate support for at-risk workers, enterprises, jobs and incomes in a new Policy Brief on the World of Work and COVID-19, prepared with the ILO.
COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace
Livelihoods of more than 55 million domestic workers at risk due to COVID-19
On the ninth anniversary of the adoption of the Domestic Workers Convention, new ILO estimates reveal the risks facing domestic workers due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Virtual Oceans Dialogue of the World Economic Forum
Include the ocean economy in the response to COVID-19
More international cooperation is needed to help the seafaring sector, said ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, at the Virtual Oceans Dialogue of the World Economic Forum.
COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace
ILO: More than one in six young people out of work due to COVID-19
The ILO’s latest analysis of the labour market impact of COVID-19 exposes the devastating and disproportionate effect on young workers, and analyses measures being taken to create a safe return to work environment.
COVID-19: Social protection coverage
Plug social protection gaps in developing countries to prevent future crises, ILO says
Strengthened and comprehensive social protection systems will lessen the impact of crises such as COVID-19.
COVID-19 pandemic
ILO: COVID-19 eliminates the equivalent of 1.5 million jobs in the Caribbean
The region records significant losses in working hours, marked by a severe deterioration in the second quarter of 2020 from the first quarter of the same year
COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace
Contagion or starvation, the dilemma facing informal workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
Lockdown measures will worsen poverty and vulnerabilities among the world’s two billion informal economy workers, says the International Labour Organization.
COVID-19: Stimulating the economy and employment
ILO: As job losses escalate, nearly half of global workforce at risk of losing livelihoods
The latest ILO data on the labour market impact of the COVID-19 pandemic reveals the devastating effect on workers in the informal economy and on hundreds of millions of enterprises worldwide.
Media advisory
ILO to release latest analysis of impact of COVID-19 on global employment, informal economy and enterprises
Virtual Spring Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF
COVID-19: Immediate relief needed to protect workers and enterprises, says ILO Director-General
Priority attention should be given to small enterprises, unprotected workers and those in the informal economy, says the Director-General of the International Labour Organization, Guy Ryder, in a statement to the Spring Meeting of the IMF/World Bank...